George & Scatch

Once we got to Nashville, we had several stops to make. First was Brian & Donna's. We had not seen them for almost two years, so a visit was long overdue. (Since they keep promising to come see us ... and they haven't yet ... we had to go there.) We were there about an hour then headed to Joe & Missy's. Joe is a long time friend of Lee's. They used to race BMX together and are pretty much like brothers. Lee really misses Joe and is greatful for any time they can spend together. The dogs below are George and Scatch. They are retired Greyhounds and now reside with Joe & Missy. Great dogs for great people. We spent the night at Joe's then headed to OpryMills to do some shopping.

This is Scatch.

Addisen & Scatch

Addisen & George

Kamdyn LOVED the car stroller at the mall!

Ready to stuff their new friends.

Ahhh ... the air bath.

After getting Shell Lee the Turtle and Lily the Elephant settled, we gathered our bags and headed to the car.

Rylin spotted a train ... in the mall ... HURRY!

A train ... in the mall. Who knew? It was pretty neat. It drove right through the mall. If people didn't move out of the way the conductor would toot the horn until they did. Lee and the kids rode while I sat at "The Station" and fed Kamdyn. They were gone about ten minutes. It was definitely the highlight of Rylin's trip!

After the train ride we loaded into the car and went to my uncle David's house. My cousin Katie was the only one home so we got to visit with her for a while. She is an elephant lover too, so Addisen was thrilled when she got to check out all the elephants in Katie's room.

Next stop .... HOME!