Tweetsie Railroad is coming your way.....

I only have one memory of visiting Tweetsie as a child: the cowboys and Indians attacking our train car. I don't remember being scared, just concerned. Well, there is so much more to Tweetsie!

Nick and I decided that Camille was old enough this year and we were right! After a 6 hour day at the amusement, I think we can say we rode and saw everything possible! It was well worth the pricey admission! For anyone thinking of going, I highly recommend going early in the morning when they open. For the first few hours of the morning, there were no lines and we knocked out a bunch of to-sees. By lunch, the park was packed and the line for the chair lift up the mountain got longer and longer.

Camille wanted to start her visit with the train ride full of cowboys. Nick and I had prepped her for the cowboy vs. Indian show down on the train, but to our surprise, all that is now done off of the train from a short distance. The cowboys were quite funny and entertaining, though Camille was only focused on the loud gun noises and the Indians. Her eyes were wide the entire time, but she didn't get scared or upset. After the "show-down," Camille even asked for the Indians to come back and wondered why they didn't come onto the train with her. Silly girl!

There was so much entertainment aside from the train. Camille loved sitting on the horses, putting Daddy in jail, and pretending to drive the carriage.

We got to watch a magic show, some can-can dancers, and even some entertainment from Hopper and Porter.

Camille enjoyed riding the chair lift up the mountain too. I seriously think we rode it about 6 times. It became apparent when we got to the lift and all the operators would comment "We know you know what to do." The chair lift took us to the zoo area, gem mining, and kiddie rides.

Nick and I were amazed and Camille's excitement for the rides. We knew she would like the little kid train, plane, boat, and carousel. We had no clue she would be so into the scrambler, fast Ferris wheel, and go karts. I guess we have an adrenaline junkie on our hands. I could barely see her little head over the big kid rides, but she didn't seem to mind and kept a huge smile on her face.

We enjoyed some good meals in Boone too and the weather was perfect!!

On our way home we got to visit with Gran, Poppy, Pops, Marla, Michael, and Daniel. Camille was pumped full of excitement the entire time. It may be hard to top this mountain trip! She already has asked to go back :)