Our Little Tree Huggers

Spring has finally sprung in East Tennessee! On Friday, we packed the kids up and drove to Gatlinburg to the Bud Ogle cabin and Nature Trail. Chip and I had done this trail when I was pregnant with Cooper and even in the winter it was a nice trail with lots to look at, including an old tub mill in addition the the cabin and barn at the trailhead. We were able to throw rocks in the water, climb rocks and explore old buildings over the course of the 3/4 of a mile long trail... which took us nearly 2 hours! We even spotted a little wildlife...no...no bears or deer, but we did spot a wild turkey hopping and flying around the river we were playing near. The kids did great! They started to get a little tired and hungry at the end, but were hiking champs! Even at the end of the trail Cooper was still asking "when are we going to get to the mountains?" I guess the more flat nature of this trail wasn't quite as challenging for him. We can't wait until we get to do this again...It was a PERFECT day!!!!

Our "green" kids in their forest-friendly green tees, hugging trees!

Cooper's favorite part of visiting the mountains is always getting to throw rocks in the water!
Kendall's favorite part of the day was sitting on, climbing over and jumping off all the rocks. The trail was covered in rocks of all sizes!
Towards the end of the trail there was a pit stop waiting for us...Cooper immediately said it looked like a car with it's round legs/wheels. So Cooper drove the car while Chip and Kendall took a little rest.

We have had a very blog-worthy weekend! Stay tuned for posts from the Princess, Pirates & Pals Pancake Breakfast and a playdate at the Carver's/Elder's houses on Saturday. Sunday finds us worn out but enjoying some rest and sunshine while we plant flowers and do yard work!