The Nashville Zoo. Not only are there animals to watch, but there is also the most amazing playground ever. Anywhere. Seriously. Ev adores this place (as does her mama).
The Downtown Farmer's Market. It seems there are farmer's markets on most street corners in Nashville these days, but the original is downtown and always a fun spot to visit, whether you buy anything or not. We visited a couple weeks ago in search of some plants to brighten up our deck, and while Honey and Mama were shopping, Evelyn investigated a fountain display.
Cheekwood. Beautiful gardens, ample steps to climb and paths to explore, wide open spaces to occupy...what more does a girl need?
Outdoor festivals. Nashville kicks off its festival season in April, and we enjoyed a new one this past weekend: Endada, an arts festival at MBA. MBA is Dave's high-school alma mater, and though we were skeptical of what this thing might look like, we loved it. Arts and crafts for sale by students and adults alike, face-painting and chalk-drawing and castle-bouncing and balloon-animal-ing for the kids, theater performances, short film exhibitions, two stages with bands playing all day, and food trucks. Free and freaking awesome! Note our young rocker in the picture above. One of Dave's students is the youth on electric guitar in the background, and he played "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" for Evelyn while warming up. Nashvegas friends, check this out next year if you missed it.
Our deck. We live in a condo and thus have no yard, so when we stay home and play outside, we choose from either the asphalt parking lot or the deck. Our deck is nice and shady in the afternoons, so it is the perfect place for a little water fun. (Since this picture, our pink pool has taken up residence at Carter's house, and his backyard is now one of new favorite destinations for swimming:)) Yay for spring!
I am so jealous! Sam says he wants me to quit my job so he can play with Evelyn and Carter all day.
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