We're Back!

Well, we made it back today from our trip to Gatlinburg, Tn. We had so much fun and I took so many pictures that I will have to break it down into a few post.....mainly so I won't be on here all night. I am a wee bit tired. So here goes....Gatlinburg, Take 1....

We( and when I say we I mean Griffin, Laney, Ella, Ashton and me....1 adult and 4 kids) left last Tuesday to go to Gatlinburg. 

Okay, so let me start out by saying.....I don't know why I set a time to leave because it never happens that way. I wanted to leave by 9:00 and I probably could have if I was traveling alone but life happens......

pack for 4 kids and 1 adult

get the kids and me ready

make lunches and pack snacks for car ride

get directions to the cabin just in case GPS goes out

pay a couple of bills

shut down computer

forgot to call about dropping the dog off

call about boarding and whew they have room

pack the car by myself

wonder why I took a shower because I am drenched in sweat( nothing like that sticky feeling for 9 hours)

Griffin helped me out by cranking the car an hour before we left.....yes, car was on empty.

kids sit in the car watching a movie while I finish loading everything ( helpful...I know!)

cut down the air in the house, leave a light on, turn the water off

 and shut the garage

open back up because a child has to pee....of course

close it again

reopen, I forgot to stop the mail

computer on, stop mail, computer back off

close the garage , pull out and yes we are way past the E

the movie is over

and so it begins......can we watch another movie, I'm hungry, he touched me, she looked at me, turn the air down, turn the music up......and so on.

Wait......where's Chewy???

watering our yard

everyone accounted for 1,2,3,4,5....yes

stop to get gas, pull right back out, they only take cash....What???

get gas

drop Chewy off

throw all the food and drinks in the back for Griffin to handle

roll up my imaginary window that seperates me and the kids

turn on my ipod...with headphones....on super loud...illegal??....after my morning who cares

on the road at 12:00

stop by to see my grandmother

back on the road.....4:30

stop to eat 

stop to pee

stop to poop

arrive at National Park

pull over and get out because everyone is looking at this

load back up because my kids are the only ones chasing each other and making noise....why else would the animal be looking right at us???

drive right past the road to the cabin on to the other side of Gatlinburg.....who would have thought check in was so far away from the cabin.

stop for gas

stop to pee at a grocery store
walk all the way around the store only to find that the bathroom was near the front

get free deli samples because they just had to put the bathroom close to there

raid the pamphlet rack of everything you can possible do in the surrounding area....which by the way they want to do it all.....in 4 days

load back up

AND

12 hours later we finally make it!!!

End of day 1

.......stayed tuned for day 2. I promise you it is not as eventful as this day.