Chattanooga- Day 2

On day two of our vacation we started off with breakfast at a delicious yet not terribly kid-friendly restaurant called The Blue Plate. After scarfing down eggs and pancakes, we walked down the street to check out the riverfront.  Right there on the water is a nice little park, and even though it was already in the 90's, we stayed to play for a little while.

When we got back Beck was anxious for us to get in the pool so that he could show me everything that he's learning at swimming lessons. We had a good time just the two of us. 

After lunch and naps we headed over to the Creative Discovery Museum which was the perfect place to spend a hot afternoon. 

We were greeted by a steel drum concert. I like steel drums as much as the next guy, but it was a little loud.

There was so much to do. Unlike the McWane Science Center here in B'ham, this place is geared toward younger children, which is great. 

Grossology. The entire upstairs was devoted to a travelling exhibit called grossology, defined as: "The Impolite Science of the Human Body" 

Of course the boys loved it. 

That's Baylor trying to climb up the wall of pimples and warts. 

There was a lot more to do, but it took a little bit of effort to drag them away from that stuff. 

 No children's museum would be complete without a dinosaur dig, Baylor's favorite.

We all went to Cheeburger Cheeburger for dinner that night. The food was pretty good, and the kids got theirs in souvenir cars to take home. Grandpa and I both got milkshakes, mine was cookie-dough flavored and was gone in under a minute. That night Sessy and Grandpa were nice enough to watch the kids so that Rob and I could get out. We ended up at Hair of the Dog pub and had some Fat Tire Ambers and gin and tonics and pretended like we were young and childless again.