vacations

Pam, Lesa and Jim in downtown Gatlinburg

Here we are at the entrance to Ripley's Aquarium of
the Smokies

Elijah enjoyed the trip also. Actually the trip was "all
about Elijah" if you know what I mean

Have you ever tried to pet a sting ray? It's harder
than it sounds.

Here's Eli in front of some jelly fish. How can anything so
pretty sting so bad?

Now Elijah knows how a fish feels!

Here's a chairlift that goes 1800 feet up the side of a
mountain.

Pam and Eli on the chair lift together. They're the best of buds.

Jim, Pam and Elijah at the top of the mountain. The scenery
was incredible. The Smokies are beautiful.

Elijah loves to wrestle with his Dad.

Lesa looks even more beautiful framed by the Smokie
mountains.

Eli enjoying the ride to Charleston, SC

Pam and Elijah rode the flight simulator aboard
the USS Yorktown

Lesa and Eli in front of the USS Yorktown in
Charleston Harbor

Here we are at the Hard Rock Cafe in
Gatlinburg

Eli turned into a rock star at the Hard Rock
Cafe

And of course we had to ride the Ober
Gatlinburg

Lesa wanted sea food so we went to the
Giant Crab in Myrtle beach

This is the beach where we played
while in Myrtle Beach

The veiw from the balcony at our hotel,
Seawatch Resort, in Myrtle Beach. This was
one of five swimming pools.

Jim and Lesa at the Seawatch

We had a lot of fun around the pools!

Elijah poses with Casey Kahne at
Nascar Speedway in Myrtle Beach