Jeff has been wanting to take the girls skiing for awhile now...I've held him off til this year. So, we decided to start them off for a weekend in Gatlinburg in case they hated it. We got them out of school early on Thursday (they had no idea we were going anywhere so they were shocked when they were paged to leave school). We loaded up and headed out of town. They were really excited although Madison hated to admit it (the first thing she said when she got in the car was "I hate surprises, Mom.") She took awhile to warm up to the idea, but ended up having a great weekend.
We went to Applewood restaurant for dinner in Pigeon Forge. The trip started off with a bang when Macey cut her forehead with her straw! It even left a chunk of skin in the straw. It was hilarious once we found out what had happened..she didn't think so though.
Madison woke up Friday morning and threw up...there where quite a few hiccups on this trip, but we made the best of them...so Jeff and Macey went skiing Friday. Madison felt better after resting a few hours so she and I spent the day shopping Gatlinburg and playing putt putt. It was nice for us each to have some one-on-one time with them
Owen stayed with Mimmy and Pops...she sent me this pic of him watching his favorite show (Peter Rabbit) with his favorite toys (his broom and his mop)
Macey in her ski lesson with Mr. Ron
A little lunch with my date for the day at Pancake Pantry...she felt like sipping a little Sprite and half a pancake
Putt Putt
Madison felt better Saturday so we all 4 hit the slopes...started off with breakfast at Pancake Pantry again...good stuff
Madison in her ski lesson with Miss Ashley
Jeff and Macey coming up the tow rope on the bunny slope
Taking a little rest waiting for Daddy to come down the hill
Photo compliments of Macey
Madison and Jeff coming up the bunny hill
Macey and me riding up the ski lift
Jeff and Madison behind us
Another pic by Macey
Madison and me on the lift
The girls did so great for their first time skiing after only an hour lesson each.
Macey tapped out about 3 minutes after getting in the car...she worked hard on the slopes
The last hiccup was heading home...accidentally took the 1 1/2 hour scenic route out of Gatlinburg extending our trip home a little longer...which resulted in Macey getting car sick 45 minutes from being home and losing her dinner all over the car. Fun times and fun memories!!
