If you haven’t read Part 1 of Noah’s Birthday, you can read it here. For those of you who have decided we are worthy of reading about, I want to thank you for returning to find out about Noah's surprise birthday destination!
It all started when Jay and I decided we needed a break from sleepless nights, screaming children, spit-up, and poop! We knew that Noah also needed so much deserved Mommy and Daddy time, and since he sleeps through the night, he qualified to join us on a mini sanity birthday vacation!
So, what do all great parents do? Why, ship the twins off to Nina’s and runaway with Noah to Gatlinburg, TN, of course!
Here is Noah after going on a scavenger hunt for his packing list
We ran about an hour behind schedule after packing all three kids up for a weekend away. The twins went to Nina's house, where it was reported they were perfect angels! What the hell?! Finally, we were on the road!
had a quick dinner (Noah surprised us and ate EVERYTHING on his plate!),
spent an evening at Wonder Works,
Lastly, we spent an afternoon at Ripley’s Aquarium!
We booked a fabulous room where we proceeded to unplug the phone so that Noah would stop calling the front desk,
had a quick dinner (Noah surprised us and ate EVERYTHING on his plate!),
spent an evening at Wonder Works,
Noah checking out life upside down!
He LOVED being an astronaut!
We even flew to space!
While we were there Daddy and Noah danced!
And danced some more!
Noah met his TWIN and danced some more!
We made big bubbles!
And when Mommy wasn't looking, Noah tasted a sample of the soap!
Daddy even got in on the action!
All of a sudden Noah was sucked out of his space suit and floated off into space!
But Daddy was fearless and tethered up to climb into the heavens after him!
To celebrate his return to earth, Noah rode an elephant!
And then totally crashed before we made it back to the hotel! Space travel is exhausting!
But don't worry, both Daddy and Noah got some work done before turning in for the night!
The next morning we set the alarm and made our way down to the indoor pool at our hotel! Noah LOVED it, but after five minutes his lips turned blue! Evidently the heated pool has a hard time keeping up in a glass room when the outside temp is below 20 degrees! We have no pictures of this activity... and good thing too! I forgot my flip flops and instead had to walk down to the pool in a bathing suit and heels! I was a true June Cleaver at that point! After swimming we stopped by Mommy's favorite Flapjack pancake house and gobbled down some breakfast... well, mommy and daddy ate while Noah screamed bloody murder! Good Times!
Noah LOVED all the fish!
Took us a while to get him away from all the "wheels"!
He so badly wanted to touch all the colorful coral!
Waiting for the scuba diver to show up!
And here he is now!
Noah was the only kid that got to give him a high five...
And he was SO freakin' excited!
Hello Sawfish!
Pirate Noah
Deep Sea Diver
Even Noah agreed this thing was YUCKY!
Penguin House! For the record... crawling in there SUCKED!
Thank you weird little girl for killing my father/son moment! What is she doing anyway?
I had an incredible time showing Noah the sites of one of Mommy and Daddy’s favorite get-a-way spot! We'll probably hold off on going there again until Noah's 7th birthday when he might be big enough to zip line with us!
This weekend has reminded me of how truly blessed I am to watch this little boy grow up!
Happy Birthday Noah! We love you!
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