Wade and suggested that we meet up in Louisville, KY for the exchange! Sounds so sneaky, huh! I really liked that idea, because I only had to drive 3 hours, where they had about 6 hours. We stayed in a hotel and then each headed back home.
We all got there in the early afternoon, so there was plenty pool time available! I don't have any pictures of that, but there was one particular thing that happened that I wish I would have gotten on film.
Well Kyle just loved the pool and became very fearless about jumping into the pool, into mom or dad's arms. Most of the time this took place in the shallow end of the pool. Well Kyle had decided to do some jumps in the deep end, which would have been fine had he had Wade to jump too, however at this time, Amanda was the only one available and Amanda is a little...well....short. So while she was holding on to the edge of the pool, she had to keep pushing Kyle away from the pool when he would run close to jump, which was only hilarious to those watching. Kyle didn't think it was as much fun, because he didn't understand why he couldn't jump in and Amanda while laughing, kept hollering for Wade to come and get him. It doesn't sound that funny, but trust me, hilarious! Thankfully, Wade soon got to the deep end of the pool and was able to allow Kyle the jumps he so badly wanted to do!
The only picture I have in Louisville is me with this suprised look on my face. I think Kyle was telling me something very important and with being the favorite aunt, I was listening to every word!
See, look how attentive I am!I decided to take Katie to the Rainforest Cafe' when we got back into town, because she had talked about that place for many many months. She was not disappointed!
I had the week planned out as you will see!Day #1 - Nashville Shores
No pictures, my contract won't allow it!
The very first ride that Katie and I went on was this yellow ride and we should of asked what the ride was called before we got on it...it was called "Scream"...oh and we screamed. I had my eyes shut the entire time, it was so scary, we managed to ride the stupid thing one more time. Katie was really scared the first time, but she wanted to do it again later in the day, so being the great aunt, we did it!
We stayed their till about 5 pm which was really good, because it started to storm on our way home, so bad in fact that I couldn't see really good, so we stopped off at my friend Stephanie's house (Judge's mamma) and stayed there for awhile! I believe that was the first time I introduced Judge to popcorn, Stephanie loves it when you throw popcorn on her carpet by the way! :-)
Day #2 - Painted Clay Studio
We headed to Murfreesboro and spent the day painting pottery. Let me rephrase, I only painted on thing, Katie painted three things!
The artists at work!
I think this is where Katie was talking smack about how slow I was!
Yes, Katie was able to get three items done before her Aunt (Favorite) Stace was done with hers.
DA TA DA DA!!!That was such a fun day! Tonya was able to meet up with us after she got off work, so we headed over to the Mellow Mushroom (Pizza place) and we were able to eat in the retro bus, pretty fun!
Cheese!!!!
Day # 3 - Adventure Science Center and Legally Blonde
Katie and I headed out to the Adventure Science center in the morning, we were planning on going to the zoo afterward, but it was sooo hot, that we decided to just head back home and get into the air conditioning until it was time to go see Legally Blonde!
Who needs a gym membership, I will just get a membership at the Adventure Science Center and get my workout there. It would be cheaper and more fun!
In our seats with my friend Sally
Day #4 - Pool time
Do to my sweet friend Melissa, Katie and I were able to spend a lot of time at the pool. Melissa's son Jonathan and Katie hit it off really well, it was nice to just watch them play together and I didn't have to be in the pool all the time! I'm alot of fun, but not as much fun as someone your own age!
Katie and her buddy JonathanAgain, no pictures, my contract won't allow it!
Day #5 - The Mall/"Up" and The Grand Finale - "Princess Protection Program"
Eating at Sonic with my friend Nellie, before we head to inflatable fun!
Unfortunately, I had slipped on some of my research, I had planned on taking Katie to this place that had all inflatable slides and obstacle courses (they were one of my customers and they were supposed to have their grand opening that weekend). However, they had not opened up yet so we ended up going to the mall and went to see the movie "UP" in 3-D. Katie didn't like the movie as much as I thought she would, so this was probably the least fun day, but that didn't stop me from trying.There is a kiddie train that runs through the mall....so guess what we did!!!!
How cute are we?
She even looks cute with 3-D glasses on!When we finally met up (there was a little confusion on which exit to stop off at), we hung out about 30 minutes and then headed off in different directions.
That week that Katie and I spent together, was one of the most wonderful times for me. To steal a line from my mom, "she is the delight of my heart". She is smart, beautiful and has one of the most tenderhearts, I am absolutely blessed to be her aunt!
I hope there will be more trips to Aunt Stacy's in the future!
A Memorable Quote by Katie
Katie told me so many funny things through out the whole week, I wish I would have written them down. Fortunately I did remember one thing that she told me...
- Did you know that if you are going to go Elephant hunting, that you need to shoot the elephant in the head, you need the elephant to run at you to do this. Do not sneak up on them, they don't like that! You need to throw a rock at it, and then it will turn and run at you. It's very important that you are not by yourself the very first time that you Elephant hunting! (You may be wondering how this conversation came about. I really have no idea, we were on our way to the Adventure Science Center and she thought I needed to know this tidbit!)
