Thursday, March 30, 2017

Spring break 2017 day 4

This day started with eating the donuts we got from the shop in Gatlinburg--even at a day old, they were pretty good.  We then checked out of the hotel and headed up near Sevierville, to a petting zoo that also offers pony rides.  You were very excited for both. as was daddy (and mommy).  It was really great!  We got to see lots of different animals, some that even I had never seen before.  Nearly all of them ate right out of our hands and you seemed to like going in the pens with the goats and fallow deer best.  After the zoo part, we did the pony ride.  Dad lead the pony while you rode and you loved it, no surprise.
We had a snack lunch in the car after we got checked in at our last hotel, the LaQuinta Inn of Knoxville East.  Since the weather was still decent (it was cloudy and warm), we visited Frozen Head State Park, about an hour northwest of here.  We did a lovely hike along the creek that lead to 2 falls.  It was a great hike except there were tons of gnats constantly bugging us.  Not as big of a problem when we were walking along, but any time that we were still was a moment they used to surround us.  There were tons of black moths with spotted wings and some butterflies, too.  The only wildlife we saw this time was a little garter snake.  You complained about how long it was on the way up, then tried to go too fast on the way down (you were excited for playground time) and fell, scraping your arm and a little on your forehead.  We hope and pray that you have learned from the experience.  You held your arm out straight because you were worried that it would hurt to bend it the rest of the trail back.
We did stop at the playground (after mommy bandaged you up) for a few minutes--you weren't so sure this was going to be a good idea, yet quickly forgot about your arm pain after a sweet girl came right up and greeted you as soon as you stepped onto the play area :)
After this, we returned to Knoxville and had pizza at Sergeant Pepperoni's.  It was just average pizza, nothing special.  Following this, we continued back to the hotel, where we went swimming for a bit in the less than warm and not as clear as the St. Louis hotel pool.  All in all, it was a great day and I hope tomorrow will be just as lovely :)

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