August 7, 2013

Today was very exiting! Since it was rainy we went in a arts and crafts loop, and at one of the stores I  got a book called Birds of the Smokies. It had 3 owls in it. Next we decided to go to a place called Hill Billy Golf. We go up a tram that goes up the mountain. Mom was scared to look down on our way up the mountain. When you get to the top you make you way down the mountain putt-putt golfing. Some of the holes were easy to do but some were hard [ but not that hard]. It was really fun!

August 6, 2013

The best thing we did today was go whitewater rafting. We went through 4 class 4 rapids.  It was AWESOME!  We also hit a few class 3 rapids. We got to go "surfing."  Here's how you do it.  You basically paddle against the waves and go into the rapids nose first.  The wave is pushing you one way and the currrent is pushing you the other way so basically you stay in one place.  While we were surfing, I was under the water and my mom almost fell out of the boat.  She grabbed a hold of me and almost pulled me out of the boat too.  She said she was trying to save her "little baby" but I say she tried to pull me off the boat and  chuck me in the water.  I pushed my dad in the water when we had a chance to go swimming.  The current was fast so we were cruising along like nobody's business.  After rafting, we ate really a really good dinner.  My club sandwich was amazing!  

August 5, 2013

Today was our half birthday and we went looking for crayfish as you can see in this picture. Noah is the one who would grab the crayfish when it swam into the net. How is worked was that Sophie and I would hold the net at a 40 degree angle  in the water put one of our feet on the corners of the net , Noah would shuffle his feet to get the crayfish out from under the rock. When one swam in, Sophie and I would carefully lift up the net, not letting it escape so Noah could grasp it. Also we went back to our house that we rented and had lunch , we had pizza . I did not really like it , it had too much cheese. I mean, I like cheese pizza, but it had too much cheese when we ate. We had a really good view of the mountains.
                                             By Abby  ;-)

August 4, 2013

Today was the second day driving and we stopped at the Kentucky Horse Park (in Kentucky). We watched the horses do jumps.(Mom was scared that the horses would hurt themselves.) They didn't.I did not want to leave but I did want to get to Tennessee soon so we went to the bathroom and filled up our water bottles. Then we hit the road! late that day we stopped at Cumberland falls.We hiked  to the water fall.  On the hike we saw a baby snake! Mom thought it was a worm, but knew they didn't move like that so it must be a snake. We saw a waterfall. It was really cool.Then we hiked back. Then we drove more. Then finally we got to Tennessee! We drove up the mountain to the house we are staying in. We unpacked and went on the road for hoar and a half(we did not know it was going take that long). We went on a hike  at night and saw glowworms!We got back at about midnight and went straight to bed! We had an awesome day!

By Sophie ;-)

August 3, 2013

We left this morning for our vacation to the Smoky Mountains.  Have you ever had a Kentucky Hot Brown.  Well if you have, you do not need to read this so step away from the computer.  But if you have not, listen closely because the Kentucky Hot Brown is mouth watering!  I had my first Kentucky  Hot Brown at Fava's restaurant in Georgetown Kentucky.  This was our first stop on our drive.  Sit back and relax while I describe the delicious sandwich.  It's not actually a sandwich because it is open faced.  The base is Texas toast.  And then comes a whole bunch of meats like bacon, ham, and turkey.  And then it is topped off with cheese gravy...a lot of cheese gravy.  I had to eat this meal with a fork and knife.  The Kentucky Hot Brown was first created at the Brown Hotel in Louisville Kentucky in 1926.  After this wonderful dinner we went back to the hotel to swim and sleep before preparing for day 2 of our drive.    

August 2, 2013

Tennessee here we come!In the pic above there is the packing list, clothes, and the suit case that Abby and I are using.Last year we went to South Dakota this year it is Gatlingburg Tennessee!I can not wait! we are leaving tomorrow. YAY! We are staying in a rental house, with 3 floors and a basement with a pool table and a hot tub out side. In the neighborhood there is a pool. When mom took this photo it was when we just started packing. That is why there is barely anything in the suitcase.I can not wait until we go to Tennessee!

August 1, 2013

Hello I am Ernie. I am the family dog . Abby Sophie and Noah watch a show called " Dog With A Blog" so I decided to try typing my own blog. I am very exited that one of the things that the kids put on the summer list is training for a 5k, and guess what, I train with them! I like doing it but I don't like the fact that I have to carry my potty bag around my neck.Also on the summer list there is going to the smoky mts. But I can not go! In this picture I tried to take this photo but I do not have thumbs, so it was hard, really hard . Mom had to it for me. I wish I could of taken it, but I am a dog. I had to pretend to go to the bathroom so we could stop so I could take this photo [or at least try]. I hope you like my blog!