End of Summer/Back to School Blast!

Today is Beckett's first day of first grade! To celebrate a great summer and to give us a kick off to a new school year, we spent the day at Dollywood yesterday! It was Sean's first time to EVER go to Dollywood! It was such a fun day! Beckett discovered a whole new Dollywood with his dad! They rode all of the "big" roller coasters and water rides that he had never tried before! He went upside down in the "Tennessee Tornado", he rode "Thunderhead" three times and we all got to do the "Slidewinder" and got soaking wet! We rode rides until 6:00 when they closed the park! Beckett didn't even ask for food! You know he is having fun if he doesn't think about eating! We totally skipped lunch so we could get in all of the rides! Helen had a great time too! The "Slidewinder" was a lot of fun for her and she was fired up that they had new booster seats for the cars at the "Rockin' Roadway" so she was able to "drive" the car! She even rode the Veggie Tales roller coaster all by herself! She is such a big girl! It was a fun-filled day and a great way to end a wonderful summer!

Beckett and Sean on the "Dizzy Disk"....another new ride that Beckett had never tried until this trip! There was just something special about having his dad with him that took the fear out of the rides and it became a challenge and a thrill to try them all out! It was so fun to watch him experience these "scary" rides for the first time! He loved it!
Helen was all smiles as she got to "drive" a Thunderbird for the first time! Pure joy!