...Grace smothered Charley in kisses: ...we goofed off at home while waiting for Daddy to get off work: ...Linzi, Stefanie, and Presley met us for dinner at Johnny Mac's to catch up. Charley fell asleep on the way and was kind of cranky/tired/teething the whole time (so fun) . It was so good to see Linzi, though. She's pregnant and was totally glowing: ...I snapped a few shots of the babies when I woke up, because Charley always wakes up with this goofy smile, while Grace hates waking up and looked so angelic just sleeping there. I can't help myself: ...Grace had what may be her final swim lesson. Girl is good in the pool, and we're totally ready for gymnastics now that she's almost three. Charley had fun watching, too: ...Charley's actual first birthday fell on Tuesday. She got a balloon from school again, since they already celebrated her birthday a week early by mistake: ...we celebrated at home ...
The past three months consist of the end of March, April, May, and most of June. Three good things that happened in these months were: I finally made it to Nashville: Grace celebrated her first birthday and had a blast: Cash was added to the mix:
While in Nashville, we decided to take a tour of the Jack Daniels distillery. It is in Lynchburg, Tennessee and is the oldest registered distillery in the U.S. This was probably the most beautiful place I've ever been. Walking up to the entrance, you see green all around. There were also some cool, old rockers on the front porch: On the tour, we got to walk through the entire whiskey making process. It was actually pretty interesting and our guide had some great stories. We got to see where the "ricks" of wood sit to age in the fresh Tennessee air: And the warehouse on top of the hill where the barrels of whiskey get to sit for years to get their flavor from the wood: My favorite part was this cave spring: It has been running non-stop for hundreds of years. They have hiked back into the spring one mile, but couldn't get any further because the path became too narrow. Nobody knows where the source of this water is, but it's the reason the distiller...