Circus with PopPop!!

February 2016: Ringling Brother's Circus!!

We love going to the circus!!! Family date nights are hard to come by at this age in parenting, so anytime the coliseum has anything remotely family friendly... we are THERE!!! Our favorite part of the circus is the pre-show!! The kids got play in a bounce house, meet the performers, try on the costumes and see the animals up close!! SO MUCH FUN!!

We had a great night with PopPop!!!

WATER PARK

January 2016: Great Smoky Mountain Lodge Water Park

Every year in January, we go on a winter vacation to celebrate Blakely and Kate Ellis birthday's!! This year we went to The Great Smoky Lodge in Sevierville, TN!! It has an amazing indoor waterpark, and we had so much fun relaxing and swimming in the winter time!! In the summer, swimming is just another event. In January, it is SOOOO MUCH more exciting!!!

These "flurries" were the most snow we saw during the trip!

Me and KE in the Flurries!

Road trip food!

Off to the POOL!!!!

We are loved going to the pool, but no one as much as Katy Ellis!!! She LOVE LOVE LOVED it!!!

 

Cool girl!!

KE loved all the independence she got in the splash pool!!

Apple Barn!!!

Hot tubing!!

Littlest hot tuber!!

Every day we had a picnic lunch poolside!!

Biggest indoor playground I have EVA seen!!!

Not quite big enough... maybe next year girlfriend!!

Love that little butt!!

Blakely's favorite part was the WAVE POOL!! Her and daddy would ride the waves for HOURS!!!

Daddy was a good sport!!

A trip to Sevierville would not be complete without a trip to the Disney Store!!!

 

Birthday goodies from Grandma Pinkie!!

 

Such a perfect trip with my favorite people to vacation with!!!