In the beginning of November the Danford clan took a trip to Gatlinburg. I have been wanting to visit since before Josh and I got married. We have been planning this trip for over and year. We got a great deal on the cabin and everyone was in!
It was a 13 hour drive with 2 kids! There were lots of potty stops and thank the Lord for portable DVD players! This was at our breakfast stop at Cracker Barrel.
The cabin was BEAUTIFUL, the views were AMAZING, but the drive up to the cabin was TERRIFYING! There were hairpin turns and ridiculously steep roads. But we all made it up in one piece and were ready to relax!
Leslie, Joey and Lydia came up to visit when we got there. It was so nice to be able to spend some time with them, drink some moonshine :) and watch the Saints game. They left Monday morning and we relaxed all day. We went out to eat at the Old Mill restaurant that afternoon. On Tuesday it SNOWED! It was so exciting! There wasn't very much and didn't stick to the wet ground, but it was a fun experience for all of us.
We made a friend on our porch. The kids named him Pete and my brother Josh fed him Doritos. Thankfully nobody contracted rabies during our trip.
It was so cold outside, that we spend a lot of time just cuddling and relaxing. I don't think anyone got cabin fever too badly.
These girls enjoyed hanging out with each other.
One of our big outings was to Cade's Cove. It was so picturesque. We did the driving tour and got to see the old churches and cemeteries.
Look at that view!
Our little family.
We got to see plenty of deer. The bears and turkeys were no where to be seen though.
We got to go inside the old houses. It's amazing that they are still standing.
The kids in one of the outbuildings.
Our last day there we went to WonderWorks. Avery had a wonderful time (so did the grownups!)
When we checked out of the cabin, we drove about 2 hours to Leslie and Bo's house. We spend two days there and relaxed the whole time. It was so nice! Avery and Lydia were BFF's and Leslie spoiled Alexa the whole time. Josh got to play XBOX and I got to catch up on some reading. It was so nice to be to recuperate from vacation.
We also took family pictures on the balcony of our cabin.
Here is our "official LeBlanc photo for 2013"
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