Spring Break is always greatly welcomed, but this year it was also greatly needed. It has been a challenging and busy year for our family, but in a good way. We were all in need of some family time, and a quick trip to Dollywood was the perfect way to start off our break. The kids worked hard on Thursday to get a lot of Friday's schoolwork done. We woke up Friday morning, took a couple of spelling tests, and hit the road. The girls finished up their work in the car and we enjoyed our ride to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
Last time we were here was in November. It was cold. Super cold. Like windchill of 18 degrees cold. It's been lovely here in Georgia recently, but of course a cold front would move in for the two days we were at the park. It didn't stop the girls from having the time of their lives.
The girls experienced their first roller coaster, the Fire Chaser.
Marc, Kayla, and Macy rode first, and Brooke and I rode next. Kayla and Macy loved it. Brooke hated it. I kind of can't believe that we took our 5 year old on a roller coaster.
We happened to be at the park on the same day as some friends of ours. We met Josh and Kristy right after we got married and have been in their Sunday School class since 2001. The kids had such a good time running around and riding rides. Kristy and I enjoyed a couple of rides together too, and I use the term enjoyed loosely. She has the picture to prove how loosely. :) It was a fun day spent with good friends.
And of course we had to take some time in the pool before starting our second day at the park. What vacation for our girls would be complete without an indoor pool swim?
Kayla and Brooke enjoyed lunch with a duck, and we even fed it a little hotdog bun.
This roller coaster is the Wild Eagle. Kayla rode it with Marc before we had any idea what it was like. After three loops upside down she declared she would never do that again. She was such an adventurous girl on this trip. Macy was not happy that she was too small to ride.
The girls enjoyed terrorizing following the ducks around.
We had such a wonderful trip. A damper was put on it the last day when Marc's phone was stolen and we stayed on the lookout for the guy all day long, but we didn't let that keep us from enjoying our time with the girls. Until next time Dollywood!
