great week

We have been traveling this week. Monday we left for Chattanooga and then on Tuesday up to Gatlinburg. Our hotel was the Wilderness Resort in Sevierville and it had 2 water parks connected to the hotel. When we arrived about noon on Tuesday, the kids quickly hit the outdoor water park. They had a blast! Then on Tuesday night we went to the Dixie Stampede which is a dinner show inside this huge agri-center looking building where much of the show is on horseback. The food was really delicious - I think the best meal we had on the whole trip.
The kids said this was one of the favorite things that we did.
On Wed. morning we went to the hotel's indoor water park and it was twice as big as the outdoor one and the water slides in it were huge and scary looking. The kids loved this one too!
Then on Wed. afternoon we headed to Dollywood. After roller coasters and water rafting rides and eating junk food we collapsed on Wed. night.
Thursday we headed back to Dollywood for another round of roller coasters, water rides and junk food ($5 for an ice cream cone :0 !! and this time we relaxed a bit and saw a couple of shows. One was Chris and Martin Kratt from the PBS show Zooboomafoo and the other was a fifties show. They were both good.
We went to a science museum near Knoxville on Friday and then drove home.
Our kitchen is in disarray as our cabinets are being refinished and we are having some painting done, so I feel we have come home to chaos!! But, I am thankful to be at home again and to trying to put everything back together again and start getting ready for school which will start in about 9 days?!?!?!?