whitlock family reunion in tennessee

last week we spent the week in
tennessee for a family reunion with my dad's
side of the family. heres a few posts of
all the fun things we did.

my dad and i

brady, me, matty, dad, and jen

having a laugh outside one of the cabins.

happy unbirthday party

all the grandchildren/cousins.

the great grandchildren with some
grandchildren mixed in.

here's oma and opa with their kids.
my dad, joyce, jamie, and jeanne.

we had an unbirthday party one night and got
some shots of all the peeps.

jumping off "the rock"

we went to this spot in the national park called
"the rock". as you can see you jump off a rock into
the water that was frigid cold. brady, matty and jamie
had a great time jumping. and here's oma and opa
dipping their toes in the chilly waters.

geocashing

one of the days in TN we went geocashing.
its this thing where you put coordinates into a
GPS and go to them and you find a treasure or something.
im not explaining it well, but it was really cool.

dad, matty, and jen

this was the second geocash we found.

brady loved it and jumped for joy!!

blake and garrett finding one of the last.

hiking in the smokies

we did a great hike in the smoky mountains.
it was really foggy and overcast at first, but
it started to clear up as the day went on.
it was really beautiful and one of my favorite
activities we did in tennessee.

our own fireworks show

brady, matty, and brent in
brade's firework making workshop.

we had friends and family over
on the 4th for a BBQ and our
own fireworks show.

matty and jess looking like
cute little lovebirds.

me and elissa enjoying the show.

that one was loud.

the ludwig hoodlums ventured on down to admire
the fireworks. we gave them each a sparkler to play
with and they seemed pretty happy about it.

happy 4th of july!!