Tuesday was our first full day in the mountains. We woke up to a much cooler day after the front and bad weather went through. It was cold but soo beautiful. We decided to go to the Smokey Mountain National Park right outside Gatlinburg. As we were driving there we discovered how bad the weather had really been. We passed a sewerage place where a tank exploded and apparantly killed 2 men and also a mudslide. It was quite an exciting morning in the Smokies apparantly. We got to the park and were able to park really close to some really pretty water falls or "wa wa falls" as Colby calls them. It was pretty chilly so we didn't stay out there long. We were able to walk up close to them though and even hike up a short trail in the mountain. Colby loved the steep steps! We also showed him how to throw rocks into the water. He loved that! After walking around for a little while we were all freezing so we decided to drive back into Pigeon Forge to find something to do.
We ended up stopping at The Track. We had promised Colby a ride on race cars so we figured we better fulfill that promise. We bought him 4 ride tickets. He chose to ride some airplanes first. He loved that he thought he was such big stuff! Afterwards he rode the miniature train. Next he chose the carousel. He talked about riding the giraffes all day! The last thing we wanted him to do was the toddler go carts. He was just tall enough to ride. We figured he might be able to figure it out. He got in there and got buckled in but when it came time to "drive" he just couldn't quite get the concept of pushing down on the gas pedal to make it go. I was glad he tried though. Since he didn't get to ride Austin took him to the big go carts for his last ride. Austin said he enjoyed it but also was holding on for dear life! We know he liked it though b/c he talked about it the rest of the day! After leaving the park we went back to the cabin for sandwhiches and naps.
When we all got up from our naps and freshned up we headed back to Pigeon Forge to eat at the Old Mill restaurant. We had eaten there when Colby was 8 months old and we all loved it! I figured it would be even more enjoyable now that he was older and could actually enjoy the food and atmosphere too! We had to wait a little while to be seated but there was plenty to look at and places to walk around. I think we all enjoyed our dinner. Colby ate tons of his mac n cheese and pot roast and green beans! He also made friends with a couple seated near us! After dinner we decided to go back and drive through Gatlinburg since we didn't see much of it that morning. It was a nice drive just looking around at all the stuff. We didn't get out. Once we got home it was bath and bedtime!
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