What a wonderful and beautiful weekend we have enjoyed! Ryan left for Minneapolis on Friday morning to attend a 3 day conference, and then today, Sunday, he headed up to Alaska for a mission trip. We're all excited about his trip, but as always, we look forward to his return; we decided we would still have some fun though. On Friday evening, I wanted to eat some place a little different than normal, so Liz and I decided on Big Chow Grill. They have a buffet where you make your own rice and/or noodle bowl, and there are many options (proteins, nuts, sauces, fruits and veggies) for you to add on top. Then they grill it up and bring it out to you. Both girls loved it, and I think that's mostly because they got to eat it with chopsticks. Lily said it was some of her favorite fish (we put tilapia on hers) while I think Mia liked the oranges that were on hers. It was a nice little change of pace for all of us, and we enjoyed it.
On Saturday, we went to the Marietta Reads! festival on the Square (about 10 minutes from our home). It was a gorgeous day outside, so it was perfect for walking around outside. Scholastic Books sponsors the event, so they were having a great book fair; not too surprising, we came home with several new books! Both girls also had their faces painted by local high school cheerleaders, got balloon hats from the cat in the hat stand, planted seeds for Alaskan wildflowers, decorated a cookie, listened to the elementary school choir and played on the train playground. We also walked through the farmer's market that is there each Saturday, but we got there right as everyone was shutting down, so there wasn't too much to see. After the festival, we headed to the Toyko restaurant for a yummy lunch, and brought home a lot of leftovers. The girls took nice long naps, and then we played on the back deck for awhile. They love having sponges and a little bucket of water out there. They spent quite awhile cleaning all the furniture! They also liked stepping on the sponges and then seeing how many steps they could take and see their footprints. I love beautiful days where we can do things like that! I decided to have a very special treat for the evening. The girls spread out a blanket on the living room floor, I put tv trays over them, and they enjoyed pizza while watching the movie Up. Such a cute movie by the way; I would highly recommend it if you haven't seen it yet. The girls loved this treat!
This morning, we headed to church as usual. When it was time to leave, we headed to The Georgian Club for brunch. They only offer a buffet brunch once a month, but it is so good. I really wanted to go! I loved that when we were seated at our reserved table, they had already put out coloring books and crayons for the girls. Lily's favorite item was the peach muffin while Mia preferred the cream of asparagus soup. No, I'm not kidding - my 2 year old loved this soup and couldn't get enough of mine or Liz's. We also enjoyed flank steak, mashed potatoes, asparagus spears, steamed squash and zucchini, salad, cod fillets, pancakes, eggs benedict, bacon, breakfast potatoes, cheese, crackers, blueberries, pineapple and strawberries. Lots and lots of strawberries. I think Mia ate about 8 or 9 of them, and they were huge. Of course, they have dessert too. Both girls wanted what they called "birthday cake" though it was red velvet cake. Lily ate a few bites, but Mia cleaned her plate (I really don't know where she puts all this food). Liz and I thoroughly enjoyed their chocolate mousse, cherry and peach pie and their key lime pie; they make the portions very small so you can try different ones without feeling overly guilty. Overall, it was delicious!
After lunch it was nap time (after reading our new "Pirates Go To School" book) which lasted a couple of hours. Then we headed to the grocery store. This is when I realized that Lily was being serious about her complaints of not feeling well; she turned down the free cookie that the Publix bakery gives kids; she said she thought the sugar would make her tummy feel worse. She also turned down the turkey sample which is just really not like her. She tried going to sleep while riding in the cart, but that didn't work out so well. When we got home, her forehead was burning up. She ate only a couple of bites of dinner (yea for leftovers from the Toyko restaurant), and then just wanted to rest on the couch. The three of us curled up and watched Finding Nemo for a little while before it was time for bed. Both girls started getting a little crazy at bed time, but thankfully Liz was there to help me corral them into bed. We'll see what kind of night Lily has tonight, but I have already emailed the school letting them know she won't be there tomorrow. I hope this will run its course, and she will feel better tomorrow.
Other than Lily not feeling well this afternoon, this has been a great weekend. It was beautiful weather which meant lots of outdoors time, and the girls were lots of fun. I'm so glad Fall is here!
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