Dollywood Day 3

We spent our last day at Dollywood today, so we won't be going to Splash Country, but we got to do more rides today since we headed out there early and didn't see any shows. We arrived at the park soon after 9:00, so we were able to hit a bunch of rides before it got very busy. Rebekah and I rode the River Rampage first thing while Joshua and Darrin rode the 1950s cars since Joshua was too little for the RR. It is one of those big tire rafts that goes along a rough creek. Rebekah was not too crazy about it, mostly because she had no control of getting wet and where she would fall around the water. We got pretty wet, so we headed toward some sun to dry. Rebekah really wanted to ride the carousel, so we headed there next.


We also rode the elephants which Rebekah loved and of which Joshua was a bit scared.



Rebekah and I also rode the swings and scrambler while Darrin took Joshua to ride some of the kiddie rides.


Joshua did not want to ride the "Busy Bees" until Rebekah rode too, and she wanted to, but Joshua didn't want to sit with her. Go figure!



I noticed that Joshua has been putting his fingers in his mouth a lot lately. We think he's cutting his very back molars.


It doesn't look like he's too happy to be on this ride. How can he love this ride one day and be scared of it another? Actually, I think the elephant ride was too much for him, and the bees are similar but on a much smaller scale.


We then got some lunch and then hooked up with LeeAnne, Bobby, and Maggie for a little while. They are visiting Dollywood today and Splash Country tomorrow with some friends. The girls were so glad to see each other.


We rode the swings with them a couple of times... (Maggie with her Daddy Bobby)


...then the girls rode the bees before we parted ways for the rest of the day. They had to eat lunch and we wanted to visit some water rides and activities before leaving.


Well, it turned out to be nothing, at least what we saw. We were going to hit some water fun, but we accidentally took a wrong turn and headed toward another area of the park. It, too, had some water activities for children, but it wasn't what I was expecting, and the one water ride they had got you absolutely drenched. We were not interested, so we ended up walking until we looped around the the entrance/exit. The kids were exhausted (Joshua asleep), and Darrin and I were really hot and tired. We had a really fun day today, and we're looking forward to some relaxation again tomorrow.