Memphis

I took off of work early on Friday, January 24th and packed our suitcases to go out of town.  Back in the fall Exit Realty had a benefit for Power of the Purse.  They had a silent auction and we won tickets for the Memphis Zoo and a night stay at the Guest House at Graceland.  Ryan's coworker and friend Kelley has a daughter that works with the Memphis Grizzlies and got us tickets to see a basketball game.  We picked the boys up from school and made our way to Memphis.  They all got a quick nap in on the way.

We made it to the Guest House at Graceland.  Im embarrassed to say that this is not what I was expecting when we got there.  I literally thought it was a one bedroom house at Graceland.  I had no idea. 

Luckily it wasn't what I thought it was and there was plenty of room for pillow fights!

First night we went to eat at the famous Rendezvous for some BBQ and Ribs! 

It was so good!

Next morning, we got up and spent the day at the Memphis Zoo.  It was a little chilly and not all the animals were out.

Nemo

Dory

They had lots of Komodo dragons!

I took this picture with perfect timing.  Kane fell as I was taking this picture.  He is the most clumsy kid.  Reid is sticking his head up Ryan's sweatshirt.  

This Chameleon was so pretty!  I couldn't stop staring at him!

This snake reminding me of the snake in Harry Potter.  I was just waiting on the glass to disappear and for Dudley to fall into the water and snake escape.  But ... that didn't happen lol Thank goodness!

Pandas!!! There were two but only this one was outside.  He was eating a yummy bamboo snack

The other one was inside eating his bamboo snack too!

Monkeys

Marco Polo or should I say Liam Polo 

Being silly!

American Eagle.  Mesmerizing to look at!  Fills you with pride!

Lions

Lunch was at Dyers for burgers cooked in 100 year old grease. 

Hanging out at the counter watching their food being cooked.

Look at those massive cast iron skillets full of greasy burgers! Yum! 

Back massages....

Sunday morning we ate at Sunrise Memphis.

They had a Bloody Mary bar and it was so good.

The boys got a Cookie Monster pancake.  They were amazing!  What could go wrong with a pancake with Oreos in it?!?

Next on our list of things to do in Memphis was to watch the ducks at the Peabody Hotel.  We got there early and picked the perfect spot to watch them walk. 

Next we went to the biggest Bass Pro Shop in the US at the Pyramid.

My future hunters!

Can't go to Memphis and not stop and get Gibson's donuts!!! They were good but they weren't Donut Palace!

Our last stop on Sunday was the Memphis Grizzlies game.  We felt like we had the royal treatment when Haley found us and took us down to where the players come of and meet the fans.  

We ate dinner and grabbed some popcorn and made our way to our seats.  This was a first pro basketball game for all of us.

These were our seats!  So awesome!

Haley also had the boys names put on the Jumbotron.  They were excited to see their names.  

We had such a nice little weekend getaway in Memphis. Thankful for the time we get to spend together and all the memories that we get to make with each other!