More Pictures from Chattanooga

Weekend in Chattanooga

July 4th weekend, we decided to take a family vacation to Chattanooga. We had not been there in YEARS!!! The kids had never been there. Man has it changed!

We started our trip with a visit to Ruby Falls. Julia and Hutch loved it and walked most of the way to the falls. They loved all of the rock formations and were amazed by the falls. We even walked behind the falls... I don't think they let you do that the last time we were there.


We had yummy barbecue at Sticky Fingers.

Saturday we headed to the TN Aquarium... what fun. Julia and Hutch loved the seahorses... sharks and jellyfish. When we asked the kids what they liked best... Hutch said the snakes (he is such a boy). We had so much fun touching the sting rays and small sharks... the kids could have stayed there all day. Oh yeah... they had butterflies there too. We got to help the staff release a few... it was neat to see the butterflies take their first flight!

Next we were off to the IMAX theater. We enjoyed watching a movie on Dolphins and Whales. Julia was very fascinated with the whales. She loves orcas (Shamu), so she really got into this movie. Hutch enjoyed it too, but it was a bit much for him.

We finished off the day with a trip to the pool. It certainly made for a good nights sleep!

Before we headed home on Sunday, we went on a train ride. Hutch kept saying... the train says chuga, chuga, chuga. He really liked going over the bridges, through the tunnel and seeing the train make it's turn at the end of the track. Seeing the trains really made me think about my Grandpa Lew, who passed away earlier this year. He used to be a train engineer and would have loved talking to Hutch about trains. (Grandpa... we miss you)!

We had so much fun in Chattanooga, that we plan to take a day trip there in the next few months. It was so nice to have this special family time away from home... thanks John for suggesting out little getaway and making the arrangements. You are the best!

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Okay... I am not real savy with this, please give me time to ramp up. We have a few friends that have gotten us into this whole blog thing. Seems like a great way to keep in touch with those that we love. Enjoy.

Sheila and the kiddos have had a busy week... two playgroups, sports class, library time, swim time and more. The summer is definitely going by fast.

We are getting ready for some fun family time in Chattanooga over the next couple of days. Hope everyone has a great 4th.

Sheila