JJ and I woke up on Monday and were greeted with the smells of a home cooked country breakfast. My grandmother always waits until the last day to outdo herself on breakfast. She cooked eggs, biscuits, sausage, bacon, grits and pancakes. After we we were completely stuffed, we packed the rest of our things, took a couple of photos and hit the road for Tennessee.

Last Second Family Photo

It took us about six hours to get Gatlinburg. Having to drive through Nashville, I took the time to try to convert JJ to country music. I didn’t have that much luck but we listened to this song so many times that I think that it grew on her.

The girls were thrilled when JJ arrived.

The back door of our cabin opened up to a great balcony and we sat out here pretty much every night. Ronnie and the crew saw a bear as soon as they arrived. We were not so lucky!

View from the balcony.

Looking for bears.

We spent the first night hanging out and catching up with everyone at the chalet. Even though everyone lives only 30 minutes away, we really don’t get to see each other that often. The chalet was 3 stories with a game room and hot-tub on the bottom floor. We ended up staying up really late enjoying micro-brewed beer and the hot-tub.

The next few days were spent shopping, sightseeing, and hiking. I have tons of images to go through and will post a few of them tomorrow~!