Dinner Time in Nebraska

We stayed at a beautiful RV Park in Nebraska City, Nebraska.  The kids played and ran through the soft green grass.  Melody and Mike took a long walk, and Ted and I jogged for a little while throughout the hilly park.  We wrapped it up with dinner outside among many other families there for the Memorial Day Weekend dining, laughing and sharing good times around us.

Lacy in the Heartland

This picture was taken somewhere in Nebraska where we saw miles, and miles, and miles of agriculture.  What a beautiful place it is.  The weather has been very sunny, windy, and beautiful!

A Special New Friend in Paducah, Kentucky

My very favorite thing about life on the road is the many unforgettable people who come into our lives. Meet Mike Vessels, a native of Paducah.  "Mr. Mike" was spotted in the office playing an instrument called the Psaltery when we checked into the Duck Creek RV Park.  The Psaltry is an ancient stringed musical instrument dating back to King David.  It only took minutes for our very musical Lacy to join him, and she was soon followed by Evan and Adam.  As the evening progressed, Lacy and Adam both went to get their guitars and the music began.  These three played together and enjoyed this special fellowship until we finally had to drag our two back to the RV to go to bed after 11:00 p.m. (midnight Atlanta time)!  I'm sure our travels will now bring us back to Paducah to check on our new friend.

Princess Lacy

Does Lacy mind being the only girl? NO!  She gets the royal treatment.  Our RV has two bathrooms, one for the kids and one for us.  The master bath is located in the very back of the bus right on top of the engine.  Our cold-natured Lacy loves to stay back there in the warm bathroom with the window up watching the world go by.  She listens to her IPOD, plays her guitar, writes, reads and sleeps (as pictured to the left) all in her little world.  The boys on this trip honor Lacy by giving her the best sleeping bed, and she gets lots of attention from me and her Aunt Melody.

Meet Adam and Evan

Adam and Evan are cousins and best friends.  Adam just finished up his 6th grade year at the Young Americans Christian School in Conyers, GA.  Ted's sister and I were expecting Adam and Lacy at the same time and delivered them three weeks apart!  Both these boys LOVE exploration, adventure and new experiences.  They are "two peas in a pod" and a blast to have together.  Adam smiles all the time and is so enthusiastic about everything he does.

Meet Jacob and Connor

Jacob and Connor are cousins and best friends.  Jacob just finished his Sophomore Year at the Young Americans Christian School in Conyers, GA.  He is smart, funny, and just an all around good kid.  This is the first time we have ever brought a gaming system with us, but with four boys and alot of windshield time, we decided it would be a good idea!

On the Road to Paducah, KY!

Yes, I do drive.  That is the #1 question I get asked. Ted takes care of the really difficult driving, he is amazing behind the wheel, but I enjoy taking my turn so Ted can work so we can continue to travel!  This is the first trip we have ever taken with another family.  The kids are enjoying "RV Hopping" as they switch off with every break.

A Visit to Our Beloved Cloudland Station

           

Cloudland Station is a new "Cottage Community" of weekend homes owned by like-minded families that is developing right now on the Georgia side of Lookout Mountain.  We bought a lot there on a ridge that is not yet developed and we go visit as often a we can.  They have guest "Watercolor Cottages" we can stay in for a nominal fee when we visit.  Cloudland has a lake with paddle boats and canoes, a huge saline pool with disappearing edge waterfall, a ball field, a pond with a rope swing, hiking up a waterfall to one of several caves on the 430 or so acres ... it's just heaven.  We spent the afternoon at Cloudland while we waited for the Hudlow Family to leave after school.  Next to being in my RV, Cloudland Station is my favorite place to be on the planet.  We would love to have you as a neighbor.  They even have fractional ownership ... visit www.cloudlandstation.com!

By the way, they are celebrating Memorial Day Weekend at Cloudland so take your family and visit.  Go to the website for details.  We hate to miss it!

Yellowstone ... here we come!

Having Mom and Dad living with us is great for a lot of reasons, but one is having a photographer available for departure day! We left out of Atlanta around 11:00 a.m.  so we could spend some time at Cloudland while we waited for Jacob and Adam to get out of school.  We went to the Florida Keys in March and I had so much fun, there was no time to blog.  Each day on this trip I am going to blog the previous day instead of the day of. Hopefully this will prove to be a little easier for me.  I appreciate all of you who ask about our journeys.  I would rather be in our RV than anywhere else!  Join us on this trip while we travel with Ted's sister Melody and her family to Yellowstone Park!