Celebrating (#5 & #12)

And it's back to "normal" life for the Browns. We have returned from a much needed vacation in Gatlinburg, TN. Here is a recap of pictures of our celebrations.

Old news, but our one year anniversary was July 16th. This was the yummy cake topper.

We are hard core.

June... she's da baste.

And Mitch got me earrings!

Fast forward to August 5th. We got to stop in Chattanooga, TN to attend Stephanie and Andrew Randall's wedding. It was so wonderful to see these two united! They are wonderful!

 And we took a picture to parallel the picture we took at our wedding. :)

Stephanie also has 7 other brothers and sisters who are just as amazing! We haven't all been together in about 9 years, and the love hasn't gone anywhere. These pictures truly are special!

On our first day of our vacation in Gatlinburg, we went to Cades Cove. We packed some sandwiches (along with other snacks to keep Mitch from getting hungry :), and found this beautiful spot to have a picnic. 

And saw lots of turkeys. We call this big guy "Tom".

I kept an eye on Groupon for the Knoxville and Chattanooga area and was able to score 54 holes (3 rounds) of putt putt golf at Old McDonald's Farm for $16 total. We took it very seriously.

 We were also able to buy an "Adventure Pack" that included 2 more rounds of putt putt golf, laser tag, horseback riding, and zip lining. This is us awaiting the many adventures that were about to be had.

Feeling comfy on ol' Doc.

 Sally, Mitch's horse. She wanted to nibble the whole time.

Unfortunately, we had to leave the camera in the car for zip lining. And purchasing the pictures taken by the park was just a little pricey. Just believe me when I say we did it. We did a 7-line course, the longest line being 2000 feet long (and REALLY high up). 

 I also found a Groupon for tubing for the two of us for $12. We also didn't take the camera because water isn't very good to electronics apparently. So again, believe me, we went tubing and it was fun. :)

Just around the corner from our resort was a disc golf course. It just so happened that Mitch brought his discs. 

 And then we enjoyed a nice steak dinner at The Peddler.  

It was so great getting away, just the two of us. Now we're gearing up for Mitch's LAST semester as a student (hallelujah!)! More things to celebrate! And all this just makes us realize even more how blessed we are. God gives out His favor so freely!