Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Gatlinburg

After Christmas we made a trip to Gatlinburg with some of daddy’s side of the family. We’ve gone before, but not with the kiddos.

Luckily we had some help.

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Messy boy.

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No one should look this angry when eating and Oreo.

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Ready to head out – jackets required.

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Gwynn turning on the fire place. Maybe not the best thing to teach her.

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This big boy is heavy!

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Uncle Jeremy needs a lot of help learning how to hold a baby.

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Better.

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Uncle Jeremy the human footstool.

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Gwynn playing a little DigDug.

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Hide and seek in the laundry room.

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It was such a good space Gwynn used it too.

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“Go away!”

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Tuckered out.

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We made a trip to the Ripley’s Aquarium one day with the kids, Mimi, Uncle Jeremy and Aunt Julie.

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Uncle Jeremy explaining evolution, or something.

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Photo Op.

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Luke was unimpressed as usual.

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Gwynn enjoyed it though.

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Luke doing his impression of a blowfish.

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The guys.

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Gift shop time. The best time.

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We also went to our share of pancake houses. Gatlinburg has a ton of them. Since our kids would get up at around 5am Eastern time and everyone else slept late we’d sneak off before the kids woke everyone up.

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A pretty aggressive note on the window to one of the pancake houses.

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It would still be dark outside when we’d head to the pancake houses.

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Gwynn wasn’t quite as awake as her brother. She might have wanted a few more minutes of sleep.

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Luke wearing the proper attire – most things in Gatlinburg are bear themed.

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Cleaning his plate.

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She looks so goofy here.

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“They ain’t made a seat that can hold me yet!”

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Breakfast is the most popular meal for the kids.

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This was supposed to be a bear pancake, but Gwynn took off the nose and made it a Mickey pancake.

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We also made a trip to a kind of indoor zoo.

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The goats were the best. They terrified mommy.

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Is that not the face of evil?

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Gwynn and mommy posing.

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Daddy and Luke posing.

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I’m pretty sure that could swallow Gwynn.

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One monkey looking at another.

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Luke liked the birds because they were so loud, like him.

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Mommy really freaked out when Luke touched the goat. She thinks they carry the plague, I think.

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Terror incarnate!

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