Tennessee: Playground and Thanksgiving

The day before Thanksgiving we drove to Tennessee.  Normally we drive down that day and meet Mimi and Pops at the hotel.  Unfortunately, though, Mimi and Pops were at home because Mimi was sick.  We got to the hotel and with no one there to help entertain the girls we realized quickly that we needed to get out and do something.  I used an app on my phone and found a playground nearby so we headed over there.  It wasn't the best playground in the world, but it worked well for us because there was plenty of space for the girls to run around and burn off some energy.

Paige working on Virginia's hair in the hotel room.  She decided to pretend to cut it, using her fingers as her scissors.

Virginia was so happy to be out of the car!

So were Paige and her baby.

Paige and Virginia running around the baseball field.

Holding hands while climbing down the bleachers.

Virginia and Paige taking a break from running around.

Sisters running the bases together.

Dude, they're ready for baseball lessons!

After the playground we made a quick stop at Target and then picked up dinner at Wendy's and ate in the breakfast room at the hotel.  Then we headed for bed so we could get plenty of rest before our busy Thanksgiving Day.

We started Thanksgiving by doing a race/walk in downtown Knoxville.  Paige and Virginia (and Mommy and Daddy) ran in the Little Gobbler race and did a great job!  Then they walked in the 2 mile walk with Daddy while Mommy did the 8k run.  Everyone did great and it was a wonderful day to start Thanksgiving.  After the race we headed back to the hotel for a little while to get some rest and all get bathed.  Then we headed over to Ali and John's for Thanksgiving lunch.

We barely saw the girls while we were at Ali and John's house because they were off playing with their cousins the whole time.  We were blessed again this year with beautiful weather so the kids spent the day playing outside.  Since they were so entertained by their cousins I didn't get many pictures from Thanksgiving.  Oops.

Paige and Virginia before their first race. 

Virginia and Paige hanging out on the porch swing at Ali and John's house.

Eating Thanksgiving lunch with their cousins. 

Ben and I had a wonderful time hanging out with the adults while Paige and Virginia were having loads of fun with their cousins.  When we finally left Ali and John's house we stopped and picked up dinner to take back to the hotel where we ate in the breakfast room again while we watched some of the Redskins/Cowboys' game.  Then it was time to settle down and get some sleep.