Friday, May 1, 2009

Spring Break Smoky Mountain Fun

This is the cabin we stayed in with our friends in Pigeon Forge on "Top of the World Drive." Bella is hanging out on the front deck looking at the beautiful view from the rocking chair.
Bella being silly with Tonya and Lyndsey on the porch of the cabin.
Wow! Check out that view!
Bella found a fun place to hide and play under the stairs in the cabin. She is in her swimsuit here after she took her first dip in a hottub out on the deck. Bella loves water!
Here is our attempt to get all the kids (minus Mason who went to town to have fun his daddy) to sit still long enough for us to get a picture. The top row is Lyndsey and Lori's daughters Vivian and Serena. The bottom row is all of our Guatetots: Bethany (Lori's daughter), Maria Jade (Valerie's daughter), Isabelle (Lauren's daughter) and Bella.
Here is Isabella sporting a Krispy Kreme hat with her mom, Lauren,
in the living room of the gorgeous cabin we stayed in.
Arabella decided that she liked the music that Lyndsey had on her ipod
and she listened for a while on the way down.
Another picture of our view of the mountains
Tammy and Lyndsey posing on the deck in front of the great view of the mountains.
Bella loves her Lyndsey (Lou Lou)!
Arabella, Isabelle, and Bethany posing on a bench in front of the Apple Barn.
Bella cheesing as usual.
Bella and I had the opportunity to take a trip to Pigeon Forge, TN over spring break. My sister, Tammy, and one of her daughters, Lyndsey, went with us. We stayed in a beautiful cabin on " Top of the World Drive" and it felt like that's where we were by the time you got to the top of the long winding road you drive up to get there. It had beautiful scenic views. To make things even more special, we were able to spend some time with our friends and their children who we met last April at Casa de Luna in Guatemala. We were all there visiting our daughters who we were in the process of adopting last year. All our girls have grown so much in the past year. This week also marked one year since we first met and spent our first fabulous week with our daughter. You have heard me mention Lori (Bethany's mom), Valerie (Maria Jade's mom), and Lauren (Isabelle's Mom) when we were all in the adoption process last year. Many of you helped us pray all our babies home last year year; thanks again for all your love!