Jacob's 13th birthday party trip

We decided to take Jacob and 2 of his friends on a weekend trip for his 13th birthday celebration instead of having a party here.  He was really excited about it, and I didn't have to clean my house after 8 boys spent the night.  Win-win for everyone.

We went to the Wilderness at the Smokies Lodge in Sevierville.  We had been a couple times before so we knew it was great.  I didn't take many pics, I concentrated on having fun.  Plus, since we have been before, I've taken all the pics.

 Gonzo gets very upset when he can tell we're leaving.

 The weather forecast had been saying that it was supposed to rain all weekend.  Thank goodness it was wrong.

 One morning Jon woke up early and attracted some ducks.  He woke Beau & me (Beau was the only of Jacob's friends he knew would appreciate it.  Beau fed them, and even crumpled up some poptart on his toes and they ate from there.

 We went to the car museum, again, Beau loved it more than the other two because his dad is really into cars.

 One morning we went to Waffle House for breakfast.  We had to sit at 2 separate tables and this is was the boys ordered.  They ordered everything on separate plates because they each ate a part of the others' meals. That is 10 different plates. 

 Beau, Jacob, Teagan.  We've known Beau since 2nd grade (5 years) and Teagan since 3rd (4 years). 

 A pic of the area that was burned from the fire set by teenagers the year before.

At one of the restaurants Beau told the waitress it was Jacob's birthday.  We were hoping they would sing.  They didn't, but she did bring him a sundae.