Every year, we go to Cumberland Mountain State Park for vacation with our family. It's always so relaxing, and so much fun!! It was Meredith and Carter's 2nd time, but they were too small last year to do very much. Here's a picture of all of us...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdI1_zag2T5vE1ZGwtl6bi8OWBO9xPn7QS03CyX8TM5FmlvN8XhZkvNBqoO4jhHSnc3f_TV9t4rH_-ABH59GRsdwo4eayxPg-mfWs55uCwCRnXyXRBSCMIQ9rt9ddP2It0a9RaR7fis9zG/s200/All+of+us+June+06,+2009+1.jpg)
On the way to Crossville, we stopped to visit Matt's "big brother" Brent at work. It was so good to see him, and Meredith had lots of fun!!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-u3k9TfyVC6YDIAim-dNAfzfPT59D6I3hqO201rCpZF891ieo3rGzUopAWTqj_qi3yOZ1YUzv3r_lCA-4XpyxbtleSdM-CnqJlDiAERETLP4QlLhMuhZ3ucf_v1gI4zjE1A3MGx90dTj/s200/Visiting+Brent+June+01,+2009+1.jpg)
And Brent gave Meredith a lollipop...it was her first ever, and she loved it!!!!
Meredith got to do lots of fun things on vacation this year...
Like playing with sidewalk chalk
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_h6s615haXSHWiq0mvsw_WykLKLJbGOOMIupBTpg5sC1Q2f8k6yjCjfTv7SeatV0F3aTJ8uDAoumWhhrW6GU_YJ0N_TG3Y79gMbK1_T7M5CVqVOn1NC9lj5WVRqwOH36eMkDIJhLDIdJ8/s200/Playing+outside+June+06,+2009+7.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPmcGCEOrYesZPkvaJi5bvCmi6Fmc-D0F2rT4Cgldx1kH9Hu-8z_pe_9BnZif0cLeTuwh6cwsJV13YGlrjNVck54WVDTvqRjGhGkbdVxlzDUOpS8XEOs1f_ir-3TIA2SfnwHygigcLDY-/s200/Sidewalk+Chalk+June+03,+2009+3.jpg)
Going on stroller rides
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqEB8lAhTKSUYY7jMcq70n0JOFM-BsbclhdjtQuhGjpwTunmIoJKVxfcGh33OhdzzzzDtT5e44OPgOdm_Hl_YJiMGrJpy6Lrf2kw11trb6zL5sY3toZjPaG6SgiL0ie6enrhM1-rX42cO/s200/June+02,+2009+1.jpg)
Playing in the baby pool
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqa-1mtn9uI03_o1TMLe0YmV-Ll_ZscpBrGeQS8mAWUfLWbTMSs1stK-d_1fmZyNebTo8qAn5suBWT6QtYTS7dShyphenhyphenzwAs805mvXoGhFMfBMGK1UAp1RuI48COkU42TaSlRqMrFzVxr1e8/s200/Babies+in+the+pool+June+02,+2009+6.jpg)
...Mere had an allergic reaction just a few minutes after this picture was taken...I'll add another post about this :( but here's a picture of the rash on her back...
Playing at the playground...especially on the slide
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYXbpeqbWiIMRkxv8bPcxnMOY_8bpDERcDhvvxvjYAd3yshwxpTIwNt7NdLfzgA8PfqMV_z6yCpkEmgbxjY9OdNqERVAz4zKJKHsu1B21K7qvuiUzjiqWZztcml0f9vLRZ8ZiB8alvGMz/s200/One+last+stop+at+the+playground+June+06,+2009+17.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmOdPdEG6-q6rwcoQSymQu6VRbNBsrpZg9M8Af49u3U242naL3OCiQL_dR0gaiJxaFZWoyMLELnNJMD2D3c8ps4MXgcVwqNAyKtkrx3Ks9HlC26J64D2PbR8RrmUTX54WREUBP9FSG5kw/s200/One+last+stop+at+the+playground+June+06,+2009+21.jpg)
Going to see the duck ducks
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIK-9Ul1N-95YHMd5RkB8c7gNox5GYN-qPP9Z2jENDLEOYqODC3EivzeOFt6Iw8NQfq0idi9OhUlqur_celIfX0X7pTD7k3m6KPf4MK8avHDGHYNW3mvzIq_sx1wpEJ1SW61Cbg6DM2q0x/s200/Duck+Ducks+June+06,+2009+20.jpg)
Sitting out by the fire
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOur9OU3kcLhocAdt9xVbvyAXDDH0BqvzwZN02AalqbdlyQnF14tEAovhbVDX6JbvLrvAofLpYmF2iGPvI5gyw4OBayV-nU1PWO_lBhj0S9JXl8aY1hj-uz26YLuBTcXUUUg5_G8uQdje/s200/June+02,+2009+13.jpg)
Going on super fun walks :)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_o8ViCvMB-aH560CkkMLb2-Pwto4QQqwD1L4o8UdvqBlL7U2fkWXAq8kWohwxZhoTLTdiDU2hmsubWEyM4IwrHl_kCebx8iPXd5WjwTVqcy1IxPTT-8echi3B2c4bLfytYVP3HPfyQQz/s200/June+02,+2009+8.jpg)
Going to the Aquarium in Gatlinburg
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvF49R9XwzhouHivD4SL72rpex2uZz9Uj_puXwHYHys95AlZILjeFHCkjsfCjDfqwZVxGlWE0_pe5kPO1DegqroMwBbQ4w6Wu_U6FY2beTzWves6Ldie5zaeykobE8-Zup0CD8ZxruMitr/s200/Ripley's+Aquarium+of+the+Smokies+June+04,+2009+24.jpg)
We had a wonderful time!!, and really needed that time away!!!! Just wanted to share a few of the many pictures we took :)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxtrk9bOEwHo0efGFsryXa6HKpKftQ-Pa5gm-DBVxO1CqepBfr-P26Usya9HUZffRer2ZWsl1gTRPvmdl-NOSZhBaT1-C1VbtyZN3InUx7YIwiTddmJty78nwpkwaGdilKZ2WJF0cSDS8/s200/Going+home+June+06,+2009+1.jpg)