Thursday, May 15, 2008

Gatlinburg Getaway

I am a little behind in getting this posted, but things have been a little chaotic around here lately. For those of you that do not know, Anthony started a new job 3 weeks ago!!! This is an awesome opportunity for him, and he is so excited to start this new chapter in his career. He has been in WI for training the past 3 weeks, which means Parker and I have been here by ourselves! Luckily, Anthony has been able to come home for brief weekend visits, which I am SO thankful for. Next week is his last week in WI, and we will be SO glad to have him back home for good after that. We have both missed him so much!

Anthony, Parker, my mom, dad and I decided to take a last minute road trip to Gatlinburg to get away for a few days back in mid April. We wanted to do this before Anthony started his new job, and before my mom started her radiation treatment. We had an AWESOME time! We stayed at a resort that had an indoor water park right there, and we took advantage of going there 2 different days. It did not take Parker long to warm up to it at all, and he had an absolute blast! He loved going down the toddler slides, and loved floating with us on the lazy river! We also did several "touristy" things, went out to eat, etc. I have to say, Parker did amazing throughout the whole trip. He did great in the car, he slept and ate good while we were there, was in a great mood, and he even did good at all of the restaurants! He also loved being able to spend some extra time with Grammy and PawPaw, and run back and forth from our room to theirs! All in all, it was a really great little Gatlinburg Getaway!!!

Please continue to keep my mom in your thoughts and prayers as well. She goes into the hospital on Monday for her radioactive iodine treatment, and will be there in total isolation (no visitors allowed) for around 3 days. After she gets home from the hosptial, she will not be allowed to see me, Anthony or Parker for at least 7 more days. Please pray that everything goes well with her treatment, and that she recovers fast!

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