Vacation Day #1 - The Aquarium

My uncle and aunt own a time share in Pigeon Forge, so we were able to get a good deal on a hotel through their referral (or something). We saved up for this vacation and used cash so that we didn't go over budget. Anyway, our hotel was in Gatlinburg right next to the Aquarium. We went early on Tuesday morning to beat the crowd!

Waiting for Daddy to get the tickets. One nice thing about taking little ones is that they are free at pretty much all the attractions.

Lily really loved seeing all the "amials"

Crazy looking - it's head is pointing down.

The neatest part was this long tunnel where you ride a very slow moving conveyer belt and there are sharks, turtles, fish, sting rays, etc swimming above and around you! It was awesome!

There is a little kiddie area with fun things for children.

Levi enjoyed his morning nap in the stroller.

The spider crabs creeped me out!

In front of a tank with sharks and sting rays

There was a special exhibit with Penguins! Lily really liked them.

So neat!

I think she was a little afraid to crawl on the glass floor. ha!

Me and my girl

We headed back to our hotel for lunch and naps. We all took naps, and woke up feeling great! In the late afternoon, we went up the Space Needle. It was cool, although a little scary because Lily kept getting really close to the edge and her head would fit through the bars! Ugh!

We went to Mellow Mushroom for supper. Meals out with two littles is always pretty crazy, but we managed. Except for when Lily leaned over into the next booth and grabbed the baby's bottle out of their diaper bag! I was so embarrassed. 

After supper we walked around the shops in Gatlinburg. We went to one big outdoor/camping type store and Lily found a bunch of stuff she wanted. Ha!

We headed back to the hotel and crashed after a fun-filled day!