We had such a fun summer kick-off over Memorial Day weekend! Both of our girls are fascinated by space. Lily just spent 2nd grade learning all about astronomy, and Mia thinks astronauts are the greatest; she'll go to outer space in a second if given the chance. So, we decided to give Huntsville a try. I took so many pictures over the course of the weekend, so I've narrowed them down into these collages so this post wouldn't be too incredibly long.
We headed over on Saturday morning, and we arrived at the Botanical Gardens right about lunch time. We decided to grab a quick bite in their cafe before exploring. It was an amazingly beautiful day, and we had a great time wandering the trails, admiring the flora and just taking in part of God's creation. We also loved that they had several Lego displays up throughout the garden; it was fun to spot those. There was something beautiful and/or fun to spot everywhere we looked.
We really enjoyed our time together. I think we could have stayed several hours on the hammocks! The kids' area was really neat; the girls were able to pet turtles which was something new. They both enjoyed being our tour guide and using the map. There was a very small playground with a couple of regular swings and a rope swing; they loved that! This was really a lovely day!
After several hours of enjoying our time at the Gardens, we headed over to our hotel. We got ready for the pool pretty quickly and headed down.
After swimming, we came up to order room service dinner and shower off. We all wanted a good night's sleep so we would be ready for the Space and Rocket Center the next day.
There were so many fun things to do at the Center. Of course, it was fascinating to learn about the history (and some future predictions) of our space program. Mia's favorite part was rocking climbing "on Mars." This girl always loves a good rock climbing experience! She scaled the wall quite skillfully two times. Lily's favorite part was in the "Robot Zoo" where they had all sorts of robots and robotic activities that resembled animals. It was pretty interesting. We saw Saturn V which was humongous! We learned all sorts of fascinating information. What a wonderful way to spend the day.
After leaving the Center, we drove up to Chattanooga for the evening; there's really no good direct way to Atlanta. We spent the night (swimming in the hotel pool again), and then took our time heading out the next morning. We stopped on the way home at the Tellus Science Museum in North Georgia. Lily had actually gone earlier this year with her class, and she loved it. She was excited to return while the other three of us looked forward to going. Again, it was very interesting. We learned about dinosaurs, gems, geology, space and transportation. The girls enjoyed playing in the kids' area which included lots of science activities and also a temporary exhibit on the history of toys. I think it's safe to say though the best part for all of us was the planetarium show where we learned about the night sky over Georgia.
This has certainly been an educational weekend, but we all had a great time! What a fantastic way to kick off summer!
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