Shakes N' Dawgs

After our impromptu hike and completing our Jr. Ranger books we were ready to eat lunch. I tried to pick restaurants to represent each person. So when I came across this hot dog place, I knew it would be perfect for Sup.

To celebrate their accompaniment we though it would be appropriate to celebrate with food :) This was a mom and pop joint which sold all different kinds of hot dogs and milkshakes.

I don't remember how many different hot dogs they had but there were a lot to choose from!

Both of the boys liked the painting of the driving hot dogs so we took a quick picture as we were waiting for our order :)

The boys were not very adventurous with their selections as they both got a plain hot dog with ketchup. Eric got a Philly cheesesteak dog and I got a southern fried dog, which was a hot dog coated in cheeze-its and fried. They were both really good and we glad we made the stop!

Official Jr. Rangers

After a good night sleep we were up and ready to go for the next day. We still had a few more things to do with the boys to complete their rangers book so that was our primary task. 

We had planned a short hike for the morning at Laurel Falls, which was just a short drive from our cabin so we had a more time in the morning. 

While we were getting things ready for our day our sweet girl got to relax and play with her brothers new toys :)

We were not able to get pictures at Laurel falls but when we got back to the visitor centers we were able to pick up some more. Part of the Jr Ranger program was to pick up some of the trash around the park. So to get a full bag we decided to go on a short hike behind the visitors center. 

It was an easy one mile journey to see Cataract Falls. We were able to get our rain jackets on for the first time during our vacation, which was a surprise because it rains here pretty often!

After we collected the litter, we headed into the visitor center for one last project. There was a scavenger hunt the boys did to identify different animals that are in the park. After going through the exhibit they were able to find all the animals they needed.

After finding the ranger they were sworn in as official Jr. rangers. They received their badges and a certificate and were rather proud of their accompaniment :)

Putt putting

One of the things the boys really wanted to do while we were in the smokies was to go putt putting. We got a deal with the aquarium so we let the boys choose which one they wanted to go to. After some debate between the two, we went to the farm one. 

Since it was after dinner we were not sure how long they would be opened, but to our surprise they were open til midnight! After our batteries died in our camera and Eric ran to the gas station to get new ones, we were off to the course. 

To no ones surprise the boys picked the porky putts course..there were three to choose from. The course was a lot of fun, but we were behind a group of like ten people so it went a little slower then we thought. Thankfully at one point they decided to split up so it went a little faster. 

The course had a lot of fun farm animals displayed around which the boys liked seeing. Miss Livvy decided it was more fun to sleep after awhile. The boys did do really well and we were all able to get a hole in one!

After a long day of fun and adventure, we headed back to the cabin. The boys were out soon after getting in, but we had a fun day :)