The time we went back to Cade's Cove and oh yeah JUSTICE WAS THERE.

It's true. We went camping at Cade's Cove. Justice was there. And that's pretty much the whole story.

Owen enjoyed digging in the dirt...

 And playing with the ball.

Everyone enjoyed riding bikes...

...and playing on the stage at the amphitheater.

AK enjoyed standing straight up on Daddy's shoulders...

...and the boys enjoyed working out on the benches.

BFFs.

We saw this guy walking through our campsite.

Walking down to the creek with their new friend Reese...

Owen wouldn't step in the water because he thought the mud was poop.

Uncle Bo thought this fallen tree would make a good seesaw.

But the girls couldn't make it work on the other side.

Coach tried to help but it didn't work.

Back at the campsite, everyone had a carrot...

...and played with their other new friend, Kylie.

AK became an expert on the bike. She rode and rode and rode.

While Owen dug some more dirt...

...AK was learning new tricks on her bike.

Time to hike!!!

Everyone gazing intently at a big pile of scat on the ground.

The scat.

The Pickards...

The cousins...

The Shugarts...

On the last morning we got up very early to ride around the loop in the back of Uncle Bo's truck.

While we waited for the gates to open to the loop, Owen got some snuggles in with his uncle and aunt.

And Claire worked on her pouty face.

The loop! The mountains! My heart!

We saw 4 bears but my camera ran out of batteries before I could take a picture of them. We loved every moment of the trip and can't wait to do it all again next year!