Today found us being all touristy as we set out to see the sights of Gatlinburg. Ober Gatlinburg is the ski resort for the area and in the summertime they turn those slopes into awesome slides. Combine those slides with an outdoor maze, some super swings and a twisty water slide (and throw in ice cream and funnel cake stands) and you have yourself a fun little amusement park that is sure to tire out vacationing kids.

On top of all of that fun (as in, literally, on top), we also took a ride on the gondola that takes you from the top of the mountain down into the town of Gatlinburg. Once I decided that I was pretty sure we weren't going to die up there, it was actually pretty awesome. And definitely breathtakingly beautiful.

Ober Gatlinburg joy...

Brian and Tate

B3, Travis and Sam

Jimmy, Caroline and Jack

Brian was a huge hit with the little cousins!

Granny and Aunt Tempa

Amy and Selah

Moriah skyping with her daddy in Iraq