Trip to Nashville to see Elaina's cousins

This is the 3rd post in 3 days.... Like I said, we've got a lot of catching up to do. The Stringfellow clan packed up this past weekend for a trip to see my sister, Abby, and her family in Nashville. We only stayed one night so we could be back in Knoxville on Easter. Nevertheless, we had a fabulous time. Elaina really enjoyed playing with her cousins, Sadie and Celia. She wanted to do EVERYTHING they did. She was so mesmerized by them and just thought they were the coolest thing coming.

The weekend was filled with lots of excitement. The first exciting thing to tell about was that on the way to Nashville, we had to stop in Cookeville to avoid the bad weather. We thought we'd walk around the mall until the storms passed. Well, we made it into JCPenneys and they made all the shoppers take cover in the JC Penney's break room/office area for about 20 minutes. We got to meet a lot of people and it made for an interesting story. All was well, the weather passed and we were on our way to Nashville again. Our hearts go out to those who were affected by that storm in Murfreesboro. That was so sad... Now onto the rest of the weekend...

Elaina sacked out in the car while playing with her computer....

Cousins Celia, Sadie with Elaina - Elaina has started to do this silly "CHEESE" face when the camera is on her. She looks up and squishes her face up.
We grilled fish and shrimp Friday night - YUM. We also had grilled squash which Elaina LOVED. Here is her Aunt Nell feeding her some.

Elaina woke up Saturday morning first (since he is on Eastern time). Celia was not far behind her. So, I got to enjoy Celia and Elaina eating breakfast together. Her is another shot of Elaina's "CHEESE" while eating her yogurt

After breakfast, we went outside where Sadie and Celia have a battery powered car. Elaina loved riding in it with Celia. What a sweet shot....

Another good shot.....

After playing outside, it was egg dying time. Elaina liked this too. Here she is putting stickers on her dyed egg. Yellow to match her shirt.

Celia and Sadie dying eggs....

Elaina and me

After nap time, we walked down the road to feed some horses some apples. This was Elaina's first close encounter with a horse. She liked them and was not afraid like I thought she'd be

Here she is touching one

On the way back to the house with her mommy and Aunt Nell

We hooked Abby's dog, Marvin, up to the stroller by his leash and he pulled the kids the rest of the way home What a funny dog - the kids thought it was hysterical. Marvin did not seem to mind