Making the Loop

Our Spring Break plans made me a little nervous. First, we were going to 3 cities, and I wasn't really familiar with any of them. Second, I hadn't done much planning (not like me!). And third, Perry was still recovering from ankle surgery and was wearing a boot, so I thought he'd either be in a wheelchair or on a Little Rascal most of the week!

We started our break with the traveling Broadway presentation of The Wizard of Oz, and it was great. The girls really love shows like this, and I think this one was even better because they've seen the movie and read the book so many times.

Monday morning, we headed up to Huntsville to the Space and Rocket Museum.

I'm not sure what I expected, but I was a little disappointed. There's a new building that was incredible, but that only took us about 30 minutes. Then we headed to the other

building, which was much older and really run-down. We did see a great IMAX film called Walking on the Moon, and I don't regret going, but we won't be headed back any time soon!

We left Huntsville and drove to Chattanooga. Much of this drive was on a highway, and it was really beautiful. We arrived at our hotel and realized how perfect it was: in the heart of downtown Chattanooga, near the aquarium, the Children's Museum, and lots of restaurants, free breakfast, and an indoor pool! I can't say enough great things about this Residence Inn!

The first thing we had to do upon checking in was to pull Sarah's tooth.

She was determined to lose it in Tennessee, and had been working on it the whole drive up! Perry and I both tried unsuccessfully to pull it (we're both squeamish!), so I decided to try tying dental floss around it and slamming a door. After about 10 tries, it finally came out! Sarah was so brave.

The girls swam for awhile, and just as we were deciding where to go for dinner, we got a call from some friends who were also in town and heading to dinner, so we joined them. This was our favorite meal of the trip. The restaurant was great, the kids were entertained by each other, and the adults were able to relax and enjoy the moment.

More on Chattanooga later...

At Least it Was the Front Seat of the Police Car!

I pray that my sweet girls will never get into trouble with the law! I will admit that it felt pretty odd yesterday, watching them get loaded into a police car. Fortunately this was all in good fun. As one of the prizes for the Cheetah Charge fundraiser, the girls won a ride in a race car. Last year they rode in a real race car, but this year they rode in the Hoover police's Porsche! They got to work the lights and siren, and they said it was AWESOME!