Weekend with Friends

This sweet crew has been hanging out so much this summer. They spent many hours in the woods creating Beaver Bay, their fort in the creek. Thankfully they all get along so great. We LOVE Chloe!!

Last weekend we drove to Steph's cabin in Bryson City, NC. Chloe came with us.

Everyone fished but no one caught anything! The fish just swam by and they were big.

The water was a unique green color.

We did some boating and explored Lake Fontana.

The lake borders the Great Smokey Mountains on one side and the Natahala Forest on the other, so no houses.

The kids got to take a swim off the boat. Benny's jumps are always best!

Evening boat ride.

Khan and eventually Josh jumping off a really high cliff in the distance. Yikes!! They are still both bruised.

On big happy family at the Great Smokey Mountain National Park doing some hiking on the deep creek trail.

The Smokey's have the best creeks.

And waterfalls...

We had been on this same hike 5 years ago. Then...

Now...

Then...

Now...

After hiking we explored this neat bamboo forest on our way out of Cherokee.

The kids doing their very favorite thing, playing in the creek.

Thanks for having us Steph!!!