What a weekend! Thursday we packed up and headed to Gatlinburg for a few days of fun and family. I had never been to Gatlinburg before-but any chance to see people I love and experience new things, I'm there! The view from our cabin was unreal, so beautiful. It's like we were just hanging off of the side of the mountain. Which we kinda were, so.....
Friday we drove through town and out into the country to this place called The Forbidden Caves. It was a full out cave in the middle of the Smokey Mountains, and it was so beautiful! My daughter Lorelei was SO excited to go inside the cave and she did such a good job and was such a brave little girl! (even when they turned the lights off!)
Saturday we did a lot of just hanging around the cabin talking and relaxing.
That afternoon we all headed into the city of Gatlinburg, it was a lot more crowded and touristy than I was expecting. My little family spent some time exploring while everyone else went to a show in Pigeon Forge (we didn't think the kids could sit through a show so we opted to hang back) As we were walking down the street we came across a little side street that lead to a super quaint, super low key part of town. This was GREAT! Perfect for just strolling the kiddos around and looking in unique shops.
We also walked a little farther down and walked onto the campus of the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts! I have always heard about this school but didn't realize it was in Gatilinburg. You can go here and take all kinds of classes in traditional arts and crafts (weaving, pottery, painting, ect) Classes can last a weekend, a week, a month, or you can even be an artist in residence for an entire year! I would love to go and take a weaving class or something, anything!
It really was an amazing weekend of staying up too late, getting up too early, and having the best time with some really amazing people.
