Our Georgia Retreat 2009

Last weekend our family along with my parents, and my father-in-law went to Hiwassee, GA for a long weekend. This was our 7th year to go. We had such a relaxing time and enjoyed being with each other so much. What a blessing our family is to us!!

Here are some pictures from our weekend…. Getting ready to hike… Laurel Falls Watching the creek while standing on an old bridge that gave me the “whilly’s”.

The water under the bridge

      Jorden helping my mom down a tricky part of the path  Jeff, trying to stay dry! Taylor, trying to get wet! Laurel Falls

Jacob, also trying to get wet!

One of my cutie pies

Another one of my cutie pies

Laurel Falls

Jorden and Jacob giving their mother and grandmother a heartattack!

    

Jeff’s photography

My dad capturing the falls

 

My father-in-law

  

And yet another one of my cuties…

My parents…   Jacob up on a hill that seemed impossible to climb…but not for our mountain goat!

 

Taylor is up inside an old rotten tree trunk

True hikers!!! :o)

Me, praying this bridge with only one handrail will hold me up!!   Bumper cars!

   

The boys with their “golfing faces”

Jorden hit the jackpot on one of the machines and won 1000 tickets. The machine ran out and had to be reloaded.

 

This is a little porch by the house we stayed in

Georgia flora

Love that face!! 

Jorden

Silly boys!

     

The Cedar House

This is the creek our house overlooked

   

Jorden doesn’t look thrilled to be taking a picture with his mom!

 

Maybe he was just kidding…

The love of my life!!

 

My favorite men!!

This was on our way home. The site of the 1996 Olympics (rafting event).

My mom was afraid the boys would fall in!

Jacob said the water looked like a chocolate milkshake!

A life guard getting ready for the rafters to start…

Heading for the water…