A Getaway

Pops and Dottie were nice enough to come down to our place a couple of weeks ago and keep the kids for 3 days so that Bob and I could go away for a few nights by ourselves. This has been in the works for quite some time and we were soooo excited for it since the last time we got away was in May of 2010 and it was just for 2 nights. Before that, we hadn't been without kids overnight on a "vacation" since before Addie was born. So, thank you to Pops and Dottie for coming and watching Addie and Levi for us! That was the best gift someone could give us.

This is where we went. Bob chose the cabin-that's his thing. It was really nice and we hope to go back someday. It was in the mountains around Pigeon Forge.

We did some of this.

And that. Relaxation was the key. No schedules-awesome!

Did a little hiking at Cades Cove (after a LOT of sitting in traffic to get there).

Couldn't pass up a chance to go bowling.

I ended up being the loser that day.

When we got home Tuesday, we were so excited to see the kids. We even brought them each a gift...Levi got a cool little drum. He surprisingly knew what to do with it right away!

Addie got a purse and some clip-on earrings. If you can't tell, she loved them.

Honestly, these pictures make me a little sad. Somehow, our 2 and a half year old girl looks closer to 13 here.

Don't worry, he is secure in his manhood. He can pull off a purse!