15 Anniversary Celebration - Finally

19 Days late, Doreen and I were finally able to properly celebrate our 15th anniversary! We 'bartered' some babysitting time with some friends, thank y'all, and took off for Thur and part of Fri.

Thursday, we got up and ate with the kiddos, then dropped them off, hopped in the truck and took off for downtown Chattanooga.

There we jumped on our bikes for a nice ride. The day way cool but sunny in the morning as we rode the trail along the Chattanooga River Park. Man was it beautiful.
At one point we saw a turtle with a shell the size of a hubcap sunning himself on a log. He dove into the water as I neared to snap a pic. It was a fun ride, where we traveled over 14 miles. (Boy where our tushies starting to get sore!)

After the bike ride, we returned back to the pick-up, parked our bikes and hopped on the paddleboat, the Southern Belle, for a sandwhich lunch buffet and 1 1/2 tour up the Tennessee river. What an awesome trip was. The food wasn't too bad either!

When we returned from that trip, we got back on our bikes and rode over the walking bridge and checked out a couple ecclectic shops, just for the fun of it. We did a bit more riding, then headed back.

We loaded up the bikes and hit our downtown hotel, thankfully the room was ready, because it had started to rain and was keeping up a steady pace.

Inside we played a few games of Set (Doreen beat me on all three) - then took short nap. When the alarm rang, we got up and headed out for a Mexican restaurant. After asking for directions, we found this place. Man was it the best food!

Back downtown for a leisurly stroll around some new construction, then back to the walking bridge to watch 3 yachts dock. That was interesting!

Then back down the hill to the Bijou 7 theater to watch "Batman - The Dark Knight." Great movie, a bit long and extremely dark. Pretty good though.

Friday, we got up and ate breakfast, then back to the room for more of the game Set, of the three we played I only won 1. Oh well!

After 10a we arrived at the TN Aquarium to enjoy the sites w/o having to keep track of the kids every 5 secs. The penguins were hilarious. One was swiiming back af fourth so fast while jumping out of the water! Too good!

After that we went to the Northgate mall to wander a bit - then over to Chuck E Cheese to meet up with our girls and my in-laws for a summer sendoff celebration!

What an awesome day!!!