Madison had a teacher workday on Friday since it was the end of the first nine weeks. I decided to take the kids to Tennessee to visit the grandparents. We had a really good visit, and even the seven hour drive each way went pretty well. We left as soon as Madison got off the bus on Thursday afternoon. Friday, we woke up to a cold, very rainy day. Nana/Jean Ann had taken the day off, so we decided to visit the aquarium. This is a fantastic aquarium, and we were excited to see the newest part of the aquarium, the penguin area. Our rainy day turned out really well, and we even hada delicious lunch at Calhouns (a Knoxville area favorite BBQ restaurant).
All the kids thought this was so much fun at the aquarium.
Shark tank (one of them)
Penguin area-so cool and our favorite part
It looks clear, but it rained a lot that day!
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As we were leaving the building, we came upon these ducks outside the aquarium. Jean Ann made the comment the ducks must be going to the aquarium and said, "Hi, Mr. and Mrs. Mallard." The kids, especially Madison, thought this comment was hilarious, and we talked about Mr. and Mrs. Mallard the rest of the weekend.
I also have to mention we did a drive-by of the local candy store in Gatlinburg. Now, Jean Ann had told me that about two weeks ago, a black bear crashed through the glass of the candy store to EAT THE CANDY. It was a great news story; I looked it up. Workers found the bear eating pecan logs, taffy, and carmel apples. They eventually got it to leave. The kids are obsessed with animals and ironically have been on a bear kick. They were so excited to hear this story, and we had to see it. The store is back in business, and if I hadn't been driving, I would have taken a picture. It was raining way too much to go and visit the store...another time. They won't let us forget the bear story.
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