Visit from the cousins

My nephews Blake and Drew were up from Dallas for the week and the girls loved having them in town. They spent Saturday through mid-day Wednesday with mom and then headed over to Dad's until Saturday morning. Sunday afternoon was swimming fun and then we took the kids on Monday to the Botanic Gardens "My Big Backyard." It has become a favorite for the Zyrieks. It was such a hot day that we did not stay as long as we could have but luckily the "rainstorm" that happens every 30 minutes there helped cool off the kids a bit. On Tuesday we made the trip downtown to the Memphis Fire Museum. This was a new adventure for us and the kids all really liked it. There was quite a bit to learn and do and we enjoyed it, especially the air conditioning! We really wished they lived closer but cherish the time they spend here with us.

blake and anna at the pool
the cousins at my big backyard

drew and caroline putting out fires

anna enjoying the fire museum

all the cousins flexing their muscles by the big red fire truck