Memphis Miller Weekend: Summer 2013

One of the most fun things that happened this summer, is my brother Chris an his family came to visit. He does work in Indiana fund raising for St. Jude. He came for a tour of the campus. It was so much fun spending time with his family.

First thing we did was the Peabidy. If you come to Memphis, that has to be on your to do list. At 11am, and 4pm you can watch the duck march. There is a duck master who marches the duck and gives the history of the hotel fountain and ducks. So fun. 

Ballroom. How amazing is that? 

They have phone booths and my kids loved playing in them! 

The Peabody has some really cool shops in the lobby. This is one of the ceilings! 

Our first night we took my brother's family to the best BBQ ever: Corky's. It was a huge hit! Samantha asked for it for Christmas! 

The next day was the tour to St. Jude. Little did we know, you have to be 16 to take a tour. That left both of the girls (who were really bummed), Dalton, and my kids to wander campus. We tried to keep it fun :) 

After St. Jude, we hit up Central BBQ. Also, a Memphis staple. 

On the last day, we went to the cival rights museum. It was amazing. I didn't realize that Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. 

This is the recreation of the assassins hotel room. Some if the items were originals.

These are views from his hotel room. 

One of the coolest things were the display cases of evidence used in the trial. Fascinating. 

This is the front iron gate. So beautiful. 

Probably the most solemn place was his hotel. You can actually climb up and see the room. 

My  nieces, Chelsea and Samantha, are my girls. I know them the better than any other of my nieces and they are GOOD girls. I miss them. 

The last thing we did was the river walk. It's a topographical  recreation I the Mississippi from start to finish. It's fun to wade in the waters and follow it down to the "bay". Very fun. We had such a good time with them. 

Memphis Rush: Summer 2013

Jared did something way out of his comfort zone. He joined a fraternity! With that, we participated in Rush this year. The events were defenetly not our speed, considering we don't drink, but we had fun as little dates. He ended up pledging to Phi Delta Chi a pharmacy fraternity but we also went to Kappa Psi events. 

One of the events that was the best, was a paint party. This was PDC's final rush even. So much fun! There was a huge tarp and we threw paint at each other! Simple as that. We also ate at Central BBQ. Yum! 

We also went to a masqurade party. That was not our favorite but I loved my dress and mask.

We went to a redneck yatch club party. That was fun. We met a really nice guy that we hung out with. Isn't my husband hot? 

Memphis Parks: Summer 2013

We have a lot of great parks. But the greates in Memphis, is Overton. There is so much there and it's completely fenced in. We visit often. There are rope climbers, sand boxes, large building blocks, and tunnels! So fun! Here are a few pictures from our first visit! 

He hated the idea of staying still for a picture ;) 

She on the other hand, is a cheese ball! Such a beautiful girl. 

Memphis Splash Pad: Summer 2013

Our children's museum has an awesome splash pad! We only went one time, but we will frequent it more often this summer!

Evie spent most of her time on this cement horse :) 

Memphis Summer 2013: Piper

A big change this summer is out newest addition to our family. This is Piper. She is most defenetly my dog. She's my girl. Jared agreed to her as my baby urge is iff the charts lately :) she helps relieve some of that. 

She looks a little big for that bed :)

She's so good with the kids. She'll let Evie climb on her. Joel chases her. Just an all around good dog! 

She loved going to the pool, too! Never brave enough to jump in though! 

She's also terrified of out cat! Hahah! 

Memphis Swimming: Summer 2013

We spent a lot of time at the pool this summer! Out apartment had really great pools. We probably went at least three times a week. Memphis has a big swimming season as well. We swam until mid October! How awesome! 

Evie is a plant girl. She loves flowers, weeds, and anything else that grows. 

Joel was brave this year. He swims in the shallow end with out water wings all the time. He even worked really hard learning how to swim and jump into the deep end! 

I will say, these two leaned a lot this summer. After being speared for a year, they had to learn to get along again. They're really good buddies now!