someone teased us that the last minute getaway before a new baby comes is called a "babymoon". We didn't really go anywhere, actually we stayed home but since Grammy and Papa took our girls for the weekend, we got to enjoy a long weekend together.
To kick things off, I took the girls for the birthday portraits. We finished in record time and finished without a complete meltdown from the Ladybug! The pictures turned out great and I let each of the girls pick a treat as a reward (who knew they loved Snickers?) Then we met Papa at his work so he could show them the fish pond. His office is in a complex of multiple buildings overlooking a beautifully sculpted area of pathways, bridges and ponds filled with fish. Papa let them feed the fish and they tried to name several of them. Then I trade cars with Papa (easier than moving carseats) and gave my girls kisses because they were headed out for a long weekend at my grandparents cabin while daddy and I stayed home.
We had a great weekend together, splitting the time between date nights and the honey-do list. We managed to finished a couple of projects around the house (okay, daddy finished, I usually lounged on the couch and supervised--we have a green light for baby to come but I still need to be careful or I make myself miserably uncomfortable). For example, daddy hung artwork and decor (despite living here two years, our great room is still sparsely decorated because we haven't gotten around to it until now) and fixed up a desk we bought for Ladybug's new room (since she will be moving out of the nursery and into a "big girl" room). We sorted, re packed and organized the enormous pile of boxes in the unfinished basement which means after living here for two years, we finally finished unpacking! We worked on some deep cleaning and getting things ready for the baby. And then the fun stuff--one night we went out for a fancy dinner, another night we laid on the couch watching movies and one night we took out our new trailer so we could roast smores over a campfire. We left after dinner and came home before breakfast so very little work was involved, just a beautiful evening under the stars with my amazing husband. We spent most of Labor Day hanging out at the lake with husband's cousins (an eagerly anticipated yearly event because we don't get to see them very often). We kind of missed having the girls because they would have loved it, but on the other hand, we actually got to relax and enjoy being with cousins rather than chasing girls the whole time. (besides the girls had so much fun at the cabin, they never even asked for us) Grammy and Papa brought the girls home, and we gladly received long hugs and cuddles (maybe they missed us after all!) and wrapped up the day with a BBQ with friends.
What a great weekend! Thank you Grammy and Papa for playing with our girls and thanks to our other friends and family we got to enjoy being with.
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