Summer Vacation 2009

Sorry this post is so overdue. We had a wonderful vacation this summer and wanted to share some of the pictures. Sorry but this will be picture overload because we were gone over a week and did some amazing things while we were gone.
We first made a stop in Hot Springs!

We played putt-putt....

and rode on the duck boats! Been there, done that and probably won't do it again. Too slow the boys said!

On to Tennessee...where we had a blast and all decided we love this state.

We had a great room at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel where the boys enjoyed some breakfast in bed!

We decided to go one night to the Grand Ole Opry. This was a dream of mine for a long time. We had so much fun and listened to some great music.

Sorry bad pic but this is my favorite nashville star winner...Chris Young! After he played we found out it was ok to walk up to the stage and take pictures. Ugh! We had great seats. Front row stage left, right where the acts were coming in and off the stage.

Restless Heart...wow they were awesome and took us back to high school!!

And of course the night would not have ended right if we had not gotten to see Little Jimmy Dickens. He loves the cameras flashing and taking his picture and posed in the middle of the songs. Sooo cute and oh so funny!!

This was us at the old grand ole opry. Great building with great history!

We took the General Jackson steamboat for a lunch cruise and the boys loved it!

This was the last morning at the hotel before we were headed to North Carolina to meet our friends from Florida!

We are in race country now!!

We met our really good friends Chris and Leslie and their 4 kids in Ashville, NC on the last leg of our trip. We had so much fun hanging out and getting to spend some quality time with them and the kids. We went go-kart racing, swimming at the hotel and even did some shopping.
We met up there so the guys could go to the Bristol Nascar race. Daniel and Chris took 3 of the little race fans with them on Friday night and they had a blast.

Then Saturday was their day! They could not stop talking about the experience and still can't believe they were actually there in the pits with all the race teams. Here are some shots they took of each other hanging with the stars of their favorite sport.

Daniel, Jason Sehorn, and Chris

Jason and his wife Angie Harmon are big fans of NASCAR! Angie was there too and they got to say hi and get her autograph too!

Look how close he is! They are interviewing Jeff Gordan and Daniel is almost leaning on the front of his car.

Chris got to have a quick word and a hand shake from Carl Edwards before the race!

Again, look how close they are! Dale Jr. and his owner, Hendricks.

Yes that is Richard Petty aka NASCAR legend!!

Well that about sums it up! We had a great time and will visit again soon I hope!