Gatlinburg, TN

After we left The Dixie Stampede, we made our way to Gatlinburg.  Kelly had gotten a deal at Cooter's for mini golf, go-carts, and pictures with the General Lee.  If you do not know who Cooter is or what The General Lee is, shame on you!  The General Lee is a car made famous by the wildly popular television series Dukes of Hazzard and Cooter was the name of the mechanic on the series.  Kelly loved watching the Dukes of Hazzard as a kid so once he saw an opportunity to visit Cooter's and sit in The General Lee, he could not resist.

We spent the rest of the afternoon there and each of us got a chance to ride go-carts...even Julianna.  However, she did not care for it that much (meaning she cried the whole time we were riding) and decided a nap was more her speed.  Ava, Claire, and Kelly loved it!

Ava beating her Daddy on the track

It was dark when we finally left Cooter's so we decided to walk the streets of Gatlinburg to see the sights.  There were so many people out as it was New Year's Eve and everyone was going to the space needle to see the ball drop.  We continued walking until we got to Ober Gatlinburg.  We walked inside the shopping area to get information on skiing and look at some of the stores.  There just so happened to be an "Old-Timey Picture" photography studio inside and that was on our to-do list while in the mountains.  After getting skiing information, we made our way to the studio to get our "old-timey" picture.  This was so much fun!!  We had the choice of taking a "proper" picture or a rowdy gun-slinging picture.  Guess what my bunch picked??

Downtown Gatlinburg

Ava and Claire picked out matching dresses with a corset type back.  They loved them and suggested I buy them some to play dress-up in at home.  Julianna had a pretty purple dress we called the "Cinderella" dress and in true Julianna fashion, she pranced and twirled for everyone!  Kelly was a confederate soldier and I wore a red dress with a hat.  We had such a good time posing for these pictures that the the girls did not want to take their dresses off!  Once we viewed our pictures and made our purchases, we made our way back to the cabin for a good night's rest!