chattanooga choo choo

We had a great "long weekend" in Chattanooga! We stayed at the Choo Choo hotel (no not in a train but you could!) There were old train cars everywhere and cute maze type gardens for the kids to run through. We had three pools to choose from and a lot of fun. A free trolley ran downtown which we took every day for adventures. The most fun was the Aquarium. We spent almost the whole day there and had a great time. Heather touched a huge sturgeon and sting rays in teh touch tanks and Charlie was delighted when a butterfly landed on him in the butterfly exhibit. We also went to Rock City which was a nice chance to walk around and enjoy the views from lookout mountain and some cool natural rock formations. The kids walked a lot and slept for a long time once we got back to the hotel. Today we got up and went to the zoo which was tiny but still fun and a playground nearby before heading home. All in all it was a great break from life and with another week off Jeff still has time to relax for a bit longer.