Nashville

The rest of our visit we spent playing in Nashville. We spent several mornings at parks.Ryan and Gabe went here for a tour. Since we were in music city, we also stopped by the one place Gabe couldn't miss on this first visit to Nashville.
We made a trip to the zoo.
Had a great time watching the animals. And Gabe got a chance to play with that new lens he bought a while back. These gibbons were so loud we could hear them all the way across the zoo! We had to come back and see what all the fuss was about.
Of course the boys had a ride on the carousel.And one little boy was not happy when the ride came to an end.But the best part of the trip had to be the evenings spent together with family. Cousins all together and after dinner stories. And of course, playing games once all three kids were in bed. Good times and great memories!

Biggest Fan

It's crazy how much Levi loves his cousin Sawyer.
Where ever Sawyer went, Levi wanted to go. What ever Sawyer did, Levi wanted to do it too.
What ever Sawyer ate, Levi was willing to try.
Levi is Sawyer's biggest fan.

Sawyer was pretty patient with having Levi under foot all the time. Here they are playing a little b-ball in the back yard. Both sporting their Vanderbilt shirts and balls. (Ryan works there...the reason for the move to Nashville). Sawyer did have to draw the line at hugs and kisses from Levi.

Pretty sure Levi is going to miss playing with his big boy cousin!

The Smokies & Chattanooga

We're back...all in one piece. It's 8:30am and it's already been a long morning. Hopefully the little guy can transition back to west coast time quickly. We've already unpacked and done 2 loads of laundry. Guess that's what happens when we're up before the sun.

We had a great time visiting the Morrisons in Nashville. It was so nice to see them and watch Levi enjoy being with his big cousins.
We started our vacation off with a trip to the "mountains". Spent the weekend in a log cabin outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. We enjoyed the views, played games and relaxed in the hot tub. Ryan, Gabe, Savannah and Sawyer went into Pigeon Forge to ride go-carts one afternoon. We also did some hiking in the park. We hiked out to Arch Rock...and Laurel Falls.On the return trip to Nashville, we drove down through Chattanooga and took a trip up Lookout Mt. on the incline railway. Just happens to be the steepest passenger railway in the world. Here's Levi enjoying the ride (I think).And the Morrisons enjoying the view from the top.

Levi's Ready to Go!

All week we've been getting ready to go to Nashville to visit Heather, Ryan, Savannah and Sawyer for spring break.  Levi sure seems like he's ready to go since he was climbing in the bags as soon as Heidi got them out.  It'll be interesting to see how he does on the flight back there.  It was a year ago almost exactly that he was last on a plane when we went to visit them in St. Louis.  I'm sure we'll have a decent flight out there and a fabulous time once we're there.

-Gabe

Dump Truck

If feels like spring is never going to get here. We haven't had any clear sunny spring days yet. I'm hoping they come soon. Even though the sun hasn't made much of an appearance yet, we have had some breaks in the rain. Giving us a chance to play outside a little. Levi loves to gather up all the pine cones in the backyard and load up his dump truck. Then of course, he loves to dump them out.
Try not to notice the amount of moss that's in our lawn. Actually, we don't really have much of a lawn right now. The moss completely took over during the winter. Well, as soon as the sun finally does make an appearance you know what we'll be doing outside. Levi will get to play, while Mommy and Daddy do some much needed yard work!

Cheeseburger

With a drumstick on top.
Doesn't that look delicious?
Levi thinks so.
Well, at least he likes to pretend to eat all his play food. It's really silly to watch. He even makes chewing noises now when he pretends to eat it. Why not since Mommy and Daddy do when ever he offers us a bite?

We're all very excited around here today. It's Gabe's big 32! Big birthday celebration for Gabe, my sister Tricia and her fiance Travis later this afternoon. They all have birthdays this week. After cake and presents, Gabe and I are going out to dinner without the little guy. Hope it's a fun day for my special guy! I'll give the complete rundown tomorrow. Or maybe the birthday boy should.