Labor Day Weekend

Scott and I both had a 3 day weekend so we decided last minute to head to Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge.  this would be Max's 1st trip to the smokies.  I got on Priceline and got a good price on a hotel and off we went.  Traffic was surprisingly good for a holiday weekend untill we got off the interstate.  Needless to say my patience and road rage was tested a lot this weekend.  After checking into the hotel(we ended up staying in Pigeon Forge) we drove to Gatlinburg and walked around.  The last time Scott and I had been there was a year and a half ago when we stopped on our way home from Ashville, NC.  They have added a lot of new things so it is not just t-shirts shops :)  It was 96 degrees and all 3 of us were hot so we went back to the hotel to regroup(Max took a nap) and then dinner. 

Sunday morning we were going to drive Cades Cove Loop, but after sitting in traffic just to get into Gatlinburg we decided we did not want to sit in traffic all day on the loop either.  So it was more walking around and checking out the sites(Check out the cool haircut I saw!!...oh and this is a "woman").  We have decided that Gatlinburg is a lot like downtown Las Vegas minus the Casinos....

It started to rain Sunday afternoon so Max enjoyed playing in the hotel room.  The rain stopped briefly so we went out and did a little shopping in Pigeon Forge.  Monday....still raining and the temp dropped to 56!  40 degree difference in a day and a half!  Crazy!

Sitting in the firetruck at Firehouse golf...this pic is for Papa

Hmmm...where is the word...smart

We had a fun little trip and are going to try and go back around Christmas time to see all the lights.