This has been an amazing season. I have watched my daughter change and grow as a player. I have been amazed by these girls that I have watched take the field for the last 8 years. They are amazing. This was her last year at this level so I made sure I documented it with pictures. I took over 3000 pictures this season, at least 1000+ were just of my child. I grabbed a few that I really liked. I may add more or do another post but for today I wanted to give these girls some recognition. Way to go ladies!

Our Summer vacation, yeah I know (remember I am catching up).  We took a trip to Gatlinburg for our summer vacation.  We all loved it.  We took a drive to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.  We decided to do the Cades Cove Loop Road Tour.  During the whole drive Connor kept saying he just wanted to see a bear and that it would make it this his most perfect day.  At the end of the drive just before we left the loop we saw a black bear.  An actual live, walking and looking for food, black bear.  It actually came right up to the cars and walked between the cars that were stopped in the middle of the road to take pictures. 

Wonder Works

Our Family -  See if you can pick me out of the group.

Proof that I was actually there.

Mini Me

Gatlinburg at night

Ripley’s Believe it or not Aquarium of the Smokies at night

Before the driving trail we stopped for a picnic lunch.  A couple people riding horses came through and actually stopped so that the kids could see the horses up close.

Mini Me take 2

Some sites along Cade Cove Loop

A young elk

OK, so I am obviously playing catch up with my posting.  These are things we did and pictures I took that I just never found time to share.  So, I am sharing now.  In October we decided to have a “mini vacation” weekend in Columbus, Ohio.  We had never been to the Columbus Zoo, so we went.  Here are some of my favorites from that day.  It was absolutely perfect.  It wasn’t too hot, it wasn’t packed, the animals were out and people were friendly.  The only issue we had was it was off season so most of the vendors and shops were closed.

In October I attended and photographed the OACHE Conference in Marietta, Ohio.  There was a great turn out, lots of people and amazing sites to see.  We were at the historic Lafayette Hotel along the Ohio River and Washington State Community College and of course I took a few pictures.  These were taken right after the ride on the sternwheeler, the Valley Gem, on the Ohio River. 

This week I had the opportunity to visit the National Museum of the USAF with my daughter on a field trip.  Being so close to the base, any Air Force base, brought back so many memories for me.  We had fun and I had the chance to tell my daughter about my Air Force days.  Here are a few pictures from our day at the museum.

Super Girl Saves the Day!