Family,  Marriage Confessions,  Out and About

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Another fantastic fall weekend has come and gone and I, for one, am sad to see it end. We have been having some awesome weekends lately and this one was no exception. It started Friday night when our friends, Sarah and Scott, came over for an impromptu dinner. We sat on the back deck and ate chili in sweaters. It was very fall. I even lit a cinnamon scented candle.

My sister and her husband, John Michael, came into town late Friday night, just as Scott and Sarah were leaving. Ginny was in a wedding here this weekend and so they were staying with us. It was so good to see them, even if they were super busy with wedding festivities. Just knowing they were here gave me warm fuzzies.

In the first ten minutes of being in our new house, Ginny managed to sniff out Gracie’s Halloween costume. She’s a sucker for costumes.

Saturday while my sister was performing her bridesmaid duties, Chris played golf with John Michael and some of the other lost bridesmaids spouses and so I called Sarah and we spent the day at the outlet malls with the kids. It was an impromptu trip, but completely necessary.

Seriously.

Stop laughing.

It was absolutely NECESSARY that I go shopping. Bean’s skinny legs were hanging out of all his pajamas and Gracie didn’t have hardly any cool weather clothes. And I had absolutely nothing in my wardrobe that was camel colored with sparkles. But don’t worry. I do now.

Gracie hung in there all day like a champ. She chewed on my key ring, tried to catch her toes, and threw burp cloths out of her stroller all day long. She had a great time.

Bean had a great day, too. He was in a good mood and had no meltdowns (except for that one in Carter’s, but he was up under a clothing rack and no one could see him, so I don’t think that one counts…). But we definitely wore Bean out. Gracie is her momma’s girl. She can shop til she drops. But Beaner needed a little break. That’s okay though.

Ain’t no shame, Bean Man. Bigger men than you have fallen asleep while shopping.

Late Saturday afternoon after we were done shopping and Chris was home from golfing, Chris and I packed the kids up and took them to my parents. My sister and JM were going to go there after the wedding that night and we were all going to have Saturday night and Sunday morning together before Gin and JM had to head back to Atlanta.

Bean was super excited because my parents got bunk beds in their guest bedroom. It’s a really great idea for a space saver, actually. They got one of those beds with the double bed on the bottom and the twin bed on top. That way, we can all sleep in the same room. Gracie slept in her pack ‘n play, Bean slept on the top bunk (there was a big railing on his bed), and Chris and I slept below him in the double bed. We fit nice and cozy-like.

The next morning, my Grandma came over to join the fun and we had a nice, relaxed pancake breakfast while we all caught up with each other.

By the time we got home Sunday afternoon, Chris and I were worn out. We had just enough time to catch a little nap before our next last exciting adventure of the weekend…

Late Sunday afternoon, we met our lovely friend, Jenn Hopkins, who did another round of family portraits for us. I’ll tell you all about them tomorrow, but they were beautiful!

All in all, it was a really great weekend.  The perfect start to a great week!

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