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Our Mini Vacation








Kyle and I are so blessed to be teachers and get the opportunity to have breaks from our jobs throughout the year. We decided that for this Spring Break we would take a mini vacation to Nashville to take Ava to the zoo, and go shopping at some great places!


We had a blast! We stayed in the airport area and took little trips all around Nashville. We left on Sunday after church and headed out to the zoo. We had a good time, but boy was it hot! Ava enjoyed it, but I think as she gets older she will like it even more! We saw the elephants and girraffes, exotic birds and apes, tigers and alligators! Oh My! While we were looking at the anteaters, Kyle heard a rustling in the trees and lo and behold there was a real life snake hanging right next to his head! Kyle's #1 fear is snakes and I thought he might pass out, but he didn't! He just walked away really, really fast! We told some park employees, but they said they weren't going to do anything about it. Scary!


That evening, we went for a swim in the indoor pool, and decided to get something to eat and bring it back to the hotel so we could rest. We decided on Chinese food, which wasn't too great, and went back to eat. We sat on the bed eating our food, and somehow.....Kyle spilled the sweet and sour sauce all in the sheets! That was gross! I asked the lady at the front desk for extra sheets and we changed those and got back to eating. At that moment, our lamp light started flickering and the alarm clock wouldn't stay set. So, after we made this huge mess, we got moved to a different room! Ava slept better that night than she has in a long time and we were so glad because she's been teething and not sleeping very well lately.


The next day, we loaded up in the van and headed to the Lebanon Outlet Mall. It was a very, very windy day. We hung out outside while the shops were getting ready to open, and then the shopping began. Of course, just about everything we bought was for Ava with the exception of 8 cookie cutters, and a pair of shoes for Kyle. When we were done at the outlet mall, I suggested we find a Ross store nearby and see if we could find any deals. We went down to Mt. Juliet and shopped for a while at the Ross store. While I was trying on a huge load of clothes, a tornado warning started up and everyone was told to go to the back of the store. People were pretty scared, but I was just excited because a.) I was finding lots of clothes on sale that actually fit, and b.) Ava was sleeping so I got to try things on at a normal pace! I ended up with several things and a really cute pair of shorts for Ava.


We went to the Old Spaghetti Factory that night for dinner....which is always really good and then headed back to the hotel for some play time and bed time. Ava refused to sleep in her pack and play so she slept with us for the first time. It was not a good nights sleep that night. We frequently got kicked in the face and elbowed, and it seemed like she cried out in her sleep every 15 minutes.


On Tuesday we ate breakfast, swam, got cleaned up, and headed to Rivergate for just a smidge more shopping, and then headed home.


It was a great little trip! It amazes me how much fun I can have with Kyle and Ava. I love, love, love our family time and would not trade it for anything in the world! Being a wife and mother is the greatest!

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