Weekend Trip to Tennessee

Our initial reason for traveling to Tennessee was for business purposes, but we decided to make it a family fun weekend as well. We enjoyed staying first in the Center Hill Lake area, then Nashville on the way home. Here's a few quick snapshots:

My lovable, weird little family:

A platter of delicious Tennessee fried foods!

Breakfast on the road

Center Hill Lake Dam

The Kiddos

 Drew, getting toothy.

 Hosanna, 11 this spring, how can that be!?

Caleb, enjoying the woodworking shop his Daddy set up.

Photo credit goes to my sister Esther!

Family Fun!

 At the coffee shop

 At the lake!

Hosanna turns 10

 How is it possible that I have a 10 year old?

 Her birthday breakfast of choice: fresh fruit salad (with mangoes and raspberries!), blueberry muffins:

 This picture was taken Easter Sunday, right before church. They were thrilled with Daddy's treat of a Panera breakfast.

I'm so blessed to have a daughter like Hosanna!

All Dressed Up

~Taken in October 2010, before heading out to a family wedding~

The White House

Lunch in New Harmony was a festive occasion! After walking and exploring all morning, we were rightfully famished. The White House was a darling little restaurant. We especially raved over their spinach pear salad, and portabella sandwich. (I've searched my pictures for shots of the plates, but Esther must have taken those with the other camera...)

There was much picture taking by all...

And many smiles!

Exploring New Harmony, Part 4

Exploring New Harmony, Part 3

The Roofless Church

Our lovely Naomi

Exploring New Harmony, Part 2

We could spend hours in a coffee shop with shelves of books...

"Oooo, look what I found!"

"I love that book. I've read it again and again..."

"This is the most darling vintage children's book EVER!"

Exploring New Harmony, Part 1

A town rich with fascinating history...

Peonies, Part 1

A friendly New Harmony shop owner suggested we stroll to the nearby peony farm where acres of peonies were in bloom. It was beautiful! The fragrance of all those peonies was a delight.

With the Girls in New Harmony, Indiana

A couple months ago, Mara had arranged to spend Mom's birthday weekend at the historical town of New Harmony, Indiana. She reserved a cabin at the nearby Harmonie state park. Though all our plans had changed considerably since Grandpa's death, we decided to go ahead with the birthday weekend for Mom, with Hosanna and I joining all of my sisters in Indiana. We were so glad we did. Mom certainly needed a break after the first two weeks of getting Grandma settled! It isn't often that ALL of us sisters get to spend time together, and we had a great time.