Sunday, August 24, 2008

~FUN~FUN~FUN~


Oh what a fabulous fun-filled time! It was a fast trip...but we crammed tons of fun into the time frame! (Note: the Rainforest Adventures was closed by the time we got there....so we'll save that for another time!
Here are some collages of our FUN!



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Touching the stingrays in stingray bay!

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SHARKS!!!
From inside the aquarium tunnel!

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Horseshoe Crab pool...my girl loves to hold these little boogers, I do too!! hee-hee!
We're a hands on kind of family!!!

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The aquarium is presently hosting a special event. It is many differnt species of babies being incubated on site...and here are a few pictures of the little ones....Seahorses, Jellies, baby sharks inside a mermaid's purse and baby crocs!

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Random pics of the aquatic beauty!
(These crabs were HUGE...about 30 inches!)


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Having fun with our girl!

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Putt Putt at Ripley's Old Mac D's farm.

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More random aquarium pics.
(Notice theDIP*PIN' DOTS...this is one of my favorite parts of the aquarium!!!)

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WONDERWORKS fun!

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Earthquake cafe and Racing!
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And.....a real bed of nails!
VERY NEAT!
Yes...it does hurt just a little bit....but if you hold very still...it is not a big deal!
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Chuck is landing the space shuttle, while Chelsi is ...well....digging for gold?!?!?! hee-hee!
(Oh yea, she's a mess!!!!)


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Guitar playing and cow wrestling and the girls were just taking in all the ocean's beauty!!

Great times!!!

24 comments:

PandaMom said...

These are fun and fabulous!!!! Especially, the one of her digging for gold---LOL!

Thanks for continuing to check on me! I DO appreciate that from those I really love! ; )

missy said...

What fun!!! I love Pigeon Forge and Gatlingburg. These pictures are great. I love the ones of Chelsi with you and her dad. I know she is the apple of your eye. I also like the one of dad playing the golf club "guitar".

I am glad you all had a nice get away!!

Kate said...

Well...it certainly does look like great times, Denise!! It looks like you all squeezed every last drop of fun out of your trip that you could!! Fun pictures!

Kate

OH MY #6 said...

I'll say, great times! These pictures are amazing.

Have a good week!

Lea Denise
xo

fleur de lis cottage said...

Wow...you guys were moving. You had an every moment, fun packed vacation.

Jodee said...

It looks like you had a fabulous vacation! I love all of the aquarium pictures!

Half Gaelic, Half Garlic! said...

What a weekend....did you even get to sleep? Looks like you all had a lot of fun!

I think the sign on the shark tank would have scared me!!!

You got some really incredible photos!

Lisa

Kim@Seasons of My Heart said...

What a wonderful you and your sweet family had!!!

You take such GREAT pictures, capturing EVERY precious thing.

I'm glad you are home safe and sound!!

Kim~

Anonymous said...

Your photos are so amazing. What a stunning family y'all are.

It looks like a each of you had a wonderful time.

Have a blessed week,

Krista

Lisa said...

Wow, I would definitley call that a fun filled weekend! Looks like you had a GREAT time. I love all of the photo's. You have a beautiful family!!!

Adele said...

Oh how fun! I remember taking Mallory to that very place when she was too young to enjoy it. LOL. I love all of the pics you took. Your family is just precious. I can tell how much you three love each other. Glad you all had a fun getaway. Take care and have a WONDERFUL week.
Love,
Adele

Tina said...

So glad you checked out our blog! Your daughter is beautiful. Looks like you all had a blast on your trip!!!
I love homeschooling!
Tina

mommy24treasures said...

wonderful pics! Looks like a fun time!!!!

Laura Nipper said...

Oh my I love all your photos!. You guys really know how to have a good time.My kids would so love playing there. Hope you're having a great week.

Steffie B. said...

Fun-fun-fun.....lvoe all the collages...they are fabulous....

Alexander's Adventures said...

Such a fantastic trip! The sharkes look scary! Is that a great white? Love the photos of you and our family!

Anonymous said...

These look like so much fun! Beautiful family you have! Just beautiful :)!

day by day said...

Hey Denise!

Oh, I love it when you go on trips..you always do such a great job with your pics and writing and it makes me feel like I was there, too! And since we do not travel much...that's a good thing. Looks like lots of fun!! So glad you had a good time!

p.s.I love my dip-n-dots, too! lol!

LaLa said...

You guys make me tired watching you. Love all the pics with your beautiful girl.

I do NOT do "the ice cream of the future" b/c I just don't know when the future is??? Change your slogan already...LOL

Paula said...

Lots and lots of neat pics. Wow, what a fun time. At first I thought Chelsi had her arm in the shark tank and then I re-read it and was relieved to see that it was the rays. :)

Leslie said...

What a great time you guys had. That is such a fun family place to visit. We were there earlier this year, meeting up with a bloggy friend of mine. It too was so much fun for us. Thanks for sharing your fun times with us.

Laura L. said...

Boy, have you guys been having a ton of fun! Looks like you've been to some really neat places. I love the photos of all of the sea creatures. Really cool.

You have lots of really neat photos of your trip to the fair too. You've really captured the fun in those photos.

Chelsi's new room is just gorgeous. I love those beautiful colors and you guys did such a wonderful, professional job. Congratulations on that!

Nikki said...

I looooove Pigeon Forge - soooo much to do! Makes me wish we were back there...glad you all had such a great time!
Love the pictures.

Kimberly said...

I am so glad you guys had such a great time! You post such fun pics!

Blessings!
K :)