A Trip To Tennessee!

Off we go on another trip -- this time, heading to see the Doug Smiths! We have been inexcusably;y tardy in going to see them -- for years, we would visit them at least once a year. :)

Art at a rest stop

Preparing dinner

This chicken & dumpling soup was simply AMAZING!

Great conversations...

We showed them a favorite ted.com video of ours: Mathemagics by Art Benjamin

The parents visit...

The next morning -- we're out early to visit the Crump Flea Market!

How can a DVD be "out of print"?

An ugly Santa

The two Deborahs

Talking about things we saw ;)

I love 15-passenger vans -- they fit so many people! 

Then we visited the river -- a lovely place!

The rocks were SO strange and really neat!

Amanda and Deborah -- Deborah's growing up so fast!

Dear Mrs. Smith

Hail!

The levels between the rocks really vary!

What are these people doing?

Overseeing a photo shoot, that's what! ;)

Sarah & I have been friends for 17+ years. What a blessing!

The photographers then turn their cameras on each other ;)

When the guys came back, we took a photo of them!

While Saul held their coats ;)

Deborah holding her chin  up with her purse ;)

Amish neighbors of the Smiths

The two Deborahs look at something

Deborah Smith was asked to lead games for a birthday party, so some of us went along! Here the contestants get ready for an ice-cream-eating contest.

We watch, quite amused! :)

It was a real treat to watch some old home videos of times when we visited the Smiths long ago. This is Andrew & Daddy.

We went out on the porch roof, like old times... quite fun!

Morning Bible Study

Arriving at church!

Patrick & Stephen -- so cute!

We headed back to Texas that afternoon. What a wonderful trip -- thank you so much, dear Smiths!!!