Monday, January 24, 2011

Belle Meade

Tennessee got a new governor last weekend and the whole town celebrated by offering discounts to fun Nashville attractions. We decided to visit Belle Meade Plantation which we've driven by many times and always wanted to visit. Our friends the Walkenhorsts even joined us for some fun!

Dusty and Chelsea looking dapper in turn of the century attire.

Whoops. Identity crisis...Rob?

That's better!

Belle Meade Plantation was a very famous thoroughbred farm. In fact most of the most famous racehorses today trace their lineage to here including Sea Biscuit, Secreteriat, and lots others I can't think of now.

Grace and a little jockey friend. She actually wasn't too keen on the idea of standing next to him if you can't tell...

The mansion. Very cool old house, much like the Hermitage. It's really neat to see how (rich) people lived in days of yore.

Checking out the rocking chairs. Someday we'll have a big porch and rocking chairs on it :) But we won't use them on frigid days like this!

Teach them how to work...

...then put them to work!


This was a really cool life-size play house on the grounds. Someday, Grace, when I have my porch you can have a playhouse :) (Here's to wishing!)

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