Smokey mountains part 1

(The moose at the Wilderness at the Smokies resort)

About a week and a half ago we went to the Great Smokey Mountains for Fall Break. It was soooo much fun! It was great spending time with just our family, especially with Adam. In the past he hasn't had a lot of vacation time and the kids and I have had to do things without him, so it was a special treat to have him to ourselves for 5 days. The first night (Friday night) we stayed at this place called Wilderness at the Smokies, which is a hotel or resort with an indoor waterpark. We were able to swim for 2 days with our one night stay. We all had a blast!This is part of our room. It had a full kitchen that we should have used more than we did. I did manage to burn some popcorn in the microwave, however, which is why this picture is a little smokey. I thought for sure that the fire alarm and the sprinklers would go off, but thankfully they didn't! It smelled like burned popcorn for the rest of our stay.

Adam and the kids kicking back and watching a movie after swimming. This is where the kids slept. Adam found the movie TRON, which he loved when he was younger, and was so excited to share it with the kids. The story line is a bit confusing unless you know a little bit about how computers work, so the kids were a little lost and didn't enjoy it as much as he was hoping they would. Ethan finally caught on, I think. More than anything, I think they just enjoyed being with their dad. Here are the boys looking all cute and trying to stay warm while waiting for Hannah and Adam to come out of the water slide.

Here they are!

Now it's Ethan's turn!

The wave pool was a big hit also!

So this is what we did the first couple of days. I will add another post in a day or so with our third day, when we stayed at a cabin near the mountains and did some hiking. We had so much fun, there's just too much to share in one post. Besides, it takes me forever to post pictures. I don't think I'm doing it right. At least they're on here, though!