Chattanooga

This week our family took a day trip to Chattanooga Tennessee. We have been meaning to take the trip for years. It's only a two hour drive from Atlanta and very family friendly.

We hung out in down town Chattanooga for a while before the heat almost did us in. The south can be so muggy during the Summer.

We walked along the Tennessee River. It was lovely.

We also hit Chickamauga an old Civil War cite. I have to admit I was a little shocked that the kids enjoyed it as much as they did. We spent hours looking at memorials and learning about the history of the south. We also visited a second battlefield called Lookout Mountain. Talk about gorgeous views and so interesting. This country's past is fascinating. It's hard not to see the Lord's hand in our Country's establishment. I had no idea there was so much strategy to war and what I believe to be divine inspiration. It was pretty neat and more importantly the kids had a ball. :)

This was one of my favorite pictures I took all day. This is Luke helping Noah blow out a wish weed. Noah just laughed and laughed when Luke blew. Cute moment.


The boys just had to check out the cannons.


Kar and Noah dressed in military garb.

This tower is actually a monument. We climbed all 100 and some stairs to the top.


The view from the top was gorgeous.
There were hundreds of monuments at Chickamauga. They were placed as memorials for military units that lost either all of their unit or most of their unit in battle in that exact area. I was impressed with the records that were kept.

On our way home the kids were THRILLED to see the Oscar Mayer Wiener Mobile pass by. They actually woke me up from a nap to get a picture. Noah is still laughing about the hot dog car.

It was a great day. One I think we'll always remember. This Summer has been a blast. I hate to see it end.