First Family Vacation

When you were nine months old, we took our first family vacation. This was your fourth trip overall, but so far, we had visited people on our trips. This was our first trip, just us, just for fun. We rented a cabin in Mountain Bluff, Georgia. You loved exploring a new environment!

Our cabin had a beautiful view - we could see Tennessee and North Carolina from the back deck!

It was so secluded, this is the closest we came to meeting any neighbors:

We had a great time exploring "downtown" Blue Ridge. There were lots of cute shops and restaurants.

We went hiking along the Ocoee River, which is part of the Rhodedendron Trail in the Cherokee National Forest.

The weather was beautiful, and you loved being able to spend so much time outside. You were really great in the car, and slept really well in the cabin, too! Chelsea wasn't so well-behaved; she was pretty anxious throughout the trip. But overall, we had a really great time!

Plus, Mommy and Daddy enjoyed some peace and quiet too!