The Great Train Race

The last weekend in April, Mom and the kids went to TN for a few important events. Months ago, LVP and mom went to see Kate run the Columbus 1/2 Marathon. Mom caught the Marathon Cheer spririt and promised to go to Nashville, TN if Kate decided to run the Nashville Marathon. Well fast forward 6 months and there we were driving up to TN to see Kate. So the plan was to see Kate on Saturday run then spend the night in Chattannooga to see the BIG Thomas the Tank Engine at the Tenneseee Valley Railroad Museum. Well, I didn't get my act together and a la Hervert style, booked my tickets and they were sold out for Sunday. Luckily work was really slow, so we all piled in the new car, and drove to Chattanooga to see Thomas on FRIDAY.






Its amazingly gorgeous on the drive up there. As soon as we set foot outside the car, it started to rain! Not to fear, the rain let up and we were able to enjoy the rest of our day there. Thomas's Day out is really a neat little event. The big thing is to ride the big Thomas. But there are other trains and things to look at there at the TN Valley Railroad Museum. There are trains, a petting zoo, a bouncy moonwalk, and of course a gift shop.

After that we headed to Nashville. We only got to see Kate 10 minutes because we had to get to bed early and she had to get to bed early. So we got settled into our bed at the hotel and got some good sleep before the big race the next day.


The next morning it was rainy (even worse for the runners who had to stand in the rain) and we agreed to post ourselves near the 3 and the 8 mile marker at the race. We did see Kate both times! It was really fantastic. We missed her again at the finished line but caught up with her in the family area. One of these times we'll figure out the finish line properly!!!! I don't know if the kids were into it as much as I was but it was still fun. Aunt Kate did really well and the weather did hold up. Later we went out for brunch and headed on back to Atlanta.