Fun with Friends

Luke has a best friend and his name is "Ander" (Andrew).



Over the past few weeks, we've gotten the chance to hang out with the Barnsby's a lot, so it is high time that I posted some pics from all the adventures that we've had!

The boys having fun at the Botanical Gardens:









A hug (with a running start) that got a little too aggressive for one party:





Me and the boys!



Picnic on the mountain:

(exploring with Ms. Kristen)



(feeding the fish... aka: kiddos eating lots of saltines)

Playing with Play-doh!

We always have so much fun with the Barnsby's and are happy that we live close enough to get to see those guys lots! Poor Luke is now lost without having "Ander" around. He'll just be in the middle of playing and say "Ander toming?" (Andrew coming?) or exclaim "Ander's turn!"

Although the boys have VERY different personalities... like, polar opposites... it is fun to see them being BFFs!

Fun with Friends

Lucky us - we got a brief visit from the Barnsby's on Thursday and Sunday this week! They were en route to Chicago and were able to stay the night with us both days (on the way there and back).

It was fun to let the boys play together - they hadn't seen each other in a couple of months.

Luke showing Andrew how to push the buttons on the truck:



Andrew - the Entertainer, Luke - the Observer



fun, fun!

(also, congrats to Scott for completing his first marathon in 3 hours and 9 minutes!! What an accomplishment!)

Tomato Art Fest

This weekend we had some very special visitors come to town - the Barnsby's (well, not ALL Barnsby's - just Kristen and Andrew). We took the kiddos to the Tomato Art Fest in East Nashville. It was fun to spend the day outside, explore East Nashville, and people watch.

We had a great time, except for the fact that it was SMOKIN' HOT outside! We were all sweating buckets - but luckily were able to get our hands on some of those icy push-up pops from one of the friendly vendors, which provided some much needed relief.

When we all finally hit the level of being miserable in the heat - we headed back to casa de Hammond in Smyrna. On the trip back home, we captured this precious moment:


The little fellas were holding hands and watching Finding Nemo (Luke's new favorite movie). Sweet boys!