Girly Mom

Day Three of our trip, we woke up early and got 11 people ready, checked out of the hotel, hurried through the drive-thru for breakfast and made it to church.  Then we drove back downtown for lunch.

Before heading home, we took the kids to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum for a train ride.  The tour included a ride through the Missionary Ridge Tunnel that was completed in 1858 and was constructed by hand using picks, shovels and black powder.  We also got to see how a train is turned around which was really cool.  We saw several old engines and  cars that dated back to  the Civil War.  It’s always nice to throw in a little learning on a trip.

The drive back home was not as relaxing.  We missed our exit and the two hour drive turned into a three hour test of our patience which we failed. At least my 3 year old slept a good part of the trip.  When we got home, we ate dinner at PF Chang’s.  That calmed us down a bit after the extra time trapped in the car.

It really was a fun weekend.  We did stuff for the kids the whole trip and I think that’s good.  Most trips, we don’t plan completely around the kids, but this one was for them.  And they loved it.  They kept thanking us for the trip.  Mission accomplished.

I think my kids often think of me as “unreasonable, don’t-understand-us-at-all, you’re-so-unfair” mom.  As of this post, I’m now “awesome, super-rockin’” mom.  I’m sure that title won’t last, but I’m basking in the moment.

If you can’t stand not knowing how incredible day one and day two of our vacation were, you’re in luck.  Just click the links and you can read all about it.