22 July 2022 Top of the Rock Golf Cart Tour

Top of the Rock Golf Cart Tour

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Our activity one morning was heading to Top of the Rock for their golf cart tour. It’s so fun to scoot through the path and see the pretty sights!

We all crammed into one cart.

Along the way, you see tons of waterfalls, pretty views, and you go through a cave that has a bar inside! Of course, we got a cocktail to enjoy- how often can you stop at a cave bar?

It was busy and at the cave, we had to stop and wait. Thank goodness for those shade tops!

At one of the lookouts, we had some people take a family picture. I love these people and we had a great vacation!


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20 July 2022 Big Cedar Part 3

Big Cedar Part 3

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Besides visiting all the pools, we also made a couple of trips to Big Cedar beach. It was a little rockier than I remember (not so much sand, but more gravel), but we didn’t let that stop us!

Remi LOVED swimming in the lake.

And one afternoon, we took out their paddleboats and kayaks. We paddled all the way to the waterfall- and Remi jumped in to swim a couple of times, too!

Mom and Nancy rented paddleboards, too!

Even though it wasn’t real sand, Remi wanted to be buried in the pebbles. It’s as close to the beach as we are coming these days!

We went to Fun Mountain and rode go karts (no pics of that because we all rode). Remi wasn’t totally sold on the go karts, but she was brave and rode with Mimi.

Me, Mom and Nancy also did the outdoors ropes course. Mom and Nancy did something similar last summer in St. Louis, but I wanted in on the fun! It was three levels high, and each one got more technical. I was scared and it was difficult, but I had been encouraging Remi all week to be brave….so I kept going and made it all the way through to the top zip line! It was fun!

We got in one last evening swim before we left! They were cracking us up playing alligator- zipping around the kiddie pool on their hands and knees.


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18 July 2022 Big Cedar Part 2

Big Cedar Part 2

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We enjoyed taking advantage of all that Big Cedar had to offer!

We enjoyed THE BEST weather while we were there. It was highs in the low 90s (instead of the over 100s that we have gotten since then!). We went for an early morning game of putt putt.

Tyler is such a patient teacher.

And it paid off! She got a hole in one! Her first one! She was so proud!

Then we enjoyed kids fishing. They give them worms and fishing poles and let them have fun.

Remi and Ty caught one! A little sun fish. She was so excited!


The restaurants around property are so good. One of our faves is Devil’s Pool- and we loved getting dressed up one night for dinner. We walked over to the waterfall area, and some people were kind enough to take a picture of our whole family. Including our little model- she’s all about the poses!

So beautiful! We bought her dress (and mine) in the gift shop. They had boutique clothes and she was all about it being “expensive.”

I’ve got more to share….so one more Big Cedar post coming!


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13 July 2022 Having a Blast This Summer

Having a Blast This Summer

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Just a few snapshots of our summer fun!

One Saturday morning, Remi helped me water the flowers early in the morning. She picked one and put it behind her ear. Such a sweet picture of my girl! I love how she’s so interested in the few flowers I’ve got on the back porch.

Before our vacation, we went and had our nails done. She felt VERY fancy sitting in the kids pedicure chair for the first time!

One evening, she spent the night with a grandma and Tyler, Puddin’ and I slipped away to the drive-in! We saw the new Jurassic Park movie. It was a lot of fun!

One of Remi’s favorite people is Barret, or Bear. He’s a friend’s son…and when we run into them ANYWHERE, she runs and gives him a hug. I’m thankful he puts up with her. We snagged this picture at Geno’s- one of the spots where we usually run into Bear.

Remi and Tyler helped me set up for the Farmer’s Market in July. It was hot, but they were troopers helping me carry tubs of soap. Remi is a great helper!

Tyler got in these stackable cots for his camping trips, and he set them up to make sure he got all the parts and stuff. And of course, that led to a living room campout for the night! Remi was SO creative! She made a campfire with lights, and made stars by placing a flashlight under a colander (all on her own!). It was really neat! And of course, we had smores!

We celebrated cousin Hattie’s third birthday! They had planned for some outdoor fun, but it was raining, so we played inside instead. Still so fun to celebrate our “little sister cousin.”


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