Relaxing Weekend

What a wonderful weekend! With all the snow we had earlier in the week, it was nice to get out a bit. On Saturday morning, my dad called to say he had my niece, Molly, with him, and he wanted to stop by so she could play with the girls. I told Lily they were coming, and she excitedly said "Yea! I can't wait! Molly is my best friend!" She paused for a moment and then said "Well, you are my best friend too Mommy." She melts my heart! Dad and Molly arrived about 5 minutes later, and Lily and Molly had a blast playing with Lily's dollhouse together. They were nice to let Mia hang out with them as she ran between Lily's room and the living room where we were. After about 20 minutes or so, Papa and Molly invited Lily to go with them for a few hours. She was thrilled! When they left, Mia and I headed out to run errands; we had a fun time together at Target and Famous Footwear. We returned home to eat lunch and then Mia went down for her nap. About that time, Dad called and said they were having so much fun together. He wanted to see if it was alright to keep Lily with him awhile longer to go to McKayla's basketball game and to the bookstore. Of course, this wasn't a problem because I knew Lily was having a great time. So, Ryan and I got to spend a good part of the afternoon with just Mia, and we had a blast! It's rare that we get this kind of one-on-one time with her, and we loved it. She's an amazing little girl, and we couldn't believe how easy it is to only have one child around! Papa brought Lily home about 5:15, and we read the new books Papa gave her and Mia. We had dinner, it was bath time and then bed time for the kiddos. Ryan left to go to a the Rohan's house to watch the Falcons game (that game didn't turn out so well), so I had an evening to myself. I watched the first half of the game, but then got fed up with it so I watched "He's Just Not That Into You;" a chick-flick I had been wanting to see.

Ryan actually spent the night at Doug's house because we needed to take two cars to church on Sunday, and Doug lives very close to the church. It seemed silly for him to come home after the game only to return the next morning. So, Sunday morning, I got the girls ready and we headed out. Ryan and I enjoyed our morning in the nursery with Mia's class and then our own Sunday school class. Ryan had a meeting right after class, so I picked the girls up and we played on the indoor playground for awhile. The girls love it, and I enjoyed catching up with some friends I haven't seen in a couple of months. We got home, ate lunch, played and then all three of us took naps; I love a Sunday afternoon nap! After nap time, Mia and I went to her friend, Christen's, 2nd birthday party at Gymboree in Sandy Springs. She had a great time! I can't wait until she is old enough to enroll at classes at The Little Gym by our home! She loves all the activities they have at these type places: the parachutes, the jumping, the slides, the bubbles, etc. As we were leaving, I called Ryan who told me he and Lily were having a date night and going to Veni, Vidi, Vici at Lily's request! Mia and I headed to Steak and Shake for a yummy treat. I put her to bed soon after we got home. Ryan and Lily arrived home about 8:15; they had stopped at my parents' house on their way home. Lily told me all about her dinner date and what a great time she had. She is such an awesome kid, and I know Ryan loved their time together.

Overall, this was a wonderful and relaxing weekend!