Nashville

We visited Nashville 2 different weekend....

The first time Elaina and I went the last few days of her Spring Break just to hang out with family.  I just wanted to get away for a few days so Nashville seemed like the perfect spot.  We did a weenie roast one night, visited the zoo, and the girls played and played.  I only have pics that I snapped from my cell phone since I forgot my camera.

The girls did a lot of tree climbing...My sister has the greatest Magnolia tree that is perfect for tree climbing.  I don't know that Elaina has done a whole lot of that but she seemed to love it and was pretty good at it....

Water break - Elaina would move in with Sadie and Celia tomorrow if I let her.  She love being with them that much.

I don't have any shots of the Nashville zoo as I did not take my phone in with me.  But, I am super impressed with the Nashville Zoo.  Let's just say that.  We had fun.

Two weekends later all three of us (Erik, Elaina, and I) headed back to Nashville to visit.  Plus, we got tickets to see Wicked!!!  Erik had not seen it yet.  It was my second time - saw it in NYC the first time. I could seriously watch it 100 times more.  Saturday, Erik helped Dave with some yard work while Nell and I went with Abby and her girls (and Sloane and Elaina) to a garden festival at a local botanical gardens.  They had lots of stuff for the kids to do (craft/puppet show), beautiful flowers and the weather was simply perfect!

They had a puppet show that the kids liked - Elaina wanted to wear my sunglasses throughout the whole show. I think she looks so cute.

Elaina holding Sloane after lunch - her favorite thing to do right now.  I'm going to say it again.....HOW SWEET IS SLOANE???  I will stop, but I can't help it!

Later that night, we saw Wicked!!  We had a great dinner with Nell and Dave and Abby babysat all the kids - Thanks Abs!

Reverse back a few days - the Thursday before we saw Wicked, Elaina's school did a performance of Wizard of Oz (coincidentally).  Elaina wanted to dress like Dorothy the day they saw the play at school.  She couldn't dress out of uniform but we did the hair and she wore her shoes that she has had in her closet waiting to grow into for years.  Just thought this was a cute pic

And Wicked - no cameras allowed but we got this shot before it started.  Our seats were AMAZING!!  middle, about 6 rows back!!!

Some pre-show selfies...Just because.  I am seriously way to old for selfies but whatever!

Dave wanted in on the selfy action

Loved our weekends in Nashville - love my sisters, bro-in laws and my nieces so very much.