Dragon Park & Roger Day

Last Friday we met Missy and her kids at Fannie Mae Dees Park (otherwise known as Dragon Park because of the huge mosaic-tiled dragon sculpture).

It was a perfect fall morning - crisp and cool but not freezing.  The kids ran laps around the park going from the dragon to the playground to a huge rocky hill to the open area where squirrels were running everywhere as the boys chased them.

There was a new bike rack at the park that is part of the city’s "green and healthy living initiative".  Metro Arts has commissioned local and regional artists to design bicycle racks in downtown Nashville and adjacent neighborhoods.  This one is called "Lotus" and is made out of bicycle frames.  All of the bike racks are pretty cool that I've seen so far.

After a few hours of playing we went to the downtown library to see Roger Day perform.  The kids and I saw him this summer at the Brentwood Library and he was great.

We did the second show of the day and it wasn't very crowded and perfect for the kids to dance along!

One of our favorite songs is "Mosquito Burrito".  Carter is doing the movements Roger Day taught the kids at the beginning of the song and the rest are just going crazy dancing :)  There is a point Rylan is staring at his hands trying to make the buzzing mosquito.  Earlier he sat looking at his hands for a full minute trying to only put out his thumb and pinkie.  He eventually got it!