Fall Creek Falls

Last Saturday we decided to check out Fall Creek Falls state park.  It's right outside of Pikeville, TN- about 45 miles from Dayton.  It's a pretty curvy road over a mountain, but we made it!  It's a huge state park and there were several families camping.  It has several playgrounds and pools, but the main attractions are the waterfalls:



You could park your car very close, so it was a short walk to see this one.  Olivia really liked it:





There was a sign that pointed to more waterfalls along a path.  The path was a mile long and we thought Livi could handle it.  She did pretty well at first:





But, it wasn't too long before it turned into this:



So, we turned around and drove to the other waterfalls!  It was raining off and on most of the day, so only one picture, even though there were a few more waterfalls:



It was a fun little day trip!

A baby deer has been visiting our backyard recently.  It really doesn't seem too afraid of us.  It lets us get really close:



We've been leaving apple cores, hoping it will let us hand feed it eventually! 

It's a ........

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Olivia is so excited, though not surprised.  Afterall, she has been telling us this baby is a girl from the beginning.  Another perk of having a doctor that does an ultrasound at every visit, is you get to find out the gender pretty early.  I was a little under 16 weeks when we found out.  Olivia was with me and when we told her it was a girl, she said "I know."  Funny girl!  We are excited and baby girl was measuring in the 48th percentile, which is bigger than Olivia at this point (yay!).  I go back August 10 to make sure she's staying on track!
Here she is:



And the most recent bump pics:

3 months:



4 months:



Definitely started showing earlier this time around!

Someone isn't used to the camera not being pointed at her:



Some of my energy is returning, thank goodness! 

Summer so far...

We've had a busy summer!  Here's a recap-

Olivia got the flu.  In June.  Looks like fun, doesn't it?




We found this "lovely" painting at an estate sale last winter.  Not exactly our style, but it's a huge picture and I thought I could do something with it.  It's been hidden behind our bedroom door for months, but Livi and I pulled it out recently to give it a face lift:



Painting:



We were going in one direction, then I changed my mind and ended up covering it in fabric and cutting a design out of contact paper to adhere to the fabric:



Then we spray painted it and here's the finished product:






I don't really "love" it, but it's good for now.  Plus, we can just remove the fabric and have a freshly painted canvas for our next project!

We went to dinner in downtown Chattanooga with our neighbors one night and Olivia joined us:






We threw in a trip to Dollywood:





And cooked out and shot fireworks with the Parr family on the 4th:









Throw in a trip to the Aquarium:





And it's been an eventful summer!  Olivia is also taking gymnastics (in Ootelwah, which is about a 35 minute drive, but she LOVES it and is doing really well):


She has also decided she wants to be a cheerleader and decided a flag makes the perfect pom-pom:


She asks me to take her picture constantly!




I have to get better about pulling out my "big" camera!  All of these pictures I took with my phone and they just aren't as clear.
We got some exciting news yesterday!  More updates on the way!