The next day we hit Downtown Disney. We loved shopping in the big Disney store. We also ate lunch at T-Rex- a restaurant with animatronic dinosaurs- really neat! The following day we headed to Tampa. We had a great time visiting with Wade's mom and step-dad. We went to the Beach, hit some local Tampa hangouts, and swam in the pool. It was definitely a nice relaxing break after the hectic pace of Disney World!
On our way home, Eric and I realized that we actually had one more day before either of us had any appointments. So when we hit Atlanta, GA, we took a detour and went to Gatlinburg, TN for a day. We stayed at a super nice campground there. We took a trolley through the Arts and Crafts loop the next morning and then hung out at the campground for the afternoon. We would have liked to have seen some more of the Smokey Mountains, but they didn't recommend driving a camper on most of those roads, and we didn't have our car with us. So we may head back there at some point in the future to do a little more of the outdoor stuff. We had a great vacation. The kids had a ball and got to do some really neat things. It was definitely nice to get out of town for a while and do something totally different. I'm ready for another vacation :-)
Playing in the fountain. We need one of these at home!
The whole gang
Chloe at T-Rex
Some of the kids at T-Rex
The camper at Gatlinburg
The kids thought that these were hilarious
Making music with the band
