Memphis!!!

Noah took his first (and second) airplane rides this month when we traveled down to Memphis to visit his Godmother, Laura, and her family (Ryan, Ellie and Owen). Noah thought the airplane trip was quite the adventure. He enjoyed peering out the window during take-off and landing. Fortunately, both flights were not completely booked so the adults around us were able to rearrange themselves a bit to ensure they adequately avoided the annoying toddler bouncing the tray up and down and kicking the back of the seat in front of him. Overall, we survived the flights better than I had imagined we would. We were able to keep Noah between the two of us during both flights and so we didn't end up walking the aisle throughout the entire trip.

Memphis was a lot of fun, mostly because of the company we kept while we were there. Ryan and Laura went out of their way to make us feel welcome. We were also amazed at how well Noah related and played with Ellie (5) and Owen (2). Noah and Owen butted heads (figuratively) a few times but there were not major catastrophes caused by the need to share toys and books for a few days.

We enjoyed outings to the botanical gardens and the zoo. The kids had a blast and the adults enjoyed watching them run from exhibit to exhibit, eyes wide with wonder.

Below are selected photos from our trip.



















Wish we were still there. The cold weather is starting to settle into fall here now and we miss the warm sunshiny days we spent in Memphis. But most of all, we miss our friends and can't wait until we will see them again.