Wow, we had such a nice, nice weekend away. It is for sure one of my favorite weekends in recent memory(maybe one of my favorite all-times)! I didn't take any pics but I have lots of mental ones. It was so relaxing and a GREAT vacation (and really a vacation) with 6 of my favorite friends... Coxes, Gravitts, Browns. We all fit perfectly in the river house. It was the perfect balance of group, social time and reading, down time. The girls went walking every morning and some twice a day. We sat on the dock (a lot!) without needing to come in at the end of naptime. I read lots of magazines and 1/2 of a book (Bringing Up Girls), which is impressive for me and was really enjoyable. (I haven't read Bringing Up Boys so need to get it.) We ate late low key breakfasts and amazing grilled dinners (mostly prepared by Brian and Joe)... and great margaritas and desserts, of course. I loved, loved being with these 3 couples for a long weekend.
AND I felt like my kids were loved SO well and also so enjoyed their weekend away. Well, at least Peter did, Lily was a little more puzzled by the bottle she was supposed to drink from all weekend. My mom sent them back with new clothes, new toys, smiles on their faces, clean laundry. We met for dinner at Cracker Barrel. Peter was glad to see us (unlike last May when it took him 24 hrs to be glad to see me) & gave us such a sweet hugs. Lily was a little more hesitant. She wanted to be with my Mom more than me but was fine after we left and she couldn't see my Mom. It was pretty sweet though and I was glad she and my Mom enjoyed their time together. I was SO excited to see them, which is always a great thing (and honestly, not always the case- esp early in the morning).
Thanks, Mom and Dad, for one of our favorite weekends!!
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