Needed Vacation!!!

Hello, again!  Has it really been since January since I posted something?!  I will have to do much better!  I have been hard at work on my TpT store creating things for the beginning of the school year.  As always, it is a work in progress.

This summer, I have thoroughly enjoyed just being a mom!  It is fun to play with the boys in the yard and watch them grow into newer and "older" games.  We have now transitioned from just kicking the ball around to soccer moves!  The boys are climbing everything under the sun!  Not just the play set but trees, the mulch pile, and anything else higher than the ground.

We took a vacation recently to the Great Smokey Mountains.  This is one of my all time favorite places to go!  We stayed in Pigeon Forge and, of course, had to do some shopping!  As fun as this is, my favorite place is Cades Cove!  It is so peaceful and serene.  Being there helps me put things in perspective.  In all the chaos of teaching, being a mother and wife, and running to various appointments and meetings, there exists a place that is calm, slow, and natural.  Below are some pictures of our last visit.  Maybe you can get a glimpse of the tranquility of this beloved place.  While we were at Cades Cove, we saw 6 bear!  The one in the picture was the closest I have ever been to one in the wild.  Enjoy!





Wouldn't this make a good writing prompt?!

Tomorrow I hope to post about a picture book I found while in Tennessee as well as some new things I have added to my TpT store in preparation for the new school year!