Trip to Tennessee

John has quit his job at the insurance company and is starting his first consulting job next week. We had a little bit of time between and decided to take advantage or our timeshare and go to Tennesee. Close enough to drive, but far enough away to get a little break from the weather. If you haven't been, TN is beautiful! We probably went at the ugliest time of the year and I was still enchanted. Can't wait to go back during the spring or summer. Here are some pictures from our trip.

Dinasaur Ride

Nathan and I sitting on the Dinasaur ride. It was freezing and we were the only ones that were there.

Nathan on a little ride at the outlet mall.

One of Nathan's favorite things. We do playdough and he gets to count as he squishes the little balls of dough.

Come on!!! Seriously? Such a cutie!

This was his birthday. We went out to the restaurant and intested of starting us off with breadsticks, we got these YUMMY apple fritter things with powdered sugar and this incredible apple butter. We were all in heaven.

As you can see, I went to great lengths to make a fancy birthday cake for Nathan. Either that or the lady at the restaurant sent us home with a free piece of cake for his birthday.


Boy does this kid love chocolate!


We went to the Aquarium in Gatlinburg, TN. Nathan has just recently started watching Nemo, so it was really fun for him to see all the fish in real life.

Check out that face! He LOVED the ray tank.

One day, we drove to Great Smoky Mountain National Park and went through Cades Cove. It is an area that houses a bunch of the original structures from when the area was first settled. It was drizzling for most our our little hike and as we were leaving the Park, it started snowing. Nathan had a blast! He would live outside year round if we would let him. Getting him back in the car was never fun.


We tried and tried and tried to get a decent picture, but Nathan would have none of it. This is our best shot! Merry Christmas.