What a blast!!! Chattanooga was soooo much fun!! We got there Friday evening where we checked into our hotel and immediately went swimming. I'm not sure exactly how old the hotel was but I'm guessing turn of the century. It was gorgeous!!! Dark wood paneling, marble floors and columns...I was in architectural heaven!
After we got cleaned up we took the electric shuttle to the IMAX theater where we watched a 3D movie called
"Monsters of the Deep". It was very, very cool! But my favorite part was watching the kids dodge 3D "monsters" and try to reach out and touch the fishes that looked like they were swimming right in front of you. It was a long day, so as you can see, by the time we found a restaurant that didn’t have a 60 minute wait, the kids were worn out!
As it turned out, Brooklynn had developed a fever and had apparently caught my "cold" so that night was a little rough for us. By the next morning she seemed fine so we went to the aquarium. This aquarium has 2 buildings. One with "river life" and one with "ocean life".
Although it was very interesting to see all the different fishes, it makes for a long, long day. I think everyone's favorite part was the penguins.
They were so cute!!! You really felt like you were right there with them!! They jumped, dove, swam and played to their hearts (and ours) delight. Brooklynn just giggled and cackled every time they jumped out of the water. It was a lot of fun, but by the end of the day, Brooklynn's fever was back so we hurried home. By Saturday night, Isabelle was coughing and had a fever, too. We took them to the Dr. on Monday and Isabelle tested positive for RSV!!! Aaaahhh!! The Dr. didn’t bother testing the rest of us since we had it first and probably gave it to her. I am nearly over mine and Brooklynn is much better, but poor little Izzy is just miserable. We had to take her to the Dr. last night and they gave her breathing treatments which we are continuing to administer at home. It's so frustrating!!! I keep my kids home and teach Brooklynn to always wash her hands but all it takes is one trip to Wal-Mart or church and BAM!!! Sick City!!! I'm just glad we had a fun vacation in between illnesses. I needed it!!
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The vacation sounds wonderful. My kids would have loved the aquarium. I totally feel you pain with the breathing treatments. My little Ryker has Asthma, and we're constantly giving him treatments at home. I'd rather to that though then have him in the hospital any more times!!
Glad to hear you had a great time. Hopefully everyone gets feeling better soon!!!
Did you get my link to Debbie's blog??
RSV???? Yikes! I am so sorry. It seems like the whole world is sick right now. I'm ready for summer! I hope you all get well soon.
I love the picture of the waterfall! looks like you really had a great time..wish I was there. You are building fun memories.
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