A Trip to Chattanooga (in August)

Right after Thomas' birthday Latonia and I decided to take the kids for a long weekend to Chattanooga. It was fun to get away from our busy schedules for a few days. I'd say it was a vacation, but anyone with kids knows that isn't the truth. Even though it's a lot of work before and after we had a lot of fun. We took the kids to the Aquarium. They had a great time seeing all the different water animals. I really thought he would enjoy touching the sting rays (without the stinger, of course) but he didn't really want to stick his hand in the water. He did like the birds and penguins, though.

We also made sure we went to the Creative Discovery Museum. It is one of the kids' favorite places to go and has activities that appeal to all of them. Thomas' favorite is the water play area. He may not have wanted to stick his hand in the water with the sting ray, but he had no problem splashing around in the museum's water area. I think he would have been content to stay there all day. I think Sam really enjoy the dinasaur room where you can "excavate" in the sand. And Maddie really liked the exhibit about Clifford the Big Red Dog. Needless to say they were tired for the ride home. We look forward to going again sometime.