Wonder works aka upside down house!!

Tuesday night of our mini winter vacation we wanted to go to the Dixie Stampede.  Monday night was the last show so we were really disappointed we waited till Tuesday to do our night out in Pigeon Forge.  We decided we would take the boys to the NASCAR Speed Park to play games and ride go carts.  Well.............they were closed as well.  :(  A few of our friends had went Monday afternoon and told Bart it was pretty neat.  We decided since we had nothing else to do and since it was the only thing open we would try it.  I am soooooo glad we did.  It was sooooo much fun and Stephen still talks about it a week later!  Jackson LOVED it as well!

Of course the shooting games were a big hit with all 3 boys!!

This was the outside of the building.  When you walked in the door it creaked . 

The inside of the main doors when you walk in!  This was on the ceiling!

Stephen having a try at the pulley.  Daddy had to help him pull himself up!!

Jackson used his feet for help, but did a good job all by himself!

Surprisingly I was able to lift myself as well!

This was a mind challenge.  You had to look a t the direction of the water and see if you could tell which way it was going and if you could see color on the water!

Jackson LOVED the video basketball.  His face was put in the computer and he was really playing along!!

I think Stephen broke this.  It was working............then the pedals stopped moving.

Anything with action Jackson likes!  That is why we call him action Jackson!  This was a  snow boarding  activity.

Of Course he could do this great!!

Stephen in melt down mode because I asked him to let me take a picture!

Ready for pictures again since he found something he liked!!!

I got in there and showed him what it looked like.  I stuck my tongue out to him and he had to go back in there and do it himself then wanted me to take a picture of it.  Yes his tongue was touching.  UGH!  

Anything sports makes this boy happy.  I think he did this 2 dozen times.  There was no one there so he could keep going and going!!

Stephen liked the baseball thing to.  It told if you got a strike or a ball and how fast you threw it!!

Stephen absolute favorite!!  If he had a few seconds he would run off and go back to the space ship.  Tons of buttons to push so it was a really big hit!!

Jackson and Bart learning how to fly and land a plane.

This was awesome!  You stood in front of the screen and it took the heat off your body and well I am not sure , but it was neat! ;)

 One of my favorites!!  Both my boys have always LOVED the smaller version of these.  I have no idea what the name of it is, but it was really cool to see one this big!!

Jackson laying on a real bed of nails.  Seriously!!

Pulling the rope to make the bowling ball fall and let the tennis ball fly up!

Stephen on the bed of nails.  The workers commented on how well behaved he was.  They said they have never seen a 3 yr old lay that still.  He said it might work good for time outs!!  

This was an intense game!!  It was suppose to show who had less stress.  If the ball went away from you that means you won and had less stress!

Stephen lost, but the game lasted for several minutes.  I think Stephen just did not like the thing  on your head!

Me and Bart played.  I lost.  I lost really bad.  

This was another intense game!  It lasted for a while as well and finally Bart made Jackson laugh and he was no longer relaxed!

Playing the harp with no strings!

Jackson got to rock climb, but Stephen did not weigh enough.  You have to weigh at least 40 pounds.  

If you are ever in Pigeon Forge go to Wonder works!  It was AWESOME.  We were there for about 4 hours and could have stayed longer, but it was 10 pm and they were closing!!

Wilderness at the Smokies

My father and stepmother gave my family a gift card to the Wilderness at the Smokies for Christmas!!!  Since Jackson was out of school till Jan Th we decided to take a small family get away!!  It was awesome!!  Since we chose a great time to go (right after New Years, most schools already back in, etc....) we got a great deal.  They have 2 hotels on site and the Stone Hill Lodge is more budget friendly.  Since they weren't booked up they decided to close the Stone Hill and we were able to stay at the River Lodge, but for the price of the Stone Hill!!  We were so happy, because we did not have to shuttle back and forth to get to the water park.  It snowed Tuesday so we were really happy we did not have to shuttle!!

We love the log cabin feel.  The beds and table and chairs were so nice.  The people at the hotel were not as friendly as we have seen before, but the water park employees were super nice!!  Bart and Jackson went to the arcade Monday night and me and Stephen went back up to the room.  They must have closed the arcade Monday night because Tuesday all the games and stuff were gone.  They are doing a huge remodel and we were told they would have a movie theater, bigger and better game room and some other stuff.  It was to cold and since it snowed the putt putt golf was closed and of course the outside water park!!  

 Jackson LOVED it all!!  He really liked when the big waves came on in the wave pull!!

 Stephen loved his slide and even talked Jackson into going down with him a time or two!

 This is a picture of the kiddie area!  This is where Stephen could go play all by him self.

 Stephen thought he was Tarzan for a while and would swing back and forth.

 The big bucket up to would dump 750 gallons of water every few minutes!  Jackson LOVED that as well, but Stephen stayed away!

 Stephens famous "I don't want my picture taken!" smile face.

 This was the coolest thing ever.  Jackson LOVED this and he was really really good at it.

 This was Jackson's favorite ride.  The orange one was just a little to scary for the both of us.

 He made lots of friends.  Not sure mama is happy about him riding with girls or not, but the lifeguards paired him up. :/

 Trying to race one of the little boys he met there and he flipped over.  He didn't care since he won!!

 Stephen also loved the wave pool.  He finally on the last day got the hang of it and was able to climb up all by himself!!