Our summer trip to the west coast begins...Day 1

My very excited travellers.

Leaving Nashville behind.

Even excited travellers need a nap every once in a while.

Nana's visit

When Nana came for a visit we went to the Rainforest Cafe. Little did we know that it would become a true rainforest that weekend. Due to the flooding in Nashville, it is still closed & won't be re-opening till sometime in the fall.

Eli with the elephant.

Adrienne & Nana being fierce & scared.

Adrienne & I.

We took this photo in the Opryland Hotel right before the flooding that occured. The hotel plans to re-open on November 15th, 2010.

We're sure glad Nana came to visit. We're also glad that she flew out when she did. If we would have waited a few more hours the interstate would have been flooded & we could not have made it to the airport for several days. God is good & has a plan.

Family visit

Dusty, Carrie, Lilly & Isaac came out for

their first visit to Tennessee. All the cousins had so much fun playing & getting reacquainted with each other. (The grownups had fun too.) We visited Nashville, the Parthenon & the battlefield.

It's hard to get all four to sit still at the same time!

On the steps of the Parthenon.

Eli with Athena.

He's a Giant.

The kids hamming it up with the horses at the Opryland Hotel.

Enjoying the sunshine & the trampoline.

Tony & Dusty trying to fix the eave of the roof on the peak of our home. This was the first attempt to climb the roof.

Tony take 2. Climbing up the other side to fix the eave with his extension cord to climb/rappel with.

Isaac watching Uncle Tony work with tools. He's already got the plumber's crack down pat.

Wait one cotton pickin' minute!

The kids hanging out by the cannon.

Isaac in the slaughter pen.