Knoxville Recap - Destination Imagination!

Here are TONS of pictures from our trip to Knoxville, TN for the Destination Imagination Global Finals! We had a great time but it was SUPER exhausting!!! There was no time to just chill so that was hard on me ... I can't imagine how hard it was on the kids. They did GREAT though! Callie's team finished 15th out of 71 teams ... ROCK ON! They did such a great job & we're SO proud of them. Try not to be overwhelmed with the pictures ... there are just a few! ☺

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Callie on the plane from Houston to Nashville

Kelsey & Callie doing "Who Stole My Chickens?"
The whole gang at the Nashville airport

Callie asleep on the way to Dollywood
A bunch of us on our way into Dollywood
Callie & Katie
Callie & Katie ... heading up
Katie, Callie, Catyler, Kelsey, Chase & Alex

Callie is #14, Katie is #15
Callie the corpse
Our team after a water ride

Katie, Callie, Chase, Alex, Kelsey, Catyler & Tyler
Callie & Me after a water ride
Callie getting wet!

Callie & Mrs. C ... fun times!
Callie
Angela, Catyler, Callie, Kelsey & Katie
Callie
Catyler & Callie on the bus ride home from Dollywood

Callie snoozing on the ride home from Dollywood

Performing their "TaDa!"

Tyler, Chase, Alex, Katie, Kelsey, Callie & Catyler

On the "TaDa!" wall
Callie trading pins
The team waiting at a bus stop

Callie ... I really like this one

Clarence, Angela, Andrea & Me
Callie in the pool

Tyler, Catyler & Callie
Callie zoning out before competition
Chase pulling out their "famous person"

(The guy in the hard hat (Kenny) is the WA challenge master for our "problem")
"Oh No!"

Callie is a bunny rabbit
"Uh Oh!" Our pants ripped ... NOT! ☺
Callie posing in her new dress
Sharon, Andrea & Me at "Cracker Barrel"
Angela, Callie & Mrs. R.

Callie & Mrs. R.
Catyler & Callie
Callie, Kelsey, Catyler, Chase, Alex, Katie & Tyler
The "Bimbo" truck ... does it get any better than this?!?!? ☺

Callie had a HUGE surprise on Saturday!!! Miss Hope, who was her ballet teacher for 3 years and moved to Georgia last year, came for a few hours to visit with me & Callie.

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Callie & Miss Hope
Kelsey getting a ladybug from Callie

Miss Hope spinning Callie during a monkey hug

I know the picture is blurry but I ♥ the looks on their faces ... PRECIOUS!!!
The team after the closing ceremonies with their "glowies"
Me & Callie
Sharon & Me

Oskar & Callie snoozing on the final plane ride home

All in all it was a fantastic trip, I just really wasn't prepared for the mental & physical exhaustion of it all. Wow! I am so happy Callie's team qualified & that I was able to share in the experience with her. These are definite forever memories!!!

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And next is Hawaii in less than a month! EEK!!!