Here are Bonnie, Mamaw, and the girls sitting on Forrest Gump's bench.
And of course I had to get in on the Gump picture since it is my favorite movie!
Anna looking cute in Gatlinburg.
We played Fantasy mini golf. Anna loved the mermaid from the moment she saw her. She said, "Me want kiss her!" But when the moment arose, she chickened out.
Ella hiding under the bear at Fantasy mini golf.
A bear seat and a cute girl.
A bear seat and two cute girls!
After Gatlinburg and mini golf, we went to the Dixie Stampede! The show amazed the girls from start to finish. They could barely eat the whole chicken that was plopped on their plates because they were too busy watching the horses and chickens and pigs run around the arena.
Thursday, we did a little shopping, then ate lunch at the Applewood Firehouse Grill. Everything tasted great, and our bellies nearly popped after our feast.
After eating ourselves silly, we decided to ride the Aerial Tramway to Ober Gatlinburg. The view was amazing, but Minnie nearly passed out going up and coming down. Meanwhile, the girls and I took in the view.
There was so much to do at the top of the mountain. We rode the chair life to the alpine slide - twice. This was the girl's most favorite part of the day. I have to admit, that slide was awesome.
Of course we visited the horses on the carousel.
After a long day of playing mini golf (yes, again), sliding, riding, and eating, we rode the tramway back down the mountain while taking in the gorgeous view.
Thursday night, we had the pleasure of eating at the Cherokee Grill. Let me just tell you - this place exceeded our expectations in every way. It would be an understatement to say that the food was the best we had the whole trip. If you are ever in Gatlinburg and you don't eat at the Cherokee Grill, you are missing out on some absolutely delicious food and outstanding service.We all fell into bed Thursday night and rose too early Friday morning to pack up and leave. We couldn't resist returning to the Applewood Firehouse Grill for breakfast, and the food was just as great the second time around. Chuck made $20 by taking a few pictures for a generous family, and we all nearly died of embarrassment that he actually took the money instead of graciously refusing it.
After one final trip to the outlet mall (and a new Coach purse for me thanks to Minnie!), we were on our way home. We made multiple stops, including one to clean up and comfort Anna after she got carsick, but finally arrived home around 6:30.
We couldn't have asked for a more pleasant Fall Break, and we thank Bonnie for giving us such special treatment on our trip!
