We went to the Smokey Mountains (Pigeon Forge, TN) for one last trip for the summer. It was Mackenzie and Mallory's first trip to the mountains. Saturday, we went to the Dixie Stampede for dinner and show. We had a feast for dinner while watching the entertainers sing/dance. Definitely left with full tummies! The girls had fun watching the horses, buffalo, ostriches and other animals doing different races and cheering for the South riders in rodeo style events. On Sunday, we drove up to Cade's Cove. We saw several turkey and deer, beautiful views of the mountains, also admired different buildings (one was a Baptist church est. 1827 and cabins). Afterwards, we went tubing down the Little River. The water was cool but oh, so refreshing and a lot of fun going down the rapids. The weather was perfect too. Sunday night we had dinner at the Apple Barn Grille. You'll see a picture of the girls at the apple orchard. Monday was a fun day at Dollywood. Mallory experienced her first roller coaster ride! Mackenzie's a tough gal too. We rode 2 roller coasters, river rampage and side winder, watched a Veggie Tales stage show and had some good food too. Mommy was TERRIFIED but rode just for the girls...I didn't open my eyes one bit! We spent about 7 hours at Dollywood but only got to see about half the park...guess we'll have to go again! Enjoy the pictures.
