Backtrack: Two Weeks of Tabitha

What a busy, awesome month it has been!  A week at the lake with some of my best friends from undegrad, and then two weeks with our friend Tabby from PA! Then, another week with Aunt Lauren from Pittsburgh!! We worshipped with Tabby and her family while we lived in PA, and we grew to love the Longs and the other families there.  We tried to convince Tabby to come here for the summer, but we knew that was pretty unrealistic with her busy schedule. So, we were thrilled when she told us that she could come down for two weeks in August before she started her senior year of high school.  So, on the way home from the lake, I picked Tabby up in Bham, and we hit the road home to Memphis!

Lots of pics from those two weeks...

Practicing athletics in the nude...in the spirit of the original Olympic games! And, speaking of Olympics, I think it's truly the first time I've missed not having tv! 

future water polo player? maybe sumo wrestler!

sweet brothers

While Tabby was here we wanted her to get to know some of the teens from church! So, we had an ice cream sundae party (that quickly erupted into a whip cream fight!).  They all crowded around a 5ft piece of gutter (new and clean) and made every imaginable combo of ice cream & toppings! Pretty fun!

I think Greg is winning...

but, the girls got revenge! And, the porch got a good hose down!

this is a pretty serious game of Nertz here!

And, there goes 3 weeks of being semi-healthy.  Thank you peds office for not having a sick-side and well-side to your waiting room!  More specifically, thanks to the parents of 4 year old "Lily" who made no effort to remove their sick daughter from Miles' face while we waited.  Oh well.

 

Tabby is here, and she's the best medicine anyway! Obviously,

the boys LOVE her. 

exploring some new foods

We had not been to Graceland, so having Tabby here was a great excuse to

go visit!  Luckily, it was the week BEFORE Elvis Week so it wasn't too packed. We did have several interesting sightings!

Of course, we always hit up the zoo when friends are in town.  I think E could have

watched the elephants all day long!

playing in the fountain before leaving...it was a hot day!

We hit up the Memphis Botanic Gardens for an evening of music 

and good eats! That place is beautiful!

checking out Collierville square with Tabby

making Tebow proud

masters of disaster!

Claire supervising bath time!

 

Driving home to Springfield for a birthday weekend (9 family bdays in August!) and to drop 

Tabby off at the airport.  We sure were sad to see her go. Maybe she'll come back next summer?!

ah, the smell of a tobacco barn smoking...I under no circumstances want to promote smoking,

but this is home for both Luke and myself! it does smell so good!

And, lastly, we picked up some art that we had a friend paint for us! We had been working with Kyle for a couple of months on finding the perfect idea for above our mantle! He lives in Bowling Green, KY so it was a perfect opportunity to pick it up while we were home.  We LOVE it, and we're currently trying to decide how high to hang it.  I'll post more pics once it's on the wall. Kyle is super talented and has a lot of upcoming projects (even for the city of Bowling Green!) that are encouraging him to do what he loves!  If you need any info about Kyle just let me know!

That's it for now! Next up, Aunt Lauren's visit to Memphis! You guys have a great week!