The Growing Caldwell Family

Aaron and the kids spent ten days in Shreveport. Aaron worked from there while the kids spent extra time with family there. It worked out for them to be there on Father's Day, so we celebrated together before they left.  We thoroughly enjoyed seeing Top Gun! Such a good movie! The kids gave Aaron and Pops their cards before they headed out.  They enjoyed spending Father's Day with Grandaddy seeing his land, the oil wells, fields of sunflowers.  Swimming in Grandaddy and MiMi's pool is a highlight! Sissy and Hunter have a special bond. Always silly! Cousin time! Dinner with Uncle Mike and Aunt Gwen. They had a good visit with Pa Paw! Grancy said he really enjoyed having them. Charlie helped him with his computer and Aaron helped him with some chores. At 98, he is still active and doing a lot on his own.  They also spent an afternoon with Uncle Les and Aunt Barbara.  So glad they had lots of time with family! I kept busy while they were gone, but I sure was happy to have them

After a beautiful week in the mountains it was time to head home.  One more group pic to remember this beautiful view. Mom and Dad remembering their honeymoon in the Smokies just over fifty years ago. We started heading for home and took advantage of the short drive to stop off and visit The Lost Sea Caverns. On the way there we took the scenic route passing through small farm towns on winding roads that led Charlie to get car sick. Luckily, he recovered quickly and we were able to enjoy our sightseeing.  Inside the cave with the lake behind them. Looks like a dark picture, but it was cool to see! Pic of the fish who live in the lake. Fish were brought to the lake in the 1960s and tagged in an effort to learn how and if the water flowed in and out of the cavern. No one ever found the fish out of the cave, so they still dont know. My cave explorers The tour included walking through and seeing formations, parts of the cave's history like when they tried running a speakeasy in it (tur

Our last day we made the most of it and had a great time! Charlie really wanted to drive go-carts and Pops made that happen! The kids loved it and the grownups had fun too! In between sights these kids were entertaining in the backseat. Sometimes singing and sometimes annoying each other! Singing Walker Hayes' "AA" was my favorite!  We also went to Anakeesta which turned out to be wonderful! Something like a botanical garden with amazing views of the Smoky Mountains plus riding the chair lift up to the top was a bit like a roller coaster ride! The rope bridges and canopy walkways were fun for the kids, the adults loved the views and pretty garden displays, the Lego displays were cool, and the weather was fabulous! So glad we decided to see this!