At the Loveless Cafe (outside Nashville)

I'm so hungry I could eat my foot!! Where are we going and why is it taking so long?


The Loveless Cafe?! Why didn't you tell me?? I recognize Carol Faye from the Food Network! How exciting!!


MAN ARE THESE SOME GOOD BISCUITS!

Nashville! Tennessee, that is.

The 10 gallon hat didn't quite fit, but this place has a great deal! Buy one pair of boots, get two free! Nash reaaally wanted these bad little stompers, but we've got some more time to look around.
Here are Daddy and his boy hangin' out on Vanderbilt Campus. I can only imagine the stories Ray is recounting to him while I'm out of earshot.
We hear Nash was a good boy last night while we were at the wedding, but he wasn't interested in going back to sleep in the hotel room. We listened to "Mamamamamamamamama Dada Mamamama" for about an hour until around midnight, then again this morning at 6:45. So it started out as a pretty sleepy morning! On the plus side, there was no line at Pancake Pantry when we got there at 7:15.
"Hang on now, Mommy and Daddy went out without me last night? I thought I was just having play-time with Susan!"
For anyone who cares to see, this is how big I am now.

Rainy Day

We're seeing what's left of Gustav today, but have still managed to have a really nice day. We had friends over this morning, Marji and Maya, Brook, James and Keira, and Anne and Mariel all braved wet roads and bad drivers to play. Nash took a short nap and we decided it was time to venture over to the Hairy Elephant and have Nash's hair cut. We did a few errands and came back home. Now Nash is contemplating life and his future, staring out the window into the rain, and curling up in a comfy corner with a few books. Life is good.

Halloween Preview!

We kicked off this long weekend with a little shopping trip and found a Halloween costume for Nash :) Here's a preview! I'm sure you will be seeing many more pictures of Nash as a turtle. And if you live in the St. Louis area, don't be surprised to see a little turtle walking around- I want to dress him in it every day, it's so cute!
We had a fun week, a little laid back as I'm trying to rest my straight up worn-out pregnant body. Oh! How could I forget... Nash had his 18 month appointment Wednesday! He's 27 lbs, 9 oz., 32 inches long, and head circumference is 19 inches. That's 70th percentile for weight, 37th for height (did they measure him right??) and 63rd for his head. These are all within the range of normal, but I was surprised that he's not as big for his age as he used to be. But then I looked at pictures from his 1st birthday party and he had such big baby cheeks then compared to now! I still think he's got great cheeks, it was just amazing how different he looks in 6 months.
Hope everyone has a good, relaxing long weekend! I think we're going to enjoy the festivities around St. Louis. Then next weekend it's off the Nash-ville!!

Smile for the day

The little guy playing

By the time I grabbed my camera he'd already gone 2 rounds. He was stepping into it, then ducking his head through the underside and wiggling his way through. Very cat-like. I didn't catch the best of his acts, but still cute.

Handsome boy