We set off on our beach trip and drove to Cumberland Gap National Park to have our annual picnic. And we were all still smiling.
And we were also hungry.
And some people were cold.
Hadley got to explore a little bit and found a bug.
We took several selfies, made one last bathroom stop, and got back on the road while keeping our fingers crossed that the kids' lunches would stay down through the zigs and zags of the North Carolina mountains.
Once we made it through the mountains, a pit stop was in order. Here Hadley is trying to convince me that she needs 3 kinds of candy. In the end, we settled on 2.
We made it to Columbia, South Carolina without much trouble or crying. Hadley insisted on carrying her suitcase into the hotel.
Case wanted to help her, like the gentleman he is, but she was having none of it.
Probably because the suitcase was filled with her most prized possessions.
Luckily Case did MUCH better sleeping in the hotel room than he did the year before (believe me when I say there was plenty of room for improvement). Everyone enjoyed a restful night's sleep...especially Hadley and Fluffa (the sheep stuffed animal).
