Chattanooga Choo Choo!

We just got back from a fun little vacation with the in-laws.  We went to Chattanooga, TN.  Hubs and I have been there twice.  Once with C when he was just a tiny little toddler and again just passing through on our move from MD to TX.  We stayed at the same hotel and did some of the same things around the city this trip so it was fun to reminisce.  This time we got a real treat courtesy of the grandparents and got to stay a night in an old Pullman train car.  The two little boys loved that!  Here's the crew outside our train car room...

Exploring before our train ride.

This was our 3rd time at the aquarium and it didn't disappoint.  Everyone really enjoyed it!

Haha, the bowman boys takeover. :)

And of course, the water play area.  Again, a big hit. 

The two bigs were pretending to be stingrays and baby brother was petting them.

We visited the discovery museum for the first time on this trip and it was a lot of fun.  C enjoyed it, but was done pretty quickly.  I think the younger boys could've stayed there all day.

And just for fun, here are a few blast from the past pictures from our previous trips to Chattanooga...

Wow, that took a long time!

Am I reinforcing the stereotypes of Kansas being nothing but farmland in the middle of nowhere. :)  Seeing as how my blogging came to a halt right after we moved here.  Well, we actually DO have internet here...but what I don't have a lot of is TIME!  The boys keep me busy for sure.  And while they are all at an age now where they can play well without me...turns out that's still not possible as they don't play all that well with each other! Some days I feel like more of a referee than a mom.  Our move to Kansas came with lots of changes and it seemed to shake everybody up, some more than others, and it's been one of our tougher seasons.  So, blogging took a backseat for awhile.  And I'm not saying I'm back, but I'm hoping to reclaim this space.  I'll leave you with some photos from the past few months...

In April the hubs and I were able to get away together without the kiddos.  It. was. awesome.  We went to Brooklyn and spent a few glorious days with some of our besties!  This was us at the botanical gardens...the cherry blossoms were gorgeous!

All the boys did vacation bible school at our church.  I also did vacation bible school as the baby of the family refuses to do much of anything without mama in tow. :)

The decorations were amazing!  The theme was Submerged.

The boys have had a few trips to the farm.  Fishing is always a hit.

I got to take C to a Sporting KC soccer game.  Hubs was supposed to go, but he was still not walking after his calf injury.  We got the tickets at a fundraiser auction at our church.  A super deal on great seats with access to the shield club.  It was really, really fun.  Sometimes some time away from his little siblings is what this kid needs to really light up.  And I had forgotten how bright he shines!  I was so glad to get this special time with him.

Summer time snow cones!

Touch-a-truck with my littles, another great day for the Mom memory bank. :)

C did a week long basketball camp at the local high school.  He's really gotten into basketball the past year but other than with friends at our goal out front, he's never played.  It was a great first intro and he really enjoyed it.

Enjoying a summer morning at the park.

Quick photo drop

Goodness, it's been awhile.  I'll have to spend some time catching up but for now I'll just leave a few pictures of this sweet and crazy life with my boys.

I hate the cold.  HATE it!  But, I will admit we've had a pretty mild winter so far.  Makes me scared of what's still to come.  And yes, they really do come up with this stuff on their own.  ;)

I got to go with C and my dad to see the Avengers Live show!

We took the littles to the museum at prarie fire while big brother was having a sleepover at Nana and Papa's.  They love the discovery room there.

It was bitter cold outside this day and they were begging to go out and play.  Hubby brought the snow in and they thought it was the greatest thing!

Lil' peanut had asked a few times to do gymnastics so I got him enrolled and he had his first class a few weeks ago.  Oh my word.  Talk about the face of joy!  That child could not keep the smile off his face.  I love watching him in class.  He just has the best time.

Enjoying some unseasonably warm January weather!

Me and my boys :)

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