Vacay Day 4

Today started out with Olivia showing me that she accidentally broke her signature headband. She insisted that we get her another one, but since Charming Charlie is nowhere near here, we tried changing the subject and keeping her distracted, which seemed to work most of the day.

Daddy had a fun-filled day of surprises in store for us. He wouldn't even tell us what to wear, except he told O to pack her backpack bc we were going exploring. Dan took us to downtown Gatlinburg. We parked in The Ripley's parking garage and walked to The Donut Friar...oh my goodness, homemade donuts...so sinfully delicious. I highly recommend this local bakery. Great customer service, atmosphere, and reasonably priced.

Then we walked on to his second surprise of the day, OberGatlinburg. We took the awesome aerial tramway all the way up the mountain. Then we got out and had no idea what to expect. Dan took us to the Alpine Slide area and asked if we thought it would be a smart idea with Gabe/Olivia. I wasn't sure bc it's a huge skylift ride to the top and then 1800' down the slide, but truth be known, I was a little scared of it myself. I finally gave in and said why not, and oh my goodness, it was a BLAST & the kids loved it! Olivia sat with me and Gabe with Dan. We could control how fast we went and it was like we were in a bobsled, totally fun!
Then we rode the tramway back to Gatlinburg and Dan took us to lunch at No Way Jose's Mexican Cantina. It's located right on the river and had huge tasty portions. I'm going to have to workout like crazy once I get back in the Fort bc this is nuts, but it's vacation, right!
After lunch Dan took us for a long car ride to Cades Cove. Gabe & O both took naps, while Dan & I saw Deer, Turkey & horses. It's a beautiful drive and last year we saw bears.
Then we went back to the cabin to relax and I did some laundry. Later on we went out to the Tanger Outlets to look for a headband for O, but no such luck. We then found a Wal-Mart and got some needed necessities, and buy golly, I found Olivia 9 adorable headbands for less than the price of one at Charming Charlie. Sweet deal! The best part was upon leaving Wal-Mart, I felt a trickle on my foot, looked down & noticed that Gabe peed on me. Yes, that's right, he peed thru his diaper, even though I just checked his diaper before going in there. Oh well, I fit right in at Wal-Mart, right. Good times friends, good times!

Overall, despite getting peed on, it was a nice day and the best part of all, I see that Dan is photo journaling our vacation on his iPad! Awesome!