Rock City- Chatanooga TN

We also went to Rocky City on our
trip while in TN. We really liked it and were
very tired afterwards. There were alot of
stairs but really great views.


Trying on the Knome Cap

Pop Pop on the swing bridge...

I was too chicken to try so I took

the stone bridge

Going into Fat Man Squeeze

Suck it in Pop Pop

Chatanooga CHOO CHOO hotel

We didn't have reservations for a
hotel in Chatanooga which was a mistake
since there was a huge softball
thing going on and the only
hotel we could find was the
historic Chatanooga Choo Choo hotel.

Aaron was thrilled about all the trains.




The lobby of the hotel... used to be the train
station

Chatanooga Aquarium

We made it to Chatanooga TN with enough
time to also visit the aquarium. AND a man was
nice enough to give us his member tickets on the
way in so we got in for free. A savings of $100!


Pop Pop and Aaron check out the fish


Petting the salamandor


Looking that the HUGE sea turtle

Roadside Picnic

Thanks to the GPS I was able to find a great
park in Alabama for us to eat lunch. It had
a great playground for Aaron.


Unloading our chicken salad sandwhich and
fruit


Aaron wanted to race Momma
down the slide


and Daddy...

and Pop Pop too

Visiting Ashley in Jackson

We were able to eat breakfast with Abby's
best friend Ashley that she doesn't see very
often. Her little girl Isabella is too cute!

Time for our vacation to start!

Pop Pop and Aaron all ready
to head out!


Putting puzzles together on
the road


Hard at work--
PS- Puzzles were a VERY good idea!


First stop in Jackson, MS

Cars Bed

David let Aaron borrow his Cars bed for
vacation this week. He has been sleeping in it
ever since they brought it over. I keep telling
him that its David's bed and we will have to
give it back.

Tower Building

Aaron was so proud of his tower
that he built that he told me to
take his picture.

Sprinkler Time!

Aaron, Spencer, and Elizabeth were able
to have tons of sprinkler fun last week at Paw-Paw
and Gram's House. Diapers were soggy and
swollen but you can tell they weren't complaining.

Gaines family summer fun!

We were able to spend alot of time this summer
with Aaron's cousins. We were so happy to be able
to play with all of them! Here are a few summer fun
photos of the Gaines Cousins.