Fall Break, Chattanooga style!

We spent Fall Break camping just outside Chattanooga.  Great city, great camping weather, great vacation. 

Ethan got to ride a camel at the zoo.

...and act like a monkey.

Our campsite was...ok.  Not going to win any prizes.   

But Penny liked it okay.

And it was fine for reading.  I read this book sooooo many times!  Her new favorite.   The Tale of Custard the Dragon.  

And they had this jumpy thing.  

We also went to the Creative Discovery Museum.

It was too much for Zoe, but she did love the play-dough and books...you know, same stuff we have at home.

This is her being REALLY into it.  She was pounding, pounding, pounding. 

Ethan loved the climbing wall.  

He made it all the way around. 

Cloudland Canyon.  Gorgeous.  Too hard of a hike for the kids, and def. not stroller friendly.   600 steps down....really disappointed we couldn't do it.  Next time....

The required selfie. 

We finished up at Lake Winnie.  Jeff was a good sport!!

Zoe did not want to share her fries!

This place is great because there we so many kiddie rides!  They don't charge for parking and you can take your  coolers inside!   

We were staying right around the corner from Lookout Mountain and still didn't get to any of those activities.  (Ruby Falls, Incline Railway).   So now we're practically required  to go back!  And with fall leaves are right around the corner, I think it will be soon!

Ethan's first 5K!

I'm posting lots of" Ethan running" stuff lately because its really exciting around here.  We found something he likes, is good at, and that gets us out and about as a family.  Finally something centered around Ethan!  

We probably should have signed him up for the 1mile.  That's the farthest he's ever run...and even that, only for the past few weeks.  But no....around here, we believe go big or go home, so we signed him up for his first 5K.  His cousin was kind enough to run with him.  His time was 38:35...so less than 13 min/mile.  He finished 5 out of  9 in his age group...the under 10's.   

The Before Picture.

Pre-race Ninja poses with cousin.  

Waiting for them to go by.

The action shot.

The After picture.  I promise he was happier than he looks!