Our first stop was in Tennessee. I had never been to Tennessee prior to this trip. All I can say is, "Wow!" What a BEAUTIFUL state!!
We stopped in Sweetwater, Tennessee and went on a cave tour. It was really cool!
Eli also got to ride in a boat.
Eli and Mommy on the boat...
He especially loved watching the Rainbow Trout jumping out of the water. :)
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The reason we took this vacation was so we could introduce Eli to two very special people, his Grandpa and Little Gram. :)
Eli just LOVED them! They couldn't get enough of Eli and just loved watching him. :)
Eli and Grandpa...
Eli and Little Gram...
We just had such a wonderful visit!
Eli had a great time playing at his Grandpa and Little Gram's...
I LOVE this photo! This photo has 3 generations of the Webb men--Grandpa, Charlie and Eli...
I also LOVE this photo of Eli with his Little Gram and I...
While visiting Dad and Nancy, we also got to meet Janice and Larry. Janice is Charlie's Dad's cousin. We had such a nice afternoon with them! Dad and Nancy took us to lunch at this incredible place in town and we just enjoyed visiting.
Eli was being silly for Janice. I think he really liked her! :)
Up close of Little Man...
Eli, Janice and Larry...
Thankyou Dad and Nancy for such a WONDERFUL time! We truly had the best time and cannot wait to visit again. :) We love you! xoxo
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Our next destination was Kingsport, Tennessee. We visited Uncle Gary and Aunt Ruth. This was such a fun visit! This was their first time to meet Eli too! They sure did enjoy having Eli around. :)
Aunt Ruth, Uncle Gary and Eli...
While we were there, we spent some time at this AMAZING park nearby! I have never seen anything like it!
Daddy and Eli at the park...
Eli with Daddy and Grammy at the park...
Eli experienced his first time in a swing at the park. :)
He wasn't sure at first....
But by the smile on his face....
I am pretty sure he loved it!
He also loved this red car thing that bounced back and forth...
Eli had so much fun!! He had fun just laughing with his Daddy :)
We headed back to Aunt Ruth and Uncle Gary's and let's just say BOTH of my guys were pretty worn out from a fun afternoon at the park. :)
Sweet Eli...
My Charlie...
We did get a nice family photo when my guys were awake...
That evening Uncle Gary made some delicious ribs and Aunt Ruth prepared an incredible meal--potato salad, biscuits, baked apples, corn on the cob.... it is making me hungry just thinking about it!
Cousins Emily, Kevin and Cathy came to visit and have dinner with us. It was a great night full of conversation and lots of laughs. :)
Thank you Carmichael's for such a memorable visit! We had so much fun and can't wait to see you again soon!
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We just loved the scenery on this trip! Pictures do not even capture the beauty of the mountains driving through Tennessee and North Carolina.
We stopped at this pretty neat German restaurant in Asheville. I thought the decor inside was really cool!
I think Eli was fascinated by the hanging decorations also :)...
We took Eli's picture in this German guy outside of the restaurant...
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Our last leg of the trip was to visit Aunt Gerry and Uncle Charles in South Carolina. We got to spend a lot of time with family while we were there. This was my first time to meet all of the Fletcher's! Everyone was just so sweet! They made me feel very welcome and I enjoyed spending time with them.
Pretty girls! (Abi, Jennifer, Gretchen and sweet Adeline)
Eli had a lot of fun at Aunt Gerry's and Uncle Charles' house!
He played with Adeline when she visited...
He also really liked looking out the window outside...
Aunt Gerry and Uncle Charles have the most amazing photo album collection! I LOVE looking through photo albums and seeing pictures of Charlie when he was little. We spent one evening going through photo albums and chatting. We really enjoyed that time together.
Aunt Gerry, here is a sweet photo of you and Eli to add to your album...
Thank you Aunt Gerry and Uncle Charles for a great time! You are such wonderful hosts and we appreciate you having us. Aunt Gerry, thank you for the delicious meals you prepared for us during our stay.....especially the Key Lime Pie! :) Hope to see you again soon! We love you!
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After covering about 2500 miles with a 9 month old baby in tow, it was time to say our goodbye's to everyone and head back to Texas.
I would like to take a moment to brag about my little angel, Eli. Eli was soooo good the entire trip! I thought the car ride could possibly be really rough. Eli was a champ!! He played and laughed the entire car ride there and back. He only fussed when hungry, tired or needed to be changed.
Eli was his happy self and played in the car...
Sweet Eli on the way home...
We love you baby boy!!
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