Something we all agreed on

In an earlier post, I mentioned a recent trip to Gatlinburg. It is a trip that I look forward to every year, mostly because of the beautiful fall colors. Although the changing leaves, is what I enjoy most, it is not the only highlight of the vacation.

This year, there was a total of 10 of us that went on this family vacation, and we consisted of all different ages. So, as you can imagine, we weren't always in agreement as to what we wanted to do or see. Some of us wanted to shop, while others wanted to go horseback riding. Some of us wanted to ride the Sky Lift, while others wanted to drive through the mountains to enjoy the view. It seemed as if we all had a different idea as to how we wanted to enjoy our time in Gatlinburg.

One thing we all agreed on was the Aquarium. It is something we all enjoy and look forward to each year. So, on our first day in Gatlinburg, we set out for the Aquarium.

Tyler, age 4, talked about the fact that he was going to see sharks, for weeks before we even left for Gatlinburg. He was so excited!!!



His entire face lit up everytime one would swim by us. He couldn't get enough of these enormous creatures with terrifying looking teeth. Which was odd, considering he convinced himself (with the help of two girls, ages 11and 12) that there were sharks in the hot tub, and refused to get too close from then on!

Allison, age 11, loved the Penguins!

Her and Andrea, both thought they were so cute, and even picked out which two were "theirs" and even named them! As Adam would call them Goofy girls, but they had fun!

Cole, age 2, loved the seahorses

I am not quite sure what his fascination was with these, since he cannot talk all that well. But he seemed to spend the most time pointing and watching these beautiful creatures. Although I am not sure what he was saying about them, he sure did carry on about them long enough. It took some effort to get him to move on to the next exhibit.

Even Brody, 7 months, seemed to have a favorite!

I am fairly certain that it was the bright colors that caught his attention, but he stared at these jellyfish for what seemed like forever, and I am not sure why but occasionally let out one of his little giggles, perhaps it was because he liked the way they moved through the water. I guess I will never know for certain.

And as for me.....

Well I enjoyed taking pictures, as you can tell.