Gatlinburg with Grammy and Papa

The weekend of the TN/AL football game we headed to Gatlinburg. We left about lunchtime Friday and got up there Friday night. It was a long trip with the kids but we finally made it.
He watched movies the whole way there...

and she tucked herself in with his jacket.
Avery loves going through Grammy's purse and pulling everything out, especially at restaurants!
Once we finally made it to our chalet the kids had to check it all out.
Avery loved this bear-she would kiss it and give it a drink of her milk.
Saturday before the game we went to Ober Gatlinburg to play. Alex had an awesome time! He stole Papa's popcorn...

and I thought he was playing at the arcade till I walked in and saw this.

Avery loves the carousel, thankfully, she got to ride it twice so there were no tears.


John told Alex he could go ice skating in Gatlinburg, so we had to do it. He was really excited, but once he got on the ice he wasn't too fired up. At least he can say he has tried it once and hopefully, he'll try it again sometime:).


All by himself!


The band marching in-I took this picture for Alex because he loves them.


We headed out to Cades Cove Sunday for a nice L-O-N-G drive. We were trying to find a place to get out and throw the football because that is what Alex really wanted to do and we needed to stretch our legs. He was not happy with this spot as you can see in the picture. The grass was too high and he said he couldn't run fast:(. Look at those slumped shoulders! He finally got into it a little bit and played.

I can't remember why but for some reason she started rolling around all over the blanket.



Off to find some shorter grass.

Returning from a game.
Football with Grammy, too!

Avery took a break from rolling to read "The Giver."

We ate lunch before heading out to Cades Cove but obviously, Avery got a little hungry on the drive.

I'm pretty sure (by the way Alex is holding his hands) that Alex is telling John this is not a good spot.

Alex and Papa.

We were talking about how Avery didn't really have any "girl" toys to play with, so Papa and Grammy bought her a purse and put a bracelet and a Dora doll inside. We placed it on the bear for her to find the next morning.

She looks real excited doesn't she?
The kids with their new toys. Alex got a truck with taffy on it. He calls it his "big red truck."
Playing outside our chalet before we left.

Our view!
On the way home the trip got very long. Avery fussed a lot and kept dropping everything and saying, "UH-OH!" So I decided to get back there and sit with her. Alex was totally oblivious to us because he was tuned in to his movie-ha!
I was trying to think of anything to keep her entertained so we started taking pictures of ourselves. I absolutely love her faces! She's crazy!

This one is my favorite!