Trip to Gatlinburg and Santa

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So Jon and Anna packed up and headed to Gatlinburg with me as I attended a Title I conference. The conference was okay. I did get some good ideas and research out of it so it was worth my time (I can only hope my kids did well while I was away!). The hotel was amazing! It was a very unique design, as you can see from the pictures. The pools (yes, pools) were the best part. There were 2 large pools; one that went up to 5 ft deep and another that went up to 11 ft deep!! Then there was a wading pool and a hot tub. Mmmm... good times.

The mountains were cold and beautiful. It snowed one of the days that we were there so we were able to experience the beauty of the snowfall. It seemed like that may have been the first lasting snow fall. I could be wrong but it was really neat to see the snow line the next day.

We ate at this very homey British pub. Yummy! Plus, there were toys for Anna to play with, 2 large couches, and a wood stove. The smell of the wood stove getting hot reminded me of my childhood. :)

Once we got home we decided this year we would take Anna to get her picture with "The Big Guy". Oh, you know him as Santa Clause. After we waited about an hour!! (I know, that's what I get for waiting until the last moment to see him!), we met Santa and Anna handled it very well. She didn't freak at all. I think it may have helped that he was giving away gingerbread cookies afterward.

So that about sums up our weekend. Next weekend we head up to WI!! I'm sure we will have plenty more to share then.