Hattaras Light House at night. It took about a dozen photos to get this shot. Because it was at night the camera had to be perfectly still and I kept moving. I finally sat the camera on a piling and timed it just right to get this picture. 
I just love the look of sheer excitment, joy and fun on the girls faces in this picture. I can hear them scream and squeal as they run from the waves.
We spent the 4th of July in Gatlinburg. We had a great time. We parked and rode the trolley into downtown simply because the traffic had been so bad every time we went into or through Gatlinburg on the way to The Smokey Mountains National Park. I am quite sure we will not be going back to Gatlinburg for the 4th of July (or any other holiday) again. It was way too crowded everywhere we went. We were close to the trolley pick up location and made it out of downtown on the first trolley of the color we needed. However, the number of people taking the trolley was huge. If you have ever been in the Tube in London during rush hour you have experienced it. Wall to wall people bumping into you, touching shoulders all pushing to the open door. There was no rhyme or reason to it and people trying to board the green trolley were blocked from getting on by the people waiting for the red, blue and yellow trolleys. If you ever take the trolley for the fireworks in gatlinburg, I suggest you watch the fireworks at the trolley pick up location so you are first in line. The view is great but now where to sit. Still you should be able to be on the first trolley of your color.
This is EmmaLi at the camp fire at Natural Bridge State Park in Kentucky. It was our last night there. All of our friends had come down to hang with the campers, roast marshmallows and make S'mores. We both had an awesome time and loved seeing everyone again. I think it is important that these girls stay in touch as they are the closest thing to a birth family any of them will ever know. They are not related by blood but by Kunming.
This is EmmaLi and I at the top of the Overlook Ridge. Behind us you can see the Natural Bridge. The hike from the Natural Bridge to the Ridge is mot but 15 or 20 minutes on way but it is very flat and an easy hike. We made this trek just the two of us. no one else wanted to ride the sky lift up the ridge to the over look. We like sky lifts so we went just the two of us. Below is a picture of Overlook Ridge taken from on top of the Natural Bridge.
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