We finally arrived at the "cabin" late that night. I say "cabin" because it held Addie's grandpa, 3 great aunts, 3 great uncles, and 6 1st cousins "once removed." It was a beautiful six bedroom house overlooking the lake. It was intricately decorated with carved wood, iron fixtures, and hardwood floors. There was a fabulous porch where we all spent a lot of time reading, catching up, and working! I know you say, "working?" ...yup! Check out the picture below! Having a kid (and being married) graduated us to a room of our own (vs. a couch, floor, or murphy bed!). We were quite thankful!
the view looking up from the lake
that's the actual front door... & the living room
the lower deck & our bedroom
Addie was a great little traveler, having only 2 major "blowouts" and a few major "blowups" on the road! We're learning a lot about how to travel with a baby (and maintain our sanity). Of course I took plenty of pictures! So heres...
...our family!
Addie in her jeans and little hoodie waiting for Uncle Ron and Cousin Katelyn to start the fireworks.
Addie in her jeans and little hoodie waiting for Uncle Ron and Cousin Katelyn to start the fireworks.
always new faces!
and our Vacation was all about...
...having fun
Uncle Jay and Cousin Duncan
Cousin Travis and Cousin Graham
...experiencing new things
Addie swimming with Grandpa and Dad in her new life jacket
going on a boat ride with the cousins
well...this is Uncle Tom "experiencing new things"
playing with Addie's toy
...enjoying nature
the view of the lake from the house
the view of the lake from the house
down to the dock
some random pictures of rural Tennessee
some random pictures of rural Tennessee
...relaxing
Paul/Daddy and Addie & Anna/Mommy and Addie
chillin with Aunt Jan
sitting with Grandpa
cousin Graham & Uncle Jay
sitting with cousin Graham...look at that tummy!
...sleeping!!!
with cousin Annemarie & sleeping on the dock
sleeping on the porch with daddy
sleeping on Uncle Tom
(not sure Uncle Tom is really sleeping...but he had just swum across he lake...so maybe he was!)
Addie asleep & Addie sleeping on cousin Katelyn
sleeping on daddy!
...celebrating!
celebrating the birthdays: Uncle Jay, Aunt Millie, Aunt Pat, Cousin Duncan, and Daddy!
getting ready for fireworks (we stayed on the dock though)
...spending time with family
Addie with Aunt Millie and cousin Duncan
with cousin Timmy and cousin Duncan
waiting to go play with cousin Timmy and cousin Travis
Grandpa...otherwise known by Uncle Jay as "Peep Pop"
(we have yet to see what Addie will decide to call him though!)
Addie with her cousins (the 2nd generation of them):
Graham, Annemarie, Timmy, Duncan, and Travis
This is somewhat of a spontaneous (not planned) reenactment of a great pictures with Uncle Jay holding Graham when he was a baby with the 1st generation of cousins (Paul/Daddy, Katelyn, and Alan) surrounding him.
...working?
wait...isnt this supposed to be vacation? well, these ARE all Wamsteds! (count the computers out on the deck...that'd be 4 with at least 2 more missing!)
...exercising???
ok...so i couldnt figure out how to shrink the video we took and it was too big to upload directly to the blog...but click on the link below to view it in google video :)
You may or may not want to watch the whole thing, but we thought it was cute...it's a little over a minute long.
(the smaller you make the screen the better "quality" the video)
this is Addie "Jazzercising" with Uncle Jay
She slept from 9:30pm that night until 5am the next morning after this...
Addie and Uncle Jay
ok...so i couldnt figure out how to shrink the video we took and it was too big to upload directly to the blog...but click on the link below to view it in google video :)
You may or may not want to watch the whole thing, but we thought it was cute...it's a little over a minute long.
(the smaller you make the screen the better "quality" the video)
this is Addie "Jazzercising" with Uncle Jay
She slept from 9:30pm that night until 5am the next morning after this...
Addie and Uncle Jay
