We started off at Chase's great grandfather's house, or Pappaw as we call him. He has a cookout every year with an array of various homemade ice creams for dessert! (My favorite part!) I had strawberry and it was divine! Chase got his favorite, banana, and Augusta ended up with chocolate--something for everyone! And that wasn't even close to all the kinds! The meat that was grilled was pretty yummy too!
We can home for a little (hopefully) nap time, didn't happen for anyone but Chase! But after about an hour at home, we headed to the grove for kiddie activities! Augusta got to play in bounce houses, enjoy the petting zoo, dance in a bubble machine, and enjoy a train ride! She even got her face painted for the first time--she got an American flag. I think her favorite part though was running around with her friends Maddie and Turner!
Next we went to dinner with all our friends. It was yummy but a little challenging since it was close to 7 and Augusta was running on 30 min of nap time! But we made it and headed to the baseball stadium.
Fireworks were great inside the baseball stadium. Augusta bought a glow necklace to wear for the show. The fireworks went off as American pride/firework themed music played. It was great! Even better was Calla slept through the whole thing! Was worried she'd be scared but she was a champ. Augusta watched from her Daddy's lap and loved it. She's still talking about it days later! It was a great day and we had a blast celebrating with family and friends!
The next day we headed to the Memphis zoo! This was Calla's first trip, and she was an angel the entire time--can't say she really saw too many animals, but she loved being out and strolling.
We went with some friends so that was fun for us and Augusta! She loved seeing all the animals. Her favorite was the gorilla. She also seemed to enjoy looking at the snakes in the herpetarium. The polar bear swimming was another favorite!
When we finally left, we were exhausted! It didn't take long for the girls to pass out, and Chase and I were wishing we were close behind. Too bad the zoo is so far from home! Even though it was tiring, it was the best day. Weather was beautiful and we had tons of fun! Couldn't ask for a better experience!
