Eight Years, Seven Months & 22 days later...

After hours of driving through the stormy effects of Hurricane Katrina on August 29th, 2005, Nick found the perfect spot to pop the question at the steeplechase at Percy Warner Park in Nashville.  That cobblestone staircase cut into the side of one of the rolling hills holds a very special place in our hearts.

We found ourselves back there last weekend as we were driving around the area waiting for a parking spot to open up at the Cheekwood Botanical Garden Easter Egg-stravaganza (to avoid the need to transport our crew and all their equipment on a shuttle van from a remote parking lot.)  We all stretched our legs and climbed to the top of the steeplechase to snap an updated family portrait....

Our Week In Pictures

I took the kiddos out in our behemoth stroller because we needed a change of scenery.  Emmy fell in love with the dandelions lining the road and begged me to get out and make a bouquet for she and Hannah.  She was so grateful for the abundance of them, that I decided to wait and tell her that they are weeds another day.

Hannah loved her gift from Emmy.

Nick got up with the kids one morning while I finished pumping. :)

Happy Happy JuJu!

These two are SEVEN MONTHS!!!