Spring Break 2010

Spring Break came early for us this year. Who's ever heard of Spring Break in February?? Weird, but the break was much needed and anticipated, so we were happy regardless of the snow. We headed to Gatlinburg, TN where my parents were nice enough to donate some time share points so we could have a luxurious 5 night stay in a beautiful condo.

The kids were most excited about the whirlpool bathtubs. They took baths every single night and we even bought them some "wobble gobbles" at Wal-Mart.

This was our 4th visit to Gatlinburg since we moved in in 2007. Every year we've thrown around the idea of going to the Ripley's Aquarium but have never gone due to the cost. With this being our LAST trip there we decided we'd splurge and go. I'm glad we waited until this year. Sydney and Jackson were SO into it. We just followed them through and let them take as long as they wanted at each display. Also, because it's their off-season we had the place practically to ourselves. We packed a lunch and spent about half the day there. It was really fun. I wish I had more pictures to show for it...


Check out these MONSTER SPIDER CRABS. They freaked me out. I can look at sharks all day, but I never want to see these babies again.
C-R-E-E-P-Y


They had a little "discover" section where the kids got to play with a lot of hands on stuff. McKay enjoyed it right along with the kids.

So, although the cost was a little hard to swallow...we decided it was worth it. Very fun day.

Two days into our trip it started snowing and didn't stop the rest of the week. So, we spent lots of time watching movies, reading books, coloring, EATING, and hanging out together. It was still tons of fun. We even let the kids do something that is forbidden at home... jump on the bed...shh, don't tell anyone.

We pulled the crappy mattress off of one of the sofa beds and just left it on the floor all week. If the kids got restless or started fighting we'd tell them in our meanest voice "GO JUMP ON YOUR BED!" They'd get a really sad look on their face until they realized what we said, then they run off laughing into the other room and jump until they were tired. I don't think they'll ever forget that.

Here are a couple pictures of us just hanging out.

By the end of the week we were ready to venture out again. We found a Bass Pro Shop not too far away and spent a good 2 hours just roaming the store. I told McKay if he wants me to be his camping wife then we'll have to go on a shopping spree there first. We sat in all the boats, pretended to ride all the four wheelers, and ran through all the tents.

Here's a picture of the kids on what they thought was one of the coolest benches ever.

So, that was our trip in a nutshell. Now we're back in Grundy and half way through another week. Snow is still falling as we speak, but we're supposed to have temperatures in the 50's by this weekend. (fingers crossed!) I just got word that my Mom and sisters are leaving Las Vegas in just 7 weeks, yes 7 weeks to come here and help us pack and move back to home!!! Can it really be that soon? Yes, it can, and I C A N' T W A I T!!


Lastly, here are just a couple pictures that were on my camera from around the house.

Enjoy!