A night in Nashville!

We loooooove Nashville so much!! 

So when Jordan found last-minute tickets to Jim Gaffigan in Nashville, we jumped at the chance to go see him. We saw him perform once before about ten years ago, and he was HILARIOUS--we knew we had to go see him again! So we booked a sitter, and headed down to Nashville after work on a Friday.

We stopped at our hotel room to get ready for the evening, and then we hit the town!

Ready to go!! 

If you've never been to Broadway Street in Nashville (especially on a weekend!!), you must go! There's music blaring from every bar, people everywhere, and it's just such an electric environment! It is SO much fun!! 

^Um hiiiii handsome^

We headed over to the Assembly Food Hall to grab some dinner before the show! It's such a fun place. There are a zillion restaurants to choose from, dessert places, and live music! We love it!

Jordan picked up some Thai food, and I grabbed some Indian food! Sooooooo good.

Pad Thai! YUM.

Tikka Masala & garlic naan!

So good!! After we ate, we headed over to The Ryman for our show! It is the coolest venue. Pretty much every single country music great has performed there! We had been to a concert there once before, and it was so fun to go back.

The show was so funny!! We both laughed our heads off for the entire time Jim Gaffigan was on the stage. He is seriously just so hilarious!

Afterwards, we were around the back of the Ryman hanging out, and we got to MEET him!! He came walking out right where we were, and I said "We loved your show! We have five kids, too!" and he said "Wow! Well Godspeed." Haha!

Still can't believe that happened! 

Such a fun show!! 

Afterwards we headed back to The Food Assembly Hall for some dessert. We got a giant pina colada sno cone with cream, and it was DELISH. We sat and ate and listened to the live music, and it was perfect!

Then we headed out to walk Broadway for a bit before we went back to our hotel! 

I'm telling you--there is nothing like Nashville at night!! Such a party! 

The next morning, we got ready and headed out to find some breakfast. It was a rainy morning, so luckily Jord had packed the umbrella! We walked over to Corner Street Bakery and had some hot, delicious berry pancakes before hitting the road back home. 

We had the best time in Nashville!! 

Can't wait to go back soon. 

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To see the very first time we went to Nashville, go here & here! BABIES!!

(We thought that was the only time we'd ever go there. Ha! Jokes on us--turns out we stayed in Kentucky and now we go there all the time. Haha!)

^Tiny Boston!^

Strawberry Picking!

We have been picking strawberries on Memorial Day for the past several years, and it has become such a fun tradition!! We all look forward to it all year. 

This year it had rained SO MUCH the day and night before, so we were unsure if we'd be able to pick any berries. But we woke up and the sun was shining bright, so we headed off to the orchard! It was a little soggy, but we picked so many strawberries and just had the best time! 

Strawberry glasses!

Twinning!

We were the only people in the field (besides the workers), and so the kids had free reign over the strawberries! They told us to pick as many as we'd like, and the kids went wild. 

I'm always shocked that there aren't more people out picking with us! Each year we go, we're usually one of two or three families. I won't lie, it's kind of awesome. Haha.

obsessed with him.

Taste-tester!

Have you ever been to Kentucky in the summer? If not, you should come. 

It's humid, but its seriously just so lush and green and beautiful--there's nothing like it!

It is a dream.

The loot!

After we were done picking, we went over to the orchard park and let the kids run and play. It was such a beautiful day!! They had so much fun.

Also, check out this quad-slide!! We just needed one more and all of the kids would've been set. Haha!

sweet summertime.

Constantly posing, everywhere she goes. Haha.

We had to stop in their farm store for some fresh strawberry slushies!

Brighton and Monroe were obsessed with the tiny carts. The cutest!

The happiest sight.

Sitting on that porch reminded me of strawberry picking four years ago, when we sat on the porch rockers afterwards and Monroe was a tiny baby in gingham. 

Where does the time go????

From this:

four months old.

To this:

four years old!

And from this chunky little teeny baby:

To this sweet and sassy little girl:

It feels like the blink of an eye. It is truly wild how fast they grow up!!

That evening we hosted a little backyard bbq for memorial day, and it was such a perfect night for it. 

Monroe and I made an American flag cookie cake! She meticulously placed every single blueberry, and she was so proud. She is the best little baking buddy!

Cutest ever!!

I also made some little dessert "hot dogs" with twinkies and twix bars. The kids LOVED them!! They were a hit. Also, they were a little sugary. Haha.

What a great day!!

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Here are some photos of each year of strawberry picking on Memorial Day. 

I love this tradition!! 

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017