Smokey Mtns

So this is me being a not so assertive mom, "Jonas, how about we say prayers and then it's time for you to go to bed?" This is Jonas being a very assertive little boy, "How bout no." For all of his independence, we took him hiking this weekend at the Smokey Mtns National Park with Granny and Grandpa Powell, and when we really wanted him to be independent and walk part of the trails he decided that it would be easier for him if we just carried him the whole time. Actually he wanted just mommy to carry him. We still had a lot of fun though and I LOVED the smokey mountains. There are lots of beautiful waterfalls to hike to and places to just pull over and stare at the gorgeous view. Also, because this park gets soo many people visiting every year, there is literally anything and everything in Gatlinburg TN. Any type of entertainment or restaurant known to man is in that town. We mostly just focused on enjoying the park, but thanks to Granny we did get to go to Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede. It's kind of like the knight show in Las Vegas where you don't get any silverware for your meal and you get to watch this cool show while you eat, only the show was different. It was all about cowboys and rodeo tricks and stuff. Jonas loved it and is still talking about it.