family time. priceless...

We spent Saturday in Dandridge, TN.

Sweet husband's mother and step-father live there.

It's a beautiful place...where they live.

Douglas Lake is right in their backyard and

the Smoky Mountains beautifully frame the landscape.

I love to be there in the winter,

because the snow-capped peaks are beautiful to see...

especially when you can gaze at them from a heated room!

No snow on Saturday, though...only sweltering heat.

I stepped out on the back porch long enough to snap this pic...

    

and went right back inside and stood on an air-conditioning vent.

I admit it.  I'm a wimp.

But, so is MaMaw and PaPaw's dog, Romeo.

  

At least I didn't bury my face in the vent.

I admit I was a bit envious of such freedom, though.

 Bethany, Peter, Hudson and Drew were also there.

Poor Drew was a little tired

after having slept only three hours the night before.

  

He works at Tate's Day Camp...

only last Friday it was an all day and all night camp

for parents and kids...and counselors.

Precious Hudson enjoyed a little snooze, too,

while we ate the yummy hamburgers PaPaw grilled

and the scrumptious fried okra MaMaw made.

Drew definitely woke up for that!

MaMaw's fried okra is his favorite!

After we had finished lunch, Hudson woke up

and we had a ball cuddling his sweet little body,

smooching his pudgy little cheeks,

and acting like complete loons so he would smile.

Sometimes he would...

  

Sometimes he wouldn't...

  

Either way...I could EAT. HIM. UP.!

MaMaw enjoyed having her great-grandson at her house.

    

PaPaw did, too.

I think there's no better place to see

an obvious difference in how God created men and women

than when they're holding a baby.

   

See what I mean?

  

...nice recovery, PaPaw!

I think Hudson will definitely grow up

knowing that he is loved.

MaMaw and PaPaw ooze lots and lots

of love.

I think Hudson is already feelin' it.

After we had sufficiently mauled him,

Hudson enjoyed some time in a big boy chair...

and I definitely got the "shot of the day"!

Gerber will be calling...

yep.

any day now...

Thanks, MaMaw and PaPaw, for a GREAT day!
We love you!