{AHHHH...Life Is Good}

I'm writing this as I'm sitting on our front porch of our cabin, looking out at the Smokey Mountains, and sipping on my coffee with my coffeemate creamer (not Starbucks, but it's very good!) I've promised myself I would treat myself to some Starbucks on our trip since we have one just down the road from us.

We are thoroughly enjoying our mountain vacation! The 10 hour ride down was actually pretty relaxing. We seem to only have two kids in our car at one time. I guess the other 2 car loads were much more entertaining then ours.

We have the most serene setting for our cabin. We have a great amount of room for 17 of us! The kids have put the game room to use and have only had a couple of pool balls come over the balcony!

Yesterday we marked off horseback riding off of our itinerary. My gluteus maximus is paying for it dearly today! It was the highlight of Conner's trip. We were a little worried at first because he began to scream as his first horse moved. I guess on the movies they never seem real to him. He did very good and had a leader with him. Of course you can't pass up a vacation without doing Go-Carts & Bumper Boats! And then off to Baskin Robbins we went! OUCH! $24 for 3 cups of ice cream, shake, and smoothie! These places really know how to take advantage of tourists!

The men are golfing as I'm typing. They were only going to take part on one day, but begged us ladies to go a second! What the heck, they are on vacation as well! Well I need to break away the breathtaking view and morning fresh air, and take a shower so we can head to the Smokey Mountain National Park and tour Gatlinburg! Sorry I had to update without pictures....believe me I will be posting millions when I return...not even thinking about that yet!