Dollywood

Because we were using Dollywood vacations for our cabin, we got a deal. If we all bought a one day ticket to the theme park, we got to go all week long as many times as we want using the one ticket. That was a good deal for us because we ended up going 3 times. The kids enjoyed it and I really enjoyed myself. Dollywood had changed so much since I was there in 1998.

Riding the tram from the parking lot to the ticket gate....








Riding the carousel...









...Grandma's in there with him, you just can't see her.




...Grandma and Cole riding the flying swings.











Waiting in line for the Scrambler....






Someone wasn't happy he couldn't ride....

...shortly after this picture, he cried buckets of tears because he wanted his mommy. :(



LOVE these pics of Mom on the Scrambler.




...waiting in line for the ferris wheel.



My adorable ferris wheel riding partner....











...the Dollywood express. Mason wanted to ride this train so bad, but we just never rode it. We were there Monday - didn't ride it. Wednesday - didn't ride it. On Thursday he said to my dad, "Papa, they keep telling me they're gonna take me on the train and keep telling me, but they just don't do it!" lol Mason finally got his wish on Friday. :)






...Mason's face cracks me up!




...LOL!!!! Nathan, out for a joy ride on a nice sunny afternoon.


...Mom and I cruisin'.









Mommy's turn to do the big people mountain adventure. They strap you into harnesses and then you just keep climbing up and they have all of these ropes and thin pieces of wood to walk across.











....see all the cabins up on the top of that hill? Yeah. That's where our cabin was. :)



As soon as you turn into the driveway off the main road, it's all up hill from there! And I mean UP HILL!!!! These pictures don't even do the hills and the steepness justice!





...hairpin turns that go straight up!


...our lovely cabin :)