Smoky Mountain Saturday

We recently visited CC and Papa Steve at the mountain house and, as usual, managed to cram a bunch of exciting stuff into a short amount of time.

On Saturday we went on a rainy hike to a nearby waterfall....

As we were leaving the trail, a fellow hiker told us that there was an even better waterfall just up the road in Cherokee...so off we went exploring...

 Michael was climbing down on the logs to get a picture and Safety Nate was shouting from the bridge "Dad, this is not a good idea!"

After that hike, we stopped by to feed some bears...

 Not sure if this is adorable or terrifying

Then one more fun stop....to pan for gold!  Which turned out to be unexpectedly fun!

We finally made our way back home....and CC had a fun surprise for the boys - window markers!

After a long, fun day we went out for a nice Italian meal...it is always the nights when you have exhausted, antsy children that the "kitchen is busy" and it takes an hour to get your food...so, not the best ending to an otherwise great day!  But still nice to spend the time with CC and Papa Steve!