Labor Day in Mississippi

We just returned from our trip to Mississippi. I hate that all my pictures are out of order, but as you can see, we had a jam-packed trip! We did so many fun and awesome things, only made better by spending it with family.
This picture is taken from the top of The Peabody Hotel, a huge tourist attraction and one of the oldest hotels in Memphis. Nice view and a hot, humid breeze!
We got to meet up with my friends Brent and Katie Moody and their children at the Peabody and then had lunch at Huey's in downtown Memphis. I had the best burger that I have had in a long time! It was so great to see "old" friends...we went to college and camp together back in the day...and it's cool to watch our families grow.
This is in front of the famous Peabody fountain after the duck march (see the next picture).
Every day, twice a day, the famous Peabody ducks ride down the elevator from the skydeck to the lobby and march in a line to the fountain. It was quite the affair! Avery loved it!
The first day we were down in Mississippi, we drove down to Starkville and went to the season opener for Mississippi State football. They BLASTED the Memphis Tigers 49-7. It was such a fun experience. We sat on the club level so we got pampered a little bit and had some really good food...unusual to me for a football game!
On Sunday, we went to church where Nathan used to attend in college when he lived in Starkville and got to meet up with our friends Bradley and Amanda Carlock and their children. Bradley was in our wedding and Nathan got some of his first experience with kids while babysitting Andrew several years ago. Awesome to see them!
We had a family photo session now that we have a new addition. We went to a BEAUTIFUL house in the middle of nowhere that sits on 500 acres. They have two lakes, a gorgeous log house and a barn full of fun animals.
This is our little family. Nathan, Avery and I, Nathan's parents (Pam and Calvin), and his sister and brother-in-law (Mary Helen and Stefan) and our niece (Katlyn). We have so many great pictures, it's hard to choose!
Avery got to meet Macchiato the horse in the barn. She loved how he snorted and nibbled on her and she got to feed him a snack.
She also got to meet this little fella, a two week old donkey. His fuzzy fur made her laugh.
Avery turned 11 months while we were there...we are going to be celebrating her 1 year birthday in just a few weeks. I can't believe how the time has flown.

So as you can see, we had a fun and busy trip...and we enjoyed every second! It's so hard to get back into "real" life, but we hadn't even been back an hour before Nathan had to go into work. Such is life!