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Our late summer visit to a Nashville treasure, the Bicentennial Park and its splash fountains.

We live in an amazing place. I forget that Nashville is the capital of Tennessee and go about my daily life as normal, then something incredible reminds me that we get to live in this super cool place. Like for instance this splash park at the foot of the capital building. Many of our friends started preschool last Friday and Thursday we celebrated a great summer with a visit to the fountains. I hadn't taken Mallory there before and as she is a bit suspicious of all things that sprinkle water, our view much of the time was from afar.

I imagine next time we will play in the water more. Perhaps we will go again before we attempt preschool which, for us, begins after Labor Day.

A fantastic first year in dance. She loved her teacher, she learned lots, and she got to interact with other little girls on a weekly basis. I didn't get around to posting this sooner, and our second year of dance begins in two weeks. Here's hoping the second year is as great if not better than the first.

This baby likes to move. Ben has felt little one move and kick and bounce several times now. Surreal to know there is another human being inside me. Very cool too. I seriously CANNOT wait until Thursday. I want to know that this future soccer player is growing on schedule and if baby is a boy or a girl. Amazing that we are halfway through this pregnancy.

Please Lord give us kindness and cool heads. And help her learn these new skills QUICKLY.