Fun with our Fall Creek Falls Family

A summer "vacation" at Fall Creek Falls is always fun but two weeks with Donald & Anna and all the crew is especially fun!  Donald & Anna and many friends and family members have been coming to Fall Creek Falls over the 4th of July for over 30 years.  The last time we were here for this annual summer event was before we started full-timing in 2011.  I was still working then and could only be here on the weekends so I was REALLY looking forward to a whole 2 weeks of fun!

Many, many games of cornhole were played over those two weeks.

We would play cornhole until it got so dark you could barely see what you were throwing at.

Sometimes it seemed that no matter how hard you tried those bags just refused to go through the hole.

We also rode bikes some...

...but not as much as we would have liked because Chuck got a flat in his bike the last week.  :(

Of course, we ate lots of good food.  Unlike "Feed Week" in Daytona where we would eat out every night, these good Southern chefs cooked anything from grilled burgers, hot dogs and steaks, to quesadillas and fajitas.

And there were desserts EVERY NIGHT!!!  Now that's my kind of camping!  :)  We had apple dumplings, peach cobbler, s'mores, brownies, chocolate chip cookies, pecan pie, banana nut bread, and homemade ice cream.  We even made ice cream in a Ziploc bag.

We played lots of card games including 7-up, SkipBo, Golf, Nerts, and Spades.  And the weather was just about perfect with just a few rain showers.

But even when it rained, we thought of fun things to do.  Chuck even learned how to give me a French manicure!

What a man!  Don't you see what a lucky girl I am?  

Ryan tried to make his Nana a Tennessee fan, but she wasn't too happy about it.  This is probably the closest you will ever see Anna wearing orange!  :)

Of course, with all the activities, the occasional afternoon nap was enjoyed by some.

Rachel tried out her new hammock,

but found it does weird things to your feet.  :)

An evening ride around the cul-de-sac was frequently enjoyed by the younger ones.  :)

We were treated to some "rolling bluegrass" around the circle too.

Everyone was excited when the 4th of July arrived.

The first event of the day was the annual campground parade...

...accompanied by the annual water gun fights!  :)

Next, was cake, punch and watermelon at the recreation field in the campground.

Jake tried to give Chuck some of his sticky watermelon but Chuck didn't want any.

Then, the games began:  sack races, tug-of-war, and the annual Fall Creek Falls Egg Toss.  There were more people participating in the egg toss than any other competition.

Little Joah was showing us he was ready to toss some eggs!  :)

Chuck and Donald paired up for the egg tossing event.  Hope you have as much fun watching it as I did!  :)

We rested for a little while that afternoon and then headed over to the Rec Hall for some ping pong.

Later that evening, we had a final cornhole tournament with Chuck and Sheila winning it all.  What a terrific 4th of July!  

There were a couple of very sad notes to the week.  Earlier in the week, we found out one of our dear RVing friends, Jackie Partlow, had passed away.  We had met Jackie and his wife, Linda, years before when camping at Defeated Creek.  Jackie was so full of life and always kept us laughing.

Then, Saturday morning, when most everyone was getting ready to go home, we found out that Allen Fuqua, Brent's dad, had finally lost his battle with cancer.  Allen and Wanda had been coming to Fall Creek Falls the past several years and this was the first year they had not been able to come.  Allen was such a good man and good father and all of the Fall Creek Falls family will miss him dearly.

We are just so very thankful that we live in a country where we have the freedom to live our dream of both traveling to see this beautiful country and also being able to spend precious time with friends and family in Tennessee, with our daughters and their families in Georgia, and with all of our wonderful RVing friends we have met and look forward to meeting along the way.