Due to many different circumstances we didn't really get our traditional summer vacations (the lake and the beach) this year. So in lieu of that, we decided to do some day trips around here! Today we ventured out to Gatlinburg TN to the Ripley's Aquarium. It was great and the kids had a great time. The aquarium was superb, the gawking drive at all the kitschy stores and tourists was sublime, and our lunch was quite enjoyable. We went with some of our good friends, and they even came back for some pizza and slip and slide action after our nap on the way home. It was a very fun day. Here are some great pictures from the aquarium.
There was a slow moving conveyor belt that took you on a tunnel through the sharks tank (which was huge). The sharks swam all around us and the boys loved it!
There was also a tunnel you could crawl through in the penguin exhibit. Every time we took our eyes off Steven he darted back inside!
Sam is angry at me here. He is refusing to pose.
Hope you enjoyed our tour! We did!
2 comments:
stay-cation sounds heavenly! that is on my list of vacations to have very soon. we have friends who do a week with kids at the grandparents, and they just stay home, get stuff done, and go on dates. i had a mini-staycation with just the twins while irby was at my parents. he had a blast and it was so quiet around here! you look great courtney.
Remind me to tell you about Ripley's Teacher Appreciation weekend. I think your hubby would qualify!
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