Thursday, June 17, 2010

"Chick-a-nooga"

We paid a visit to "Caroline's house" in "Chick-a-nooga" last weekend. Sorry Bill, Elise and Will, you apparently only live there because Caroline wants you to! We were glad to get to spend time with them before Bill heads out on a new adventure in Pittsburgh. The rest of the family will be joining him a little later. We will miss them terribly, but are looking forward to having a new city to visit.

I packed a small bag of toys for Samantha but they were never touched. Wherever Caroline was, Samantha was not too far behind. The girls enjoyed the Children's Discovery Museum Saturday morning while the boys went car shopping. While we were fishing, playing instruments from around the world, and learning where toots come from, Will got himself a brand new Honda Civic. I try not to think about it too much, because if I accept the fact that Will is a responsible licensed driver, I must also accept the fact that I'm getting old!

We had a great weekend, and we'll be looking forward to doing it again ... in Chattanooga or Pittsburgh!

We always find something fun to play with at Caroline's house!
"Fishing" at the museum. I think she would've done this the whole time we were there if we hadn't made her look around!
Playing xylophones with Caroline.

Not sure what this instrument was called, but you can feel the vibrations of the music if you lay on top of it. Caroline was brave enough to try it while Samantha played. I'm happy to report there were no injuries.

Caroline making toots, scientifically speaking, of course. We had waaaaaay more fun with this than we should have. Samantha could've cared less. It was part of the Grossology exhibit ... the science of bodily functions. Fun, fun!

Getting some relief from an air vent while watching bees on the rooftop garden.

Playing a life-sized game of Operation with a little help from Aunt Elise.

Digging for dinosaur bones with Caroline.
Enjoying a late afternoon slide with Daddy at the Pumpkin Patch, a great playground on Signal Mountain.

Running across a bridge at the Pumpkin Patch.

No nap + a hot afternoon at the playground = one tired little girl.

1 comment:

Mitchells said...

Thanks for posting! We had a great time. Love you all!