Our First Family Vacation

Our first family vacation to Silver Dollar City was a huge success! We were a bit worried about the drive up since Vivian hates riding in the car and how Connor would handle sleeping in a hotel. Connor does not like to sleep away from home and has only done so seven times in his whole life. I've tried on a couple of occasions to stay the night with him at my parent's house, but he spent the entire night alternating between crying and saying, "Go home." Anyway, despite our worries, everything worked out perfectly. We left around noon, close to Vivian's nap time, and she slept most of the way there. Connor ended up really liking the hotel too, especially since my parent's room was right across the hall and he was able to go back and forth whenever he wanted.  We stayed at the Welk Resort and they have a Splashatorium, which he really enjoyed (as you can see).

(Relaxing in the hot tub - it was his favorite)

(Apparently there are pictures of me doing something similar to this when I was a child - lol)

(Vivian didn't really like the pool or hot tub, she ended up sitting with Grandma Cindy and watching Connor play.) 

We all had a great time at Silver Dollar City as well. Connor really liked making his own candles, buying homemade lye soap from Granny's Lye Soap Shop, and the Ghost Trap. He even went in the Marvel Cave with Dad and Granddad Tony (and only cried twice :) )

(Dipping candles. All of Connor's candles were blue.)

(We told Connor he could also buy a candle. I tried to get him to buy a dragon. He picked out the sea green unicorn he is holding above. It is currently on display in his bedroom. I'm gonna save it to show all of his girlfriends later on!)

(Vivian sleeping with the pink Snoopy she bought in the gift shop while Connor was exploring the cave.) 

(Eatin' lunch.)

(Connor also HAD to buy a cane. His Granna has a cane, so he needed one too.)

All in all, it was a great vacation and when we asked Connor what his favorite part was, he said, "All of it." Can't beat that.