Vacation #3 - Dollywood & Apple Barn

I'm finally getting to post about our last day on vacation! I think this was our favorite day, please be warned, it's a picture laden post!

Not too shabby breakfast for just having a microwave and refrigerator!

We got to Dollywood around 10, but it took awhile to get the stroller packed up with all we would need for the day, and walk to the trolley stop. We had the kids all situated and Levi was actually asleep when we got on the trolley. Who knew we would have to take the kids out of the stroller and hold them on the ride . . . even though we were sitting right beside the stroller. Oh well.

Barnstormer. Jacob is on the end closest to us. This was like a giant swing that nearly went all the way around. This was the first ride Jacob rode, and poor Lily started crying and franticly reaching towards him saying "hold you." It was pitiful! I guess she was afraid he was going to get hurt.

Lily loved this ride!

The whole time they were walking out, she was saying "again, again."

So I took her again. I only got to ride this ride and the carousel since I'm pregnant.

Wonder Wheel.

Levi enjoyed his bottle and finally went back to sleep.

Jacob rode all the roller coasters two or three times each! I have never ridden a roller coaster, and I feel like my life will be complete even if I never do! :)

Lily was SO excited to drive!

Love this picture :)

My favorite part of Dollywood was the big bag of kettle corn that my dear hubby bought me! Fresh-popped kettle corn is so good! Jacob and Lily had some, but I nearly finished off the entire bag by myself!

We went back to our hotel and rested for a little while, then we went and walked around the Gatlinburg shops. We got to see taffy making, which was so cool!

Our last stop was Kilwin's. I had been dying all week for a dark chocolate covered marshmallows from there! Jacob and I went to Kilwin's in Charleston on our honeymoon, and when we saw the Kilwin's in Gatlinburg we just had to go. We got Lily her own chocolate covered marshmallows, but she didn't really eat much - she was more interested in sticking her finger in the marshmallows. Ha!

On our way home, we stopped by Apple Barn to get some gifts for family. Lily rode this rocking horse for the longest time!

Levi liked it too. :)

Yay! We're headed home after a fun week!

Please excuse the nasty mirror! I'm not really sure how it got that way.

Hope I didn't bore you to tears with the long, drawn out posts! I just had to record all the special memories from this fun family vacation!