Another successful day in the mountains. Today we are tired! The temps went up & it was in the 90's. Luckily our kiddos were troopers & we still got a full day of fun in. This crew rocked it again today!

And they all fought us on taking a pic to match the forward facing photo from the Tetons two summers ago, but look at how cute they are?!? All growing up so fast.

More beautiful hikes today & even bigger falls. The water felt amazing after the steamy hikes.

The Chimey Top hike was a doozy. 100% hard elevation combined with the heat & we were all dying... but we did it! So proud of them all. It was hard. Maeve stopped completely & told us all that she was done and not going any farther. That lasted about 30 seconds until she realized that none of the others were stopping. haha She kept going & did great.

When we were about 1/2 way up the Chimney hike we hit this sign that said we had almost a mile to go. The kids were so mad. They asked if they could "flip off" the sign & we hesitated but ended up letting them do it. They thought it was so funny & the photo is pretty hilarious. Their faces were priceless. Maeve the rule follower of course couldn't do it. 

So far the Great Smoky Mountains have not disappointed. We've had pretty great days. On the hikes we are having a lot of conversation about where our next trip will be. Lots of ideas... Niagara Falls, Grand Canyon & Bora Bora. haha 

Today is also Maeve's birthday eve. We are so excited to celebrate our 10 year old tomorrow! xoxo