Vacation to Chattanooga

 This past weekend, the three of us got to

have an exited family vacation in

Chattanooga, TN!  It was sooooooo

much fun!  First we visited Ruby Falls

which is a cave deep down in

Lookout Mountain with tons of history

and cave formations, but the greatest

attraction of all is truly amazing to see.

There is an AWESOME waterfall in

deep inside the mountain at the end of the cave tour.

 Here are just a few of the cave pictures

that I got to take.  We love to see natural

wonders like this and it reminds us of

God's amazing creation and handiwork!

 The spectacular waterfall itself!

The man who discovered it, named it

for his wife Ruby thus the name Ruby Falls.

 Gavin was completely mesmerized by the

water and lights shining on it.

 Little man and his momma enjoying the

view from the tower at Ruby Falls.  Gavin

was the star of the show everywhere we went on

our trip; he was all smiles and laughing and cooing

at everyone we he saw.

 Sleepy little baby looking out over Chattanooga

with his daddy as it started to drizzle rain a little.

 In our wanderings through the back roads, we found

this historic site from the Civil War. 

Craven's House.

 Some of our favorite places to visit are the

generally unnoticed historic type places rather

than the over popularized tourist attractions.

There were several monuments and signs

setup up at this site.

 Last stop of the day was the

Chattanooga Choo Choo.

 The next day we spent at Rock City.

It was great fun looking at all of the

magnificent rocks and marveling at

God's creation and wonders.

 There were tons of cool bridges,

overpasses, and winding paths.

 Jesse and Gavin in

"Fat Man's Squeeze"

 A deep rock ravine with an

official "See Rock City"

birdhouse on top.

 Alice and Gavin standing on one

of the rock bridges.

 Swinging bridge with an

incredible view.

 And the climax to it all:

This awe-inspiring overlook!

 You can actually see seven states at one

time from this point.

 Gavin had fun watching

the fallow deer that they had in a fence

setup between the rocks.

 Above: the magnificent high falls

Below: "Balanced Rock"

 The entrance to "Fairyland Caverns"

Over all, we had a great and much needed

fun family vacation and couldn't have asked for

more perfect weather!  It started to feel like fall

is almost here!