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Sunday, August 17, 2008

Riding the Incline Railway

Here is a peek of what you would see going up the side of Lookout Mountain.

Friday, August 15, 2008

Rock City and Lookout Mountain

We wanted to take Bryson on one last trip before he begins kindergarten so we took the boys to Rock City yesterday. They loved it! They were both perfect and Jayson actually walked the entire time, which is rare for him, so that means he really like it. Bryson's favorite part was called the Fat Man's Squeeze. He was very concerned that I might not make it through. No worries, I did. :) I was a nervous wreck when we were at Lover's Leap, which is a huge cliff on the top of Signal Mountain where you can see 7 states. I am scared of heights anyway but I was a wreck with the boys up there. I was constantly yelling at them to "stop running" and "quick looking over the edge." I was very glad to get past that part.

We also took the boys on the Incline Railway which was amazing. I can't believe a "train" could possibly go up Lookout Mountain. It is the steepest incline railway in the world. Pretty cool!

On the way up Lookout Mountain.

Jayson and Jay.

Me and Bryson.

At the Mother Goose Village which was inside a huge rock cavern.

At the 1,000 Ton Balanced Rock.

You better believe I did NOT get out on that thing...

This is a little fuzzy, but it clearly shows I made it through Fat Man's Squeeze. hehe

The boys at the entrance of Fat Man's Squeeze.

The boys loved this. Anything with water...
What's funny is we didn't actually buy anything, they just wanted to play in the water.

What more can I say here?

The falls at Lover's Leap. It's a LONG way down...

The Swing-Along Bridge.

Yes, I actually went on this. But boy was my grip tight!

On the Sky Bridge.

Lover's Leap, where you can see 7 seven states.

Jayson at Tortoise Shell Rock.

The entrance to the Goblin's Underpass.

Jay going through Needle's Eye, which I thought was an even tighter fit than Fat Man's Squeeze.
Jay actually had a hard time getting through with his backpack on.

At the entrance of Needle's Eye.

At the Grand Corridor, the entrance to Rock City.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Beautiful Burgess Falls

There is a hidden jewel in my homeplace of White County - Burgess Falls State Park. The park sports a picnic area, play area for the kids, a couple of walking trails, and beautiful waterfalls.

On a recent trip to visit Mimi and Papa, we went to the park and enjoyed the water.

The "Mimster" and Jayson

At one of the many overlooks.

Me and the Kiddos

Oh, how Bryson wanted to jump right in

and mean ole' mommy wouldn't let him...

How I wish Uncle Kurt had totally busted here...

Me and Jayson look like a couple of ragamuffins!

The Big Falls

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Surf's Up Dude!

Just got back from the beach yesterday. We went with Jay's entire family. Had 8 adults and 7 kids (with one in the oven). :) We stayed at The Adagio at Blue Mountain Beach, near Destin. Had a great time. Was very relaxing. We spent all day either at the beach or at the pool. We went out to eat a few nights and then stayed in and fixed dinner a few nights. My favorite place, and it has yet to be topped, is The Red Bar. They have the best chicken!

We have a few exciting events. Dean got stung by a jellyfish that sent him to the room for a few hours. Jayson got a tenticle wrapped around his foot the last night we were playing on the beach. I don't think it got him too good and we applied vinegar asap so he didn't cry too long. Needless to say, there were a lot of jellyfish on this trip. Bryson tried his hand at boogeyboarding and loved the waves. And Brett once again proved why he does NOT need to sunbathe.