A great Fall Break!

Fall Break is over and it's back to the grind. Our Fall Break was wonderful and we were able to get away and have some fun together as a family. Chad and I took the kids to Gatlinburg and rented a cabin for a few days. I've never been to the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge area before so I wasn't sure what to expect. I was just glad to have some time away.

It was gorgeous down there! The trees were bursting with the colors of Fall. A myriad of pinks, golds, reds, oranges, and yellows covered the mountians and the winding roads up hills and down gulleys was breathtaking! Our cabin was very nice and came equipped with a hot tub and pool table which the kids loved.

Noah insisted on "swimming" in the hot tub which was not very relaxing for Chad and I but we sure laughed a lot at him. Sydney wanted us to count at how long she could hold her head under the water. Elijah did a lot of eye rolling at his siblings. It won't be long when they will be "mature" and not do such silly things like that.

The scenery was GORGEOUS! The colors were bright and vibrant and the mountains were beautiful! We spent an afternoon taking a couple mile hike up a mountain to a breathtaking waterfall. Here is just a taste of what we saw each day.



We did some sightseeing in Gatlinburg and also got to do some shopping too. We went on the chairlift and that was a total blast. Sydney and I were a bit nervous with the steep incline of the ride but the scenery made it totally worth it.

It was a good place to go for a short getaway. We all had a blast and it was so fun to hang out together. We mined for jewels, went on a magic wand scavenger hunt, experienced a very cool mirror maze, played Pirate Glow-in-the-Dark putt putt, and even got to see several black bears up close and more personal than I was comfortable with.

Good times! Can't wait to go back....