Monday, September 27, 2010

Vacation photos, continued

My best friend, Kelli, and her son Weston who live just outside of Nashville, TN, came to visit us at the resort for a few days. We had a great time together and it was so nice of them to make the trip to see us!
During Kelli's visit we took the boys to a kid's amusement park in Pigeon Forge. It turned out to be a great place and both boys had a blast! They had lots of rides you find at amusement parks, just smaller so only small children fit on them.
Cameron on the kangaroo

Cameron and I on the train at the park


Cameron and Weston



The boys riding an airplane




I couldn't get Cameron to look at the camera! I was worried he may get scared being high up by himself but he never did. He has no fear!


On the horse


Swings


The boys holding hands, so sweet!


Hugs!


The three of us standing out front of our condo


Kelli and I with the boys



Before Kelli and Weston left we visited Ripley's Aquarium in downtown Gatlinburg. It was a really nice aquarium geared with lots of activities for children.
Here's Cameron petting a horse-shoe crab



Cameron inside the fish tank :) Children crawled underneath and stood up in a cylander inside the tank; what a neat idea! I posted a few of these pictures because I loved his expressions!


Wow!




Crawling through another cylander in the penguin exhibit. (You can see the penguins at the bottom of the photo.)

Cooking s'mores at the campfire at the resort. It was his first time cooking marshmellows and of course he loved it :) We stayed until the put out the fire and Cameron was so cute because as they were pouring water on the fire Cameron was blowing it out! He was trying so hard he was turning red in the face :)


Yummy s'mores!
(He actually only took about 3 bites and then just wanted the graham cracker.)


These last photos are of our visit to Santaland which is located in Cherokee, NC, about an hour south of Gatlinburg. They had a great petting zoo and more kiddie amusment rides like the other park. We had a nice time here.
Cameron feeding a deer





Here's Cameron looking down the tube at the bear. (You put the food in the tube and the bears catch it at the bottom.)


Feeding the sheep


On one of the many rides at the park :)


Riding the train around the park










Look at that face :) I think he's ready to fight some serious fires!







1 comment:

Aunt Pam said...

What great photos Leslie! Looks like you had a great trip. That is a wonderful idea of the cylinder in the fish tank!
Much love,