Memorial Day Weekend

We didn't go out of town for Memorial Day, but we had a fun long weekend in Nashville.

Every other Saturday morning, we get a free babysitter for about 30 minutes. The guys come to cut our grass and Ford runs to the front door to watch. He doesn't move until they load their stuff back up on their truck and drive away. Sometimes Griffin watches too!
Mary Ann, Jason and Will took a walk over The Shelby Street Bridge a few weeks ago. On Sunday, we borrowed their idea and took Ford for a walk after his nap. In 2003, the bridge (which was a bridge for cars when I first moved to Nashville) was built in 1909 and was in danger of being torn down because it was no longer structurally sound. It was the first bridge in Nashville to join the west and east banks of the Cumberland river. Because of it's historical significance, it was repaired and converted to a pedestrian bridge. The east bank side starts by the Titans football stadium and at the end of the west bank side is the new Schermerhorn Symphany Hall, which has some really cool fountains that Ford loved. Scott got some great pictures on the bridge and when we crossed over, we walked down to Broadway and got some ice cream.
Ford with the skyline behind him:

A view of the the Nashville Skyline from the east:

Ford with the Titans' stadium (LP Field) in the background:

The biggest fountain at the entrance to the symphony hall:

Me letting Ford put his toes in the fountain:

Getting ice cream at Mike's on Broadway:

The next pictures are just because I like them!


Monday, Mary Ann and Jason had a cookout at their house. It was beautiful all weekend, but right before the cookout, it started to rain. But, that was okay. It didn't dampen the fun!





I was lazy and didn't get pictures of everyone at the cookout. It was fun to see everyone. Mary Ann was kind enough to let us put Ford to bed at his regular time in Will's pack n play. So, Scott and I didn't have to leave at 5:45! We woke Ford up at about 10:00 to go home. He looks so cute when you wake him up (which doesn't happen very often, thank the lord).We got home and put Ford to bed with no problems and we all got some restful sleep after our fun and busy weekend!