Spring Break 2022

 

The little circle was our rental, the pink was the fire evacuation area

Caleb and friends on the band Disney trip

Our Kentucky rental

We didn't last long at the fire

View from the back of the property

Kayaking on the pond didn't last long either

Feeding the animals did last a long time

She was DONE walking and made sure everyone knew

Trail in Mammoth Cave park

Isaac on a Dollywood coaster

Hot tubbing at our Smoky Mtn rental

A couple of chilly, early morning hikes

Dolly Parton's Stampede dinner show

Rainbow Falls, I think

Getting our seafood on as requested by the kids

Downtown Pigeon Forge

Arcade in our rental basement

And a pool table

-Caleb went with the high school band to Disney World over spring break-finally! It was cancelled his freshman and sophomore years because of covid. Third time's a charm! At the end of the band trip, Caleb stayed some extra days with the DeWitts and enjoyed more time in the parks. 

-The rest of us went to the Smoky Mountains for spring break. It was odd to vacation without Caleb. 

-The day before we left, we heard about wildfire evacuations near Gatlinburg. As we were driving down the owner told us the current renters didn't have any issues, but it still felt a little stressful. The fire was contained within a couple of days and did not affect us in any way. 

-We stayed in a rental house in Sevierville, it was a crazy mountain road to our rental! 

-We got up early two mornings and did hikes. No one was excited about getting up early, but we did appreciate beating the crowds on the trails. 

-We went to Dollywood and did a lot of coasters. Stacy did two intense coasters with Isaac, got sick and was done for the day. Isaac and Nate did as many intense coasters as they could. 

-We went to Dolly Parton's Stampede dinner/horse show. It was an unique experience and the younger kids got a kick out of it. 

-We then spent two nights near Mammoth Cave. We stayed at a cute rental in the country with great amenities- kayaking pond, trails on the property to waterfalls, fire pit, farm animals to feed- however it was cold! The younger kids loved feeding the animals grass and a couple of times some baby goats escaped the enclosure and had to be chased. 

-We did the Mammoth Cave historical tour and it was fascinating! It was also a little creepy being so far under the ground. 

-Everyone had a fun spring break!