Memphis

The Memphis temple is beautiful. It's so small! It's in the same parking lot as the building we go to church so we see it every week.

We went to a little carnival in the park new our apartments. Matt couldn't resist trying his shades on Hailey. She thinks she looks pretty cool - she's even pointing at the glasses.

We didn't have a stroller that fit the carseat, but a very generous girl in our ward said she had one that she wasn't using right now and she'd like the extra space in her storage closet. It has been so nice for us and Hailey loves it.

Matt and Spencer couldn't resist the hats. Yes...that's facial hair you see on their faces. Out of BYU for just weeks and they're already going wild.

On Hailey's 2 mo. birthday, she and I went out with a group of girls and their children to Mud Island. It's a fantastic family-friendly place to visit. It has a mini to-scale replica of the Mississippi with about two inches of water for the kids to play in. It'll be fun to go there when Hailey is older. You can see the Mississippi river behind us.

I don't know what significance it has, but here's the Memphis Pyramid.
A glance of the city. From this view it looks nice. Once you get onto the streets downtown it looks a little shabby. To be honest, we weren't really charmed by Beale Street. I hope that's legal to say.
This is a view from our apartment complex. It's still quite green here so it's hard to make myself remember that it's mid-October already.
This is an indication of why it's so green. The Memphis rains are incredible! I've never seen rain like this! I ran to a friends house and was in it for less than 7 seconds and I was soaked.
One part of Memphis that has not been a favorite....the grass. It makes me appreciate western lawns even more. This grass is not at all enchanting to walk in - unless you likes your toes being pricked.