In Memphis, Gee was conveniently "sick" so played with us every day. We visited Shelby Farms where they have set up this amazing playground with giant slides and climbing structures for the kids:
We visited the zoo to see big animals and Mike's (Grandaddy's) office to see big machines:
And we visited Mud Island where the kids waded and walked in the minitature Mississippi River. James thought you were literally supposed to walk the entire thing, including the parts of the "river" that had bridges over it. Here you can see him coming out from under one of the concrete bridges. We also rented a paddle boat and paddled the kids around.
We also visited the pool complex at the Jewish Community Center. This was truly a "complex" with two huge water slides, a toddler pool with a smaller water slide and all sorts of fun water features, a kiddie pool with its own slide, a lazy river, and a spalsh pad. Whew! This was the kids' favorite thing. James has asked me three times if we can go back there. I never could get a good shot of him going down the slide. He was up and out of the water too fast, rushing to slide again!
Finally, in Nashville we hit the local county fair. We rode rides with our cousins - and sometimes by ourselves (!). I missed that because I was the only adult without a weak stomach, apparently, so I had to be Jackson's wing man. He was finally tall enough to ride all the rides and he wanted to ride ALL THE RIDES. Here are just a few shots from the fair.
We had a blast! Thanks everyone for cooking and babysitting and letting us enjoy being home!
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