Maria’s new dress. She wore it all day.
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Michelle snagged tickets to The Listening Room So we dropped them off a little early (first ones to be exact) but they got front row. Kaelyn is singing it up and Kaatje is embarrassed. Daddy and the little girls crossed the river to Cumberland Park. We are next to the Titans stadium. A little dark but girls are loving it.
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Ruby falls, an ancient cave that was formed over 240 million years. It is located in Chattanooga on Lookout Mountain. Originally there was no natural entrance to the cave . History form the website: http://www.rubyfalls.com/things-to-do/cave-tours/ruby-falls-history/ The story of Ruby Falls begins with the original Lookout Mountain Cave whose natural entrance is...
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This morning was all about the little girls. We woke early and set off to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. This what not just any museum. It was completely hands on. We got to experience life as it was for locals during the civil war did. The term “Local” refers to short line trains that were at one time a lifeline to the world from small towns around the...
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Today we woke up early determined to tackle Clingman’s dome before we needed to be off the campsite at 11am. We had tried a couple days earlier but where unable to due to the storm. It seemed like it would be a relatively easy task. The drive was approximately 45 minutes there and back but the dome itself appeared to be a relatively close hike from the...
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If you read our last post, you saw what the cave was like as we explored with our flashlights. There were several stalagmites and stalactites. A stalagmite is an upward-growing mound of mineral deposits that have precipitated from water dripping onto the floor of a cave and a stalactite grows from the roof. In several spots, we had to duck or walk around cave...
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The Cumberland Gap Cave, also known as Gap Cave, is a tour that is as amazing as the history behind it! This cave includes five levels, carved out by water and millions of years old. However, level five can only be explored with scuba gear due to the fact that it is completely underwater. We arrived at the visitor centre, bought our tickets and they passed around...
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Today we had hoped to tackle Clingman’s Dome, the Cherokee Village, and the Pioneering Farm Museum but it was not meant to be. We woke to Kaatje feeling ill. We decided to leave her behind to rest and try to get better. I think she just wanted to be able to read her Twilight Book in peace. Without mom or dad saying “Put that book down- we did not...
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This morning was amazing! I woke up in an amazing mood… and will for the rest of the trip! We had an amazing breakfast of oatmeal and I felt amazing! Anyhow, another homeschooling morning… compound figures in math, and some amazing reading (that was my choice, it actually takes strength of the mind, mentally and physically to put down a Twilight book… don’t worry-...
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