Thompson Tennessee Vacation

Well the time is already here again!  It's time for the Thompsons to take their annual vacation.  Last year our vacaction was planned in January when Bill's uncle had become ill.  We were not able to actually leave to PA until February.  Unfortunately, Bill's uncle passed away before he was able to get time off in February for the trip to PA.  We had to alter our plans and decided to go only as far and TN.  We rented a cabin and had the most amazing family vacation we had ever taken together.  We decided to make this vacation a tradition since all of our kids love the out doors and the mountains.  We rented the same cabin from the very nice OH couple we had met and are only a week away from heading out on our new road trip tradition.  I am posting our photos from last year since I am just getting around to blogging.  This year we will be going snow boarding instead of tubing like we did last year.  We will be stopping in Georgia, going to the Applebarn and hiking.  We are excited, although the trip will be bitter sweet.  Payton has been asking me for two months now, everytime I see him, are we leaving to TN, he can't wait!  Shaylah will not be with us since she is with dad in Idaho.  Although, we will experience the cold weather she has been dealing with!  I will miss her completing our family and her great photography skills.