Uncle Tim came to visit!!

Over Labor Day Weekend, we got to visit with Tim and his girlfriend, Catherine--what a treat!  We went hiking in the Smokies, ate a delicious dinner at Big Ed's, and Tim got to meet Lady at our house.  We can't wait to see them again!

Tim and Catherine in front of a big Chestnut tree

Apparently the Smokies has two REALLy big
trees--this was one of them.

Family Photo (Brinley slept most of the way up the mountain-
she woke up for the picture and then the hike back to the car).

Big snail

We thought this was going to be the "wild life" that we saw,
but no, we definitely saw a bear.  Unfortunately our camera
was out of batteries when we saw the bear--but we really did see it.

Taking a break--Ramsey Cascades (I think that was the name
of the hike) is pretty tough!

Hugging the tree

Hopefully we'll make it out to San Francisco before too long to see Uncle Tim and Catherine again--but we also hope they'll join us in Oak Ridge before too long too!  Love you guys!