Dollywood

We took a family "vacation" to Dollywood on Friday. We drove to Knoxville to stay with Nanna and Grand-Bob on Thursday night. We (Nanna was brave enough to go with us!) got up early on Friday morning and headed for Pigeon Forge. We met Mamaw for breakfast, and we all headed to Dollywood. Everyone was very excited! Anna Grace seemed to pretty tired, but we assumed it was because of our late bedtime the night before.

We headed straight for the rides. We started out in the Country Fair part of the park. Olivia and Anna Grace loved the Flying Elephants, Bees, Pigs and Ducky rides, while Bailey and Isaac tried out slightly more adventurous rides. From there we headed to our first water ride of the day, the River Rampage. Nanna kept the two littles while the rest of us managed to get soaked.

Nanna, Anna Grace, and I went to watch a gospel show while everyone else headed off for more water adventure. Anna Grace slept on Nanna's lap through most of the show. Afterwards, when we were getting lunch, Mark noticed that Anna Grace was feeling pretty warm, so he took her to a first aid station. It turned out, that her temperature was 103.2. He left the park, and took her to a doctor (what a dad!). Her ears and throat were red, so he prescribed and antibiotic for her. She was really a pleasant little person, despite how sick she was.

All things considered, the day went well. Mamaw was quite a trooper about riding the wild rides with Bailey and Isaac. It was wonderful to have an adult for every child. As we were leaving, Olivia said, "That was a great Dollywood!"