Nashville Trip - Part 1

Recently Craig and I drove down to Nashville to visit Cole and Emily. They are not horsefolk, but you wouldn't know that by the decor in their home.

Dala horses, reflective of Emily's Swedish heritage, are displayed around their house.

I especially liked this three panel display that hung on the wall in their entryway.

Cole and Emily recently inherited this huge wall hanging from her Swedish grandparents. It actually tells a New Testament story but from a very Swedish perspective.

The artwork was originally created in 1818, and depicts the story of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem (also known as Palm Sunday.)

When I told Emily that I especially liked this Appaloosa dala horse, she laughed and said that it was just a Playmobil horse that had been left on the floor. Oops! So much for my knowledge of dala horses!

This little rubber horse was with some toys that Susie had been playing with.

My Little Ponies piled in Kate's closet.

A unicorn that Julie had painted and was displayed on her dresser.

Target Our Generation horses.

More Target Our Generation horses.

And the ubiquitous unicorn theme was even on the girls' clothing! (Although Susie favors flamingos on her clothes.)

Now, a few quick family pics.

Cole does twice weekly podcasts/videos for 100 Thieves

 and he took me into his studio to show me how he records them. 

For fun he popped headphones on me and let me "be in" the podcast for a little while. 

Emily and Susie making a cake for the family.

It was just a quick weekend trip, but several sides of the family gathered together and made it a good one!

Adults left to right: Lisa, Curt, Vanessa, Cole, Emily, Craig, Carla (Craig's sister), me, Judy (Emily's mama.) Kids left to right: Mila, Ian, Lukie, Julie, Kate, and Susie (notice the flamingos?)

More about this trip coming, so stay 'tooned!