Lots of miles, not too many pictures

This past couple of weeks we have been doing our part to increase greenhouse gas emissions to insure the continuation of global warming. (It's not working, it's snowed for the past three days!!)

We travelled to Tennessee two weekends ago and had a fun and busy time there. The car was packed with everything that we could possibly need other than our camera. So, if anyone has pictures, we would love to get them! We drove down on Thursday night after Tim got done with work and saw Tim's parents Friday morning in Gatlinburg. They had rented a cabin for a family reunion, so the girls had some room to run around. Their favorite feature of the house was the handicap access ramp that they ran up and down tirelessly. It was also a great launch ramp for the small pumpkin and gourds that were left on the front porch of the house by the previous renters. It was a short visit, but wonderful to see them!!

We then drove down to Clevland where we attended some of Lee University's homecoming events on Friday and Saturday night. Wow - are we getting old or what? It was so fun to see old friends and catch up on their lives.

Saturday afternoon, we drove up to Maryville to be with my grandparents to celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary. What an amazing achievement! I feel so blessed to have such a great example of people who love each other and love their family.

So, after recovering from that trip, I decided to hitch a ride with my Dad to Baltimore for my brother Paul's reinlistment ceremony (Tim stayed home to go to work). Rachel drove up from Tennessee as well, so all the Wanamaker cousins were there. Here are (finally) some pictures:

This is Paul after his reinlistment oath. He signed on the dotted line for another six years. He has already served ten. After the ceremony, we had cake and champagne. Cutting the cake required great concentation - both by Paul and the kids!!

Here's a picture of three of the four kids....to get all four in the picture required a small miracle that never happened. After eating cake and congratulating Paul, we went to dinner at Applebees with Paul's girlfriend, Jen, and her parents. The back booth may never be the same!

There's no cute kids in this picture - just incredibly good looking adults (ha ha). There's not too many opportunities for us to be together, so it's nice to have it documented. (Elizabeth was on a "field trip" to New York City, so she wasn't able to be with us.)

We should be home for another week and a half and then off to Chicago for Thanksgiving.