Tuesday was a lazy day for them, swimming in the hotel pool while I was at a funeral. That evening, they came back to the house. The kids played outside again while Stacy, Mike and I visited. Barry wasn't feeling very well so he stayed back at the hotel and rested.
Wednesday, we braved the heat and humidity (it was really bad) and went to Graceland. As long as I have lived here, I've only been to Graceland once and that was to visit Elvis Presley's gravesite. It was neat looking at how he furnished the house. It wasn't as big as I thought it would be. My kitchen is bigger than Elvis' was. I think my living room is about the same size. Sometimes you can see his horses out on the grounds but they weren't out Wednesday (I don't blame them). After the tour, we thought about seeing the other exhibits on display like his airplane the "Lisa Marie" and his cars but the kids were hot, tired and hungry. Stacy found out that we can use our other tickets on other days. The only thing we had to see on that day was the mansion. I am planning to go back and take the kids one day. I think they would really enjoy it.
We ate lunch at Steak N Shake. The kids all enjoyed is, as did the adults. Found out, our drinks were half-price (even the shakes) because we were there during Happy Hour, which is 2-4 p.m. (and a.m.). COOL!! Stacy's family had never eaten there before and they loved it. My kids were all excited when I told them where we were going. They love it too. After we ate, we went back to our house. Barry's birthday was Tuesday and, since he was sick, we ate cake and sang Happy Birthday.
That night, some friends of Stacy's from high school got together and had a Girls' Night Out at Maria's Cantina and invited me. They all were really nice and very friendly. The food was really good too.
Thursday, we went to the Pink Palace Museum. We saw "The Cowboy Astronomer" at the Planetarium. Everyone, even Andrew, loved it. Andrew sat in my lap the whole time and was very still. Found out, some time during the show, he fell asleep. Sweet! Afterwards, we looked around the museum and checked out the gift shop. Andrew got a clown fish and a whale toy. He sat the clown fish on the escalator hand rail and it started moving. It was so funny watching this little toy travel up on the escalator hand rail. Nathan went to the top and caught it as it fell off.
We ate lunch ate Krystals. This was another place the Link family had never been so Stacy wanted to make sure they experienced it. The kids all seemed to like it. My kids were excited about going too.
This morning, the Links headed out. They are going to Stacy's dad's house then to the Cincinnati area to see the Creation Museum before heading home. It was so good getting to see them and spend time with them. Hannah had a blast with Christy and made a new friend. Will, Nathan and Andrew enjoyed playing with Philip and BJ. Joseph and Daniel were very helpful with the younger kids and are fun young men to be around.
Here are a few pictures that I remembered to take while they were here. I kept forgetting to get my camera out.
Hannah and Christy were playing around at Steak N Shake
Stacy and me in a self portrait
Andrew acting silly at Steak N Shake
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