Family Trip to Gatlinburg

We arrived in Gatlinburg on Sunday around noon after an amazingly easy six hour drive, even with a baby!  He slept about four of the six hours and was a champion!  We didn't even have to use the DVD player on the way there at all! 

Jack had a blast in the pool with Daddy and Grandpa.  We went swimming after dinner, and it was a just a little bit chilly.  Grandpa picked Jack up over and over to make him "jump" in the pool.  Finally there are some photos of Jack and Daddy since I was taking all of the pictures.

Jack is wearing his new shark towel, but obviously did not want to get out of the pool!

The light was shining in just beautiful this morning when I was feeding Jack.  We bought a new booster seat for the trip and decided to put our high chair away when we got home.  Our condo was very nice and provided us with plenty of room to do whatever we wanted!

We posed for some photos in our favorite spot in downtown Gatlinburg.  John and I have been there a number of times and always capture a moment in this same spot.  It was really special to finally be there with our baby boy.  Of course we all had to go for a caramel apple afterwards!

I had the genious idea to go to Clingman's Dome on top of the Smoky Mountains.  As you can see from the pictures, it was about a 75 degree incline all the way to the top.  We had to take turns pushing Jack in the stroller, and made several stops along the way to rest.  The view was not as impressive as usual because there were very thick clouds at almost every lookout.  There were some fellow Hoosiers making the trek with us.  We made it up in less than 15 minutes which felt like forever!

The last time we took a picture here, I was about six months pregnant!  Jack wanted to reach for the camera so bad, so this is about the best picture we could get!

Loving the big boy carseat!  Facing forward helped him stay happy on the trip.

The vacation in Gatlinburg was a blast!  We enjoyed spending time together with family, getting great pictures, and eating delicious food.  I'm sure we will make many more trips as Jack grows older!