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Weekend Fun

Today we had some family fun and visited a local place I've been curious about for a while. We live near the Tennessee River and there is an old railroad bridge--or part of it--left over a section of the river by our city. I always see it from the bridge that we drive over often. Local citizens have restored this section so that people can now walk out on it and have a lovely view of the river and the area. It just looks so old and romantic that I've always wanted to check it out. This morning came nice and overcast and a little bit cooler than it has been , so we took advantage of the weather and took the kiddos to the old bridge. It was just as picturesque and as fun as I'd imagined it would be!a view of the railroad bridge from the bridge we drive on


Mr. B and the Princess walking with Daddy



look at that *mountain* of kudzu climbing up the bluff


a nice stranger took this family shot for us


hamming it up for the camera


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Kari said…
Keep forgetting to say I like B's new haircut. =)
July 26, 2008 at 3:31 PM
StitchinByTheLake said…
What a great family picture - you should have that one framed! Blessings, marlene
July 26, 2008 at 6:58 PM
Katy said…
What great pictures!!! Hello! I found you from Kelli's blog! I just wanted to pop over and say HI! :)
I love that pic of the kids with their daddy....toooo cute! And your family pic is fantastic! You have a beautiful family! :)
July 26, 2008 at 7:42 PM
Momto5 RachelJoy Photography said…
lovely photos!!! I love the ones on teh brige with husband and children... how sweet.
July 26, 2008 at 9:04 PM
Kelli said…
What a beautiful place for a weekend stroll! I love the pictures of your cuties!
~Kelli
July 27, 2008 at 6:34 PM
Anonymous said…
What a charming family :-)
July 28, 2008 at 5:41 AM
Nancy said…
Great pics! Looks like a wonderful family outing!
July 28, 2008 at 10:29 AM
Heather and Reese said…
Great pictures. How beautiful!

~Reese
July 28, 2008 at 1:43 PM
Anonymous said…
old bridges like that are so neat. Great pics!
July 28, 2008 at 5:20 PM
Angela said…
Great pics! I'm from Chattanooga, which is a little upriver from you guys, but my hubby is from your area. I love the river this time of year. Well, any time really!
July 31, 2008 at 9:16 AM
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