So I guess it IS Rocket Science

I am little late posting this, but Tom and I took the Politician on a little weekend trip over July 4th weekend. We decided to leave little man with Mama Sue so the Politician could spend some quality time with mom and dad. We drove to Huntsville, AL on Friday and were lucky enough to get a very nice rate at the Hilton Garden Inn right at the US Space and Rocket Center.

The first night we were there, we went to see the Huntsville Stars play the Chattanooga Lookouts. We are baseball people and we love to go to different baseball stadiums and leagues. Hunstville has a AA team and it was a lot of fun.  We go to the Memphis Redbirds games a lot and AAA is darn close to the Majors. AA and A, not so much. But it is good, cheap family entertainment. Beer is $2 cheaper, burgers and hot dogs are cheaper. The baseball is pretty good and we had a lot of fun. Their mascot was a pole cat, which is kinda like a skunk but the placement of the stripe on the tail is different.

The next day, it was off to the US Space & Rocket Center. They had recently opened a Star Wars exhibit, featuring all of the costumes, models and other props from the Star Wars movies. The exhibit was very cool (even though we were contributing to George Lucas' fortune.) Tripp and Tom both enjoyed it very much. Okay, so did I. They even had roaming storm troopers and Darth Vadar walking around and trust me, they were really great costumes, like movie-grade costumes.

Then, it was off to see the Rockets and learn all about our journey to the moon. That, my friends, was super-cool! They had an entire full size rocket hung over your heard, broken into pieces, with lots of memorabilia from NASA. There were space suits, rocket pieces, and lots of other cool stuff. The kids could get in a few of the pieces and see what it is like to be an astronaut. It was very cool and I highly recommend you go if you are looking for a quick weekend trip!

Then we headed back to our hotel and swam a bit in the pool. That evening, we went to a nice dinner and went to an outdoor mall (correct term is lifestyle center) and walked around. They had balloon artists, magicians and face painters who worked for tips. We enjoyed some great people watching and ice cream and Tripp got a cool dragon painted on his face.

We had a really great time, but were ready to get home and see the little man. Of course, he had a great time at Mama Sue's. I'm not sure she even  put him down all weekend!