Chattanooga

A few weeks ago we made a day trip down to Chattanooga to pick up a mountain bike Sam had found on craigslist that was a steal of a deal. After we got the bike, we found a city park nearby, next to the river and decided to hang out for a bit. It was the cutest park! They had some fields, a little art market going on with live music, a splash pad, an indoor carousel, plus lots of boutiques and cafes just up the road. We got way more than we bargained for with our $1 parking fee (we were downtown so I was certain it would cost more but I guess it's not a busy enough city to care).. It was so fun to watch the river boats go past and listen to the local music.. We headed over to the splash pad thinking Ivy would be in heaven but she was pretty timid about the whole experience. She was also pretty nervous about the carousel (also cheap, only $1 per ride!) but quickly learned how fun it was to ride on a horse... It turned out to be a really fun afternoon. We became big fans of the little city. 

It was a Saturday afternoon and this place wasn't busy at all.. it was prefect. Any place like this in Houston is normally a ZOO, just crawling with too many people. I'm not sure if that's just the difference between ginormous cities and smaller ones? or if this is just not a very popular park (which I doubt)? Not sure what the deal was but we were loving every minute of it..

Lets just say, Ivy was more comfortable watching the fountains from the nearby statues. She would splash in the puddles but got pretty nervous when she got too near the fountains. haha silly girl..

Loving her "horsey"