Mid-December we headed to the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge area of Tennessee with Sydney's MeMe and Pops and Uncle Brent and Aunt Catherine to celebrate Brent's 30th birthday. We rented a cabin with gorgeous views of the mountains. The cabin itself was great- three decks to check out the mountain view, air hockey (Sydney's favorite) and pool tables, and plenty of comfy places to sit and relax.
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| Hanging out on the deck |
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| Daytime view |
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| Evening view |
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| Playing a little air hockey |
There was a ton to do in both Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. We visited the Ripley's aquarium one day, which was actually pretty neat and was one of pretty much everyone's favorite. The aquarium had lots of different fish, but the coolest was probably the shark tank. It had several different types of sharks, a sea turtle and other fish as well. You viewed the fish from both above and below. They also had a penguin exhibit that was both indoors and outdoors.
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| Saw shark from above |
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| Another shark from above |
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| Checking out the fish |
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| Penguins! |
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Brent and Catherine at the aquarium
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Another highlight of the trip was Sydney's first Putt-Putt experience. At first she was just mesmerized by the jungle/dinosaur/pirate theme of the course we played and the fact that she had a ball- pink, of course. She wanted to whack the alligator and other animals with her club, which she called a bat. Blake was finally able to coax her into letting him help her hit the ball into the hole. Once she heard everyone clap for her when the ball went in the hole, she ate up the attention. So much fun!
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| Mummy at PuttPutt |
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| My bat! (Funny look...ha!) |
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| The ball went in the hole! |
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| Help from Daddy |
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| Hooray! |
Overall, what a great trip! We are so glad we had Brent's birthday as an excuse to get away for a bit. Happy birthday, Uncle Brent! We love you!
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| Uncle Brent and Aunt Catherine |
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| Happy birthday! |
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