Vacation

Sorry I have been missing on my postings but we were on vacation.  My best friend, Jackie, her husband Brian and their kids, Paige & Trent drove all the way from Massachusetts to visit with us for a week.  We had such a great time.  My kids are best friends with her kids Trent & Paige.  Drew & Hailey were so happy to see them and get to hang out with them again.  We hung around alot because of the heat and because it was vacation but we did do some fun things.  One day we rented a boat and went swimming and tubing for the day on Dale Hollow Lake.  We also brought the kids to Fall Creek Falls State Park and they got to go hiking and swimming in natural waterfalls and cascades. We also set off our own fireworks as buying fireworks is legal in TN unlike MA. We went to the local pool for swimming and us girls went blueberry picking and of course we went out to eat a few times all the mean while getting our everyday chores done of taking care of the goats, chickens and dogs. The Royalty family also got to experience the farm life we live here.  Every one of them got up one day or another and helped us with the chores of taking care of the animals. Trent, Paige & Jackie also learned how to milk Priscilla and what to do with the milk.  They also got to help us butcher some of our meat chickens.  Brian was great at plucking and even Jackie tried.  We also had to tend to the garden every day and everyone helped pick veggies as it is producing alot. Below are some pictures of our week together.

Paige & Hailey ready for tubing

Drew & Trent ready for tubing

Brian enjoying the boat ride

Trent, Hailey, Paige & Drew on the boat

Jackie & I swimming in the lake

All of us swimming in the lake

Jamie driving the boat

Kids ready to watch the fireworks

Paige & I

Me & Jackie

Hailey, Paige, Trent & Drew hiking

Hailey, Paige, Drew & Trent at the Cascades

Paige & Hailey at the pool

Drew & Trent at the pool

Hailey, Paige & Jackie blueberry picking

I can't express how grateful I am that the Royalty's drove 16 hours to come see us.  It was a wonderful week but it went by so fast but I know that Jackie & I will always be best friends no matter how far we live away from each other.