The McCravy Monologues: Coolidge Park

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Coolidge Park

When we pulled out of Alabama on Tuesday, we knew we had a five hour drive ahead of us before we got to our next stop, so Marshall planned a little break for us in Chattanooga. He found Coolidge Park for us to stop and stretch our legs and it was a huge hit! There was a fountain for the kids to play in and Jack had a blast in the water (Anna preferred to climb on the stone animals). There was also a massive bridge that looks an awful lot like the Sodor Bay Bridges (from Thomas) and Jack just had to walk across it! We ended our break with a picnic from Subway and everyone had a wonderful time.

Not exactly sure what these "instruments" were made of, but they were fun to play on.

The bridge Jack was giddy about walking across!

But first we stopped to play in the fountain.

Giddy up, horsey!

After we changed clothes and Jack peed in the bushes (sorry, no picture of that!), we headed to the bridge.

Checking out the boat.

We only went to the first section of the bridge, but that was enough for Jack. We stopped at Subway (conveniently located at the foot of the bridge) to pick up our dinner and then found the perfect picnic spot.

It was a fun break from our many hours in the car!

1 comment:

Jackie said...: More great pictures, You guys got to visit neat places this summer.; July 27, 2009 at 9:28 AM

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Jack is our inquisitive firstborn. At five years old, he’s extremely interested in how things work and will ask a ton of questions until he gets a satisfactory answer. He's an active kid who enjoys running, jumping, and playing outside. However, give him a video game and he would sit and play all day if we let him. Lover of anything "Buzz" these days, he's definitely all boy. But don't let him fool you, he still has fun playing princesses with his sister! He is a great helper and loving big brother and his deep dimples melt our hearts every time he smiles.

Anna is our spunky three year old. She wants to do everything her big brother does, as long as she can do it while wearing a dress. She is Miss Independent most of the time, and certainly has her own sense of style these days. She loves being a helper around the house, and when she's in the mood, she's the best cleaner upper in the family! She enjoys reading books, singing, dancing, coloring, and playing dress up with her brothers. She will always be our baby girl, and has the biggest, sweetest blue eyes we’ve ever seen.

Sam is our stubborn number three. He's a stinker who manages get into EVERYTHING! It's hard to resist that wide smile and mischievous giggle, though, even when he's up to no good. He's a boy on the move and will do anything to keep up with his older siblings. He loves balls, trains, playing outside, and wearing everyone's shoes but his own. Some days he's still our snugly little boy, and that's quite alright with us because that boy with the toothy grin has brought an enormous amount of joy to our family!