To celebrate the remaining days of summer, and really to prepare us for Hugh's first semester of teaching, we took a little family vacation last weekend to Jackson, MS. We left out last Thursday afternoon and came back on Saturday evening. We definitely felt like it was the perfect trip to give us some relaxation and family time!!! Here are some photos of our trip:
Our drive down to Jackson was beautiful, especially because we drove through a wildlife refuge, spent some time on the Natchez Trace Parkway, and went past a large reservoir right outside of Jackson.
Our one "touristy" thing to do in Jackson was to visit the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. They had lots of displays about Mississippi's natural habitats, and we liked the large aquariums a lot (as you'll see below)!
turtles
small fish
BIG fish
MS bucks
The hotel we stayed at had a pool, so that's what we did with a lot of our time. Enoch loves the water (although he didn't the first time I took him swimming), and he especially loves playing in the water with Daddy!! If you watch closely in the video below, you can even see him trying to kick his little legs every once in a while. hehe...
On the way home, we stopped to shop in Meridian. We found Hugh some nice work shoes and some new running shoes. Enoch was a trooper while Daddy tried on pair after pair of shoes until both Mommy and Daddy approved (style + comfort is truly hard to find!!).
The boys also obliged and let me run into Joann's fabric because there isn't one in Starkville, and I've had a certain craft project in mind for at least a few weeks now... and I'm happy to report that they were both really good shoppers!! :)
All in all, this trip was so nice! The drive was short and beautiful, & we had so much fun relaxing, swimming, watching the Olympics, and even shopping! We also ate some amazing food from a wide menu: Greek, BBQ, and American cuisines... Hugh is already trying to plan our next short get-away, haha!!
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