Friday, December 5, 2008

Thanksgiving 2008... We have a lot to be grateful for!



The Householders have had a rough 4 yrs. Especially Cathy, John and Ryan. This Thanksgiving we are blessed to have Ryan living at home spending time with us. Cathy just started a new job, eliminating 95% of her stress and making more money. John is happy because when Cathy is happy, John is happy!

In 2008 we decided to spend time with the family camping at Fall Creek Falls State Park in TN. It is one of my favorite parks. Just beautiful!. Since Ryan had to work and the drive is 2 and half hrs away, we decided to have our traditional family Thanksgiving on Tuesday. The whole family was there and also Ryan's girlfriend Jen. John Deep fried the turkey and we also had stuffing, Sweet Potato Casserole, green beens, cheesy casserole, rolls and cheesecake for desert. It was all very good!


We left on Thursday morning to head to the park. We set up camp and then decided to go to the lodge for thanksgiving dinner. This is the only place that has a great buffet. So we had all the turkey fixings once again. We were stuffed. We hiked, played games with the kids and sat by the fire the rest of the time. We cooked great food the whole time we were there.
We had a great time.

Cathy in front of camper at night...kids are in bed


Grant and Zach climbed way up high


Cathy, Zach, & Grant

John, Cathy,Grant, & Zach at an overlook


Cathy on Hike


Grant and Zach


Grant and Zach... see them way down there.

Grant and Zach climbed a lot


John, Grant, & Zach having a snack on the top of a huge rock at the bottom of the falls.


Campsite


Grant and Zach playing checkers on a rainy cold Saturday. Checkers was one of many games that day.


Hiking the the bottom of the falls.


Hiking to the bottom of the falls


Zach, Grant, Cathy, & John with falls behind us. We climbed up on a large rock and a stranger took our picture.

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