Swimming

We enjoyed getting together with Donny, Dodie and the boys for some swimming time after our trip to Chattanooga. It was great to relax, swim and enjoy some pizza. :)

Rock City

The kids loved Rock City - they said even better than Ruby Falls. I remember telling my mom the same thing. It was fun to walk through the gardens and see everything. The kids enjoyed counting all the gnomes that were spread out along the pathways. I wish I could put all the pictures on here, but that would be a lot of pictures! The favorite parts of the gardens? The Needle's Eye and Fatman's Squeeze - the kids loved these! Lover's Leap, Rainbow Hall, Gnome Valley, the swinging bridge and of course, Rachel's favorite was Fairyland Caverns, where there were lots of storybook displays. It was a great day and we all had lots of fun! For lots more pictures of Rock City - look here!

Where's He Going???

First things... first. Right across from the Rock City entrance was a Starbucks. Doug was thrilled. :) Coffee and Rock City make for a happy daddy.

Ruby Falls

Doug, Noah, Rachel and I decided to 'get away' for couple of days last weekend. We left Kate at Mom's - She was absolutely tickled with that anyway (lol). We drove down to Chattanooga and decided to take the kids to see Ruby Falls the first day. It was cool because I had been there as a little girl and remembered liking the falls. Doug had been also - but he didn't remember going, so it was an experience for him as well. Rachel seemed a bit nervous, but climbed into Doug's arms and was fine. The kids thought the cave was interesting and I love how Doug always explains everything to them - they learn so much that way. There were a lot of things to see and the caverns were amazing. Rachel adored the waterfall because the lights were pink and purple and there was 'pretty' music playing when we got there. Noah thought it was all pretty cool as well. It was fun to see their reactions to everything and they had lots of questions as we wondered through the cave. After seeing the falls we went downtown and enjoyed some Chee Burger, Chee Burger for dinner before we headed back to the Hampton to swim. It was a great day! Lots more photos of our trip to Ruby Falls can be viewed here!