Spring Break: Dolly's Stampede Dinner

On Monday night, we met up with everyone at Dolly's Stampede Dinner show. This has the same feel as Medieval Times, but with a North vs South theme. They had horses, pigs, bison, longhorns and birds in the show. There was a little bit of everything in this show. It was a fun time!

They take a pic of your whole group at the beginning... here we are!

The kids all got slushies in these plastic boots.

We were on the "South" side.

Avery was not thrilled with the food provided. A whole roasted chicken. She doesn't eat a lot of meat, so this was a bit much for her. She did eventually try it and actually liked it!

Of course, Morgan loved the food!

The show ended with some patriotic-ness and the Star Spangled Banner. Oh, and the "South" won the competition - yay!

After the show, the performers and their horses sat around the theater and let the kids come around and pet the horses. They also signed their cups. So, the kids ran around to all of the performers for autographs.

This was the emcee of the show... he was great!

This guy was the comedy of the show... Skeeter!

Here they are with their signed boots!

Spring Break: Ober Mountain

On Monday morning, we had breakfast with a view at the cabin! 

We drove to Gatlinburg and had lunch at the Smoky Mountain Brewery. Matt got a beer sampler and Morgan thought it was so much beer! Ha!

Then, we met up with the Wilken crew, my parents and Ross' parents at Ober Mountain. We took the tram up from Gatlinburg.

Here's the cheesy pic they take of you before the tram ride with a super-imposed picture behind you!

The girls did the rock climbing wall... all the practice at Funtopia paid off! They made it to the top easily!

There was a small zoo at the top with local animals. We watched the otters play and saw the bears relaxing in the sun.

Then, the girls ice skated. They had these cute dolphins kids could use to help them skate. They also doubled as a ride!

Morgan and Matt went to ride on the ski mountain coaster, which had about an hour long wait to do. So, Avery and I took the ski lift up and rode the alpine slide down the mountain.

Morgan waiting to ride the coaster.

Morgan and Matt on the coaster... ready to go!

Here's a video of Morgan and Matt riding the coaster:

Here's the pic of them on the ride.

Spring Break: Getting there

We left on Saturday after Avery's dance class. We drove to Louisville, KY on the first day and spent the night there to break the trip up. We grabbed dinner at Red Robin and then the girls swam a little bit at the hotel pool.

On Sunday, we got up and headed out for the last leg of our trip. We had to stop at Buc-EE's to check it out. If you know about this place, you know. It's crazy! There were lines of cars on the exit ramps to get into this place! It was packed. But, it does have the nicest bathrooms around! You can get anything you need there... seriously! We picked up some souvenirs and Matt got some jerky.

We stopped off for lunch in London, KY at a Cracker Barrel. The girls got a kick out of the little store. Morgan loved this sign "No Crabby Attitudes".

Avery thought Mama Mary Jo would love this hat!

We wanted to get some fresh air, so Matt found a nearby park. It was so packed! Avery and I walked the trail while Morgan and Matt played soccer. You know that girl just can't go anywhere without her cleats!

We made it to the cabin around 5:00. We were staying in Sevierville, in between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. The girls checked out the views and then wanted to swim. We relaxed on the back deck and ended the night with some air hockey!

Kicking off Spring Break

Friday after school, we went for a sweet treat at Dairy Queen to kick off our Spring Break!

Last indoor soccer game

Morgan's last winter indoor soccer league game was this past weekend. They ended up losing. Morgan scored their only goal. I took a few pictures and videos, but I didn't get her goal on video (of course!) I did get a video of her fighting for the ball and making a great pass.

And here's an action shot of her with the ball: