Chief Thundertongue as Grandpa Steve named him. Cameron got to see some authentic Indian dancing and then got to have his face painted like a warrior.
Cameron with Grandma and Grandpa in the Smokies.
We played mini-golf one night. Grandma Gill showed us all up so she had to buy ice cream for us losers when it was over.
The Gatlinburg Aquarium. This was an exhausting outing considering the pace at which Cameron wanted to view everything. Ahh, the boundless energy of six year old boys.
This was Cameron after the Dixie Stampede. What a night!!! We absolutely loved this show. Cameron loved having an excuse to eat with his fingers.
This was the view we had from our chalet in the mountains. When we say in the mountains, we mean almost on top of the mountains. We thanked our lucky stars every time the van made it up another trip. Grandma Gill handled that thing like a pro though (as long as she kept her eyes on the road).
On the last day we were there, we took the bypass by accident. We got stuck in traffic and we thought maybe there was an accident up ahead. It turns out there was a family of bears on the side of the road. It was very cool!!!
So, that was our Gatlinburg vacation. It was such a nice time away from our crazy lives. Stuart has been done with radiation now for about 10 days. He is still recovering from the fatigue that the last few treatments brought. He also ended up getting some burning on his arm. He is healing up nicely though and now we can breathe a sigh of relief that it's over, hopefully forever. We did go celebrate with our friends on the night of his last treatment but I'll leave that for another post.
In other news, the pregnancy is progressing well. We are just about to enter into our final trimester. It's funny how time flies when you have so much else to focus on. Here in the next few weeks we are planning on registering for baby things.
Because the Rogers' family can't have one big life change at once, it has been decided for us that we will most likely be moving to Columbus, OH shortly after baby arrives. To make a really long story short, Stuart's job has been transferred to Columbus. So instead of preparing to welcome our baby into this home, we will now be spending our time looking for a new one. We are not thrilled at the timing of this move but we are so thankful that Stuart still has a job in the economy we're currently living in . We will continue to look for the silver lining in the clouds and just roll with the punches. We didn't know when we entered 2009 all the challenges that lay ahead for us. However, because of the support and prayers of all of our family and friends, we have never felt more blessed.
So, there's your update for now. I am home from work today recovering from vacation and savoring the silence (Cameron is at school). Back to reality tomorrow.
Go Heels!!!
TTFN
1 comment:
I'm so jealous that you saw a bear! Do you know how much time I've spent in that national park and still have yet to spot one? Sounds like it was a great trip!
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