Tennessee Vacation

We had a great time during our vacation in Tennessee. I'm a bit sad that it's over, but Jojo was ready to go home because he missed, in his words, the fast Internet at home, the Wal-Mart in Bordelonville (it's actually in Marksville, LA), and his Nana. The drive was tiring, especially the almost 14-hour drive home. We had to make frequent stops due to bathroom breaks, diaper changes, meals and wheelchair<>back seat changes for Jojo. After all's said and done, our best vacation so far.

We went to the Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies, where Jojo's favorite part of the trip was playing with the gears that simulate the controls/regulators for temp, filter, etc. of the water in the aquarium.

Jojo "controlling the water" in the aquarium

A visit to the little museum with sculptures of dinosaurs

We also got to visit a rainforest zoo, where Jojo enjoyed meeting "King Julian" the lemur, i.e., the lemur in the Madagascar movie/tv show on Nickelodeon. He also finally got a chance to feed goats and sheep.

We enjoyed driving from Pigeon Forge to Gatlinburg, and through Townsend to go to Cade's Cove. It was so nice to see mountains and streams; things we don't see where we live. We could just imagine how beautiful the vista would be in the Fall.

Another favorite activity of Jojo's while we were on vacation: getting in the hot tub at the end of the day. I regretted not getting a head float for him in time for our vacation because he really liked for us to keep his whole body and legs submerged in the water while he "stood up" with his head above the water.

Our last day in Tennessee

Now the whirlwind of activities for the month of May is over. Jojo will be spending a quiet summer at home, with a few doctors' visits here and there. Brady and I will be back to our alternate work schedules, but we'll try to take Jojo out once in a while to see a movie, go bowling. That's our plan anyway.