Spring Break 2010 Pictures

This Spring Break we went to someplace we had never been before as a family, Gatlinburg Tennessee. Jeff had been there a couple of times growing up, but since we have been married he hasn't been back. I have heard a lot of great things about Gatlinburg, so we were really excited. We didn't tell the kids where we were going until we got there, which added to the excitement. I think they had a good time. Here are some pictures of our 2 1/2 days of fun in Gatlinburg. We didn't spend much time in the hotel room and stayed pretty busy from sun up to sun down. Adison warmed up to the idea of sitting on the carousel horse. At first she didn't want anything to do with it. I love how she is waving to her Daddy!
Note to self: do not go all out the first time on the bungee run. I ended up with a major case of whip lash. It totally whipped me back. I was sore for a couple of days.

Bayley and Kendal had a great time ice skating. Trey also gave it a try and after 2 times around was crying and sure that he was a complete failure at ice skating. I tried pointing out that he wasn't the only one holding on to the railing most of the time. Maybe we will let him try again in a couple of years.

Kendal enjoyed the carousel, but I think most enjoyed the Alpine Slide portion of our visit to Ober Gatlinburg. Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures of us on the slide or on the sky life, but Bayley, Trey, Kendal and I had a great time going up and down the mountain. It was pretty chilly outside, but fortunately we had brought our coats.

I love Adison's face in this picture. Jeff and her missed a good portion of our visit to Ober Gatlinburg while Adison took her afternoon nap in the car. She did get to go to the zoo and see the bears which she thought was pretty cool.

One morning we went to the aquarium there in Gatlinburg. Jeff and I really like it and thought it had a lot of really cool fish. The kids had a good time too, even though Kendal decided to be funny in this picture.

I would have to say that the one of the favorite things we did (and most expensive) was the Dixie Stampede. The kids were mesmerized by the show and enjoyed the huge amount of food that we were given to eat during the show. After the show the kids got to go and get autographs and touch the horses. It was a very fun night! In fact, they asked if they could go again the next night...always a good indicator of fun.

Our attempt at a family picture at the Dixie Stampede.

The girls on the lazy river at the indoor water park. We stayed at a resort that had a indoor water park. We spent most of the day on Tuesday at the water park and the kids had a great time.

Trey and Jeff were buddies on the lazy river.

Monday night after we arrived we headed into Gatlinburg and went to the Ripley's Believe it or Not museum. We enjoyed seeing all of the weird stuff and watching Trey scream at the screaming box.

We had a very busy couple of days and came home exhausted, but it was totally worth it. I don't think it is a place I would want to go every vacation, but every once in a while it would be fun to head back. Friday we went and swam with friends at our local Rec center and then spent the rest of the weekend watching basketball. It was a great week. Now it is back to the grind.