Camille's parents live around the corner from them and they were at the party too. Camille's dad, Dave, tried to teach Emma how to play tic-tac-toe. She was very patient with him. Later, she wanted me to take a picture of what she drew with the chalk. Sorry, Dave, I guess coloring with chalk is more fun than just drawing X's and O's - maybe next time!
On the way home, we stopped in Chattanooga and took a ride on the Tennessee Valley Railroad. They have a short 6-mile ride from Grand Junction Station to East Chattanooga and back. You get off at the East Chattanooga station and watch a real locomotive turn around on a turntable. You also get a chance to go into the Repair Shop and hear our conductor tell us about what they're working on in the shop. On the return trip to Grand Junction, we had a new friend sit with us. She told us her name is Priscilla; although her mother called her Marcy. She kept wanting to sit with Daniel and he kept trying to get away from her. Meanwhile, Emma kept trying to sit with her and she really didn't want to have anything to do with her. In the end, she invited both kids to come to her house to watch a movie and eat lunch. She couldn't tell us where she lives. Maybe we'll see her again sometime this summer on one of our (sure to be many) trips to ride the train at Stone Mountain - we'll see.
I'm sure we'll have some fun adventures throughout the summer, watch for further details. We'd love to see everyone, just let us know where and when to meet you. We'll see what we can do. Have a great summer!!
