Chattanooga Easter

Easter this year was the first time I've ever spent a major holiday not with my immediate family. I know what you're thinking: It's not like it was Christmas or anything. Yeah, ok, but Easter is still kind of a big one, and I've always lived close enough to home that I spent it with my parents. With the action happening on Sunday, and not having Monday off, traveling home just wasn't an option this year. Thank GOODNESS my cousin Jay, and his wife Emily, live in Chattanooga! I texted Emily about a month ago and invited myself to their house for the weekend, luckily we have that kind of relationship, and I have a standing invitation. :)

Jay and Emily have 3 girls (6 - almost 7 - and under) and it is always so fun to be with them! They have been so great at being my home away from home since I've moved to Tennessee. One of the things I've heard about each time I've visited Chattanooga was Rock City Gardens. During the spring, Rock City does something called "Fairytale Nights" where everything is fairytale themed, and various fairytale characters are scattered throughout the gardens. Before the park opens for the theme night, they hold a tea party with Alice (in Wonderland) and the other princesses. Emily and I took the older girls and had such a fun time meeting the White Rabbit, Alice, the Fairy Godmother, and even Cinderella!

         

Elin has the most hilarious, and fiesty, personality! We laughed so hard when she told the Fairy Godmother, "I'm allergic to witches!"

      

The girls looked so cute in their new dresses on Easter Sunday! I am so thankful to have family here in Tennessee, and am even more thankful that our moms raised us to be close to our cousins - and not awkward strangers.