Hosford Family: Chattanooga or Bust!! Vacation Day 1

We left town Monday morning headed to Chattanooga, TN for a little family vacation or "vay-cay-shent" as Jake calls it. The trip up wasn't too bad, until the last 10-15 minutes when Jake decided that it was time to be there...NOW! It took us exactly 6 hours, thankfully, my passengers have good sized bladders! We checked into our hotel which was right in the middle of downtown Chattanooga. Jake of course had to go check out the pool...he was ultra impressed that they had a pool and a jacuzzi!

We then headed out to the Tennessee Aquarium. The hotel boasts that it is within walking distance of the downtown attractions...well, it is, but not for a 4 year old who suddenly thinks that walking is not as fun as it sounded 2 blocks ago and its not fun for the 2 parents who have to carry a 42 pound 4 year old down the street! Regardless, we made it there, covered in sweat...did I mention that the heat index was over 100 degrees, it was.

The aquarium was nice and Jake thoroughly enjoyed it. If you ever get a chance to go to the TN Aquarium, go. It was lots of fun. Jake's favorite creatures were the pot-bellied sea horses. They looked like little old men seahorses! We had a blast listening to the things Jake would say about the animals and watching his expressions when rounding a corner and seeing another display of amazing animals. He even petted the stingrays and sharks.

We left the aquarium at closing time and headed to Sticky Fingers to have some delicious ribs. After dinner it was back to the hotel for some much needed rest!!

Jake holds our map of Chattanooga