Nashville CMA Festival! Vol. 1 - Shopping

This summer I took my friend Stacy, to Nashville, for the CMA Festival! We were so excited to get there and see the singers, go shopping, go to concerts, look around downtown, go dock jumping, etc. Needless to say there was a lot to do!

Our shopping trips were mostly the stores on Broadway. Here are some of the cool things we found and tried on.

There were lots of boots and leather shops but I like these the most. Only $150.00.

Duck Commander had two booths there. I had to buy a cup,

 or two.

Shiny belt buckles, we tried to convince my dad to buy for himself.

 A belt for me? Only $45.00. Maybe next time.

 Over all, we loved shopping.

Getting High for Jesus

Truth be told: We didn't get high, but there were a lot of paint fumes in this little area.

This past week we had a Vacation Bible School (VBS) at my church. Our group was in charge of decorations. The first thing we wanted to do was make a castle for our little preschool children. We had tons of cardboard, spray paint, and very crafty people. We started cutting an archway. 

This was a perfect fit for adults and preschoolers. Next was to paint "bricks" and the actual archway.

We used the only kind of paint available to us that day, spray paint.

And we sprayed this,

 and this,

and this.

After the paint dried, we glued metallic bricks on the arches. Like this.

In the end, the castle was made into a 3-D masterpiece, thanks to Scott Declark. VBS went well, with only a few bumps in the road and a couple of questions. 

Thanks ladies, for all your help on this beautiful looking castle. 

Adventure to Cabela's (Wyoming Edition)

Wyoming, Michigan just built a CABELA'S! Needless to say I am just a little excited! This was the place to be, a couple of months ago, whether you are an outdoorsy person or not. 

My friends and I decided to go on an adventure to this special store. Here are some of our wild encounters.

(The crew - Brittany, Stacy, and Susan)

First we saw a Camo Grandma, blending in on a scooter. She was covered head to toe in this camo jumpsuit! :D

Brittany and Stacy wanted to be just like the guy on the cover of this box, I think they pulled it off quite well. 

Susan thought she could fit into a child-size princess life jacket.....

 

She was right.

Stacy has always wanted to swim with the dolphins, this is as close as she has ever gotten.

Brittany this was a cute outfit. (Don't worry we talked her out of it.)

Stacy's future purchase from Cabela's...

Maybe not....

Never a dull moment with these friends.