Summer Vacation Day 10- Rock City

Day 10 we spent the morning at Rock City in
Chattanooga, TN. The kids LOVED it. It really is one
of my favorite places to visit.  Just something unique
to see. 

Summer Vacation Day 9 Continued- The Lost Sea Adventure

After the Ark we traveled to Tennessee and
stopped at the Lost Sea Adventure. It was
a cave tour with a lake at the bottom of it.
It had about 200 fish that they brought in and
they feed them dog food. They had a glass
bottom boat to ride out on the lake but it was
really dark so we couldn't see to much.
After we left Avery said she did not want to
go in anymore caves haha!

Summer Vacation Day 9... THE ARK ENCOUNTER

Day 9 we finally made it to the ARK! This was our
main reason for traveling to this part of the US. The Ark
just opened a few weeks ago so they will be adding alot
more in the future but man was it AWESOME! This was
the highlight of the trip for Andrew and I. The smell of
the wood is permanently etched in my brain. It really
brought the story of Noah to live for us. We can't
wait to go back in a few year to see how much more
they add to it.

Summer Vacation Day 8 continued

Day 8 continued from Dayton, OH... we
traveled back to Cincinnati to visit the
Cincinnati Zoo. We also had dinner
at Skyline Chili again one last time before
leaving. Avery would only eat the cheese!
Say CHEESE Avery!

Summer Vacation Day 8- Dayton, OH

While in Dayton, OH we visited the
National Air Fore Museum. It was HUGE!
You could literally spend days in there reading
and looking but since we went with small
children we cruised through it in about 3 hours.
The highlights were seeing JFK's Air
Force One that carried his casket on
Nov 22, 1963 and the Apollo 15 capsule
that landed on the moon.

Summer Vacation Day 7 - Creation Museum

Day 7 we visited the Creation Museum.
The museum part was packed with people
so we saw and read what we could. The kids
did not want to read so Andrew and I
rushed through it. I would like to visit
again when they are a little older. The grounds
of the museum were beautiful and we
enjoyed touring the gardens and seeing
the animals. The kids panned for gemstones
and then we headed toward Dayton, Ohio.
We visited Ikea per my request on the way
and saw a movie that evening. After the
movie we had a surprise in the hotel
parking lot. It was Dale Jr.'s car! We
are not racing fans but it was cool to see
his car.