On Tuesday we left Cincinnati and headed towards Knoxville. Before we went on this part of the trip we talked with Patrick and asked if he felt okay to continue on with the rest of the trip. He said he felt fine and really wanted to go to the Smoky Mountains. The doctor had warned us that the IV fluids and the medication Patrick was prescribed would cause Patrick to use the restroom very frequently. He encouraged us to stop as many times as he needed. We ended up stopping 8 times on the way from Cincinnati to Knoxville. It took quite a long time to get there!
We stopped for a really late lunch at Sam and Andy's. Michael's parents met at Sam & Andy's.
We visited with Michael's grandparents for a while. We knew Michael's grandfather was getting quite sick so it was nice to be able to visit with him on a day that he felt okay. I think he enjoyed seeing the kids. After the visit we drove to the Smoky Mountains. We were staying at Margaritaville at the island. We walked around the island, watched the fountains and swam in the pool for the rest of the night.
The next morning we woke up early for our day at Soaky Mountain Water Park. We got a Cabana so Patrick could rest if he needed to. He was still supposed to be taking it easy until he thought he had passed the kidney stones. We lucked out with great weather! Overcast and not too hot! Perfect weather for Patrick and definitely eased my mind a little bit.
I hung with Caitie in the toddler area for a good bit of the afternoon while the boys went on some big slides. The boys absolutely loved the new water roller coaster this year called the Edge.
We stayed until close as usual! It was a really fun day!
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