To sum up my girls weekend, I got to spend quality time with two beautiful (inside and out) girlfriends of mine who I absolutely love. I have not had a "girls trip" since before I was pregnant with Harlen so it was much needed and enjoyed to the fullest. My best friend, Amy, and I set out on the road Thursday morning to Jacksonville, FL. We had tons of girl talk along the way as well as jamming out to old school music and reminiscing about the years we have been friends (I am pretty sure it has been 17 years now - WOW i feel old). We arrived in Jacksonville and were greeted by Alli J. Allison is one of my best friends from high school who moved to Jacksonville 2 years ago. Since high school, Allison and I have maintained a friendship that has been untouchable. We may not talk on a regular basis and might have to schedule our phone dates but we make it work and i would not change a thing about our friendship. We have one of those friendships that is strong no matter what. I was lucky enough to have had two of my best friends all to myself for 3 whole days. I was on cloud 9 the whole time. We did a lot of talking/catching up, sun bathing, eating and enjoying a few drinks together. We had down time to relax, which was so nice. It has been a long time since I have been able to sit through an episode of The Kardashians and not have a child wanting me to play with him, read to him and clean up after. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE MY JOB AS A MOMMY, but everyone needs a vacation from reality from time to time. I thought about Harlen and Chris the whole time I was gone, but I also knew that me being gone was good for the boys as well. They were able to spend 3 whole days together doing nothing but playing, reading, cuddling and most importantly bonding. I have seen such an increase in the bonding between the two of them over the last few months and definitely way more since I was out of town with the girls. I did not worry for a minute about the two of them because they were together and daddy would be perfectly fine doing the job of mommy and daddy while I was away.
I sucked at taking pictures while in Jacksonville. Here are the few that I did take.
Last weekend we spent tons of time with both sides of our family. On Friday, we had dinner with my parents and nephews. I adore these nights because I get to see Harlen interact with his cousins and it melts my heart. Harlen adores Colton and I cant blame hm. The two of them run, laugh, play, use their imagination to the fullest and take care of each other. They have a bond that is absolutely amazing. Kinda like brothers. Colton is so good with Harlen and I never have to worry when the two of them are together. They play very well with each other and are a pure joy to watch. Husdson is obviously too young to participate, but i can see him running circles around these boys in a year or two. I look so forward to having 3 little boys playing, laughing and loving each other.
On Saturday we went to the Wilson Family Reunion. It was fun to get out of the house and spend the whole day at Stone Mountain. Harlen got to meet a ton of his extended family that he has never met before and see some that has not seen him since he was first born. We enjoyed every minute of kicking the ball, playing Corn Hole, bouncing the basket ball, playing golf and baseball and eating and drinking with family. My MIL planned the event and did an awesome job getting everyone together. We are looking forward to the next one and meeting more family that could not attend this years event.
Once the reunion was over, we went over to Millie and Papas house for dinner and to visit with out of town family. We relaxed, played outside some more and enjoyed each others company. One thing I want to make sure to mention is that Harlen had his first tick. Well, not really, but as close as I would like to get. I changed his diaper that evening and looked down when i went to throw it away and low and behold, a tick was crawling on it. He must have picked it up from Stone Mountain. We looked him over and did not find anything else, but my first reaction (after telling myself to no freak out) was to freak out. I am not so good at the "don't overreact" type of parenting. He was happy to find out that there were no bugs on him. I think we might have freaked him out a little, oops! All in all, Saturday was a great day and we enjoyed it immensely.
On Sunday we had a quiet morning and did a few things around the house. Once dinner time rolled around, we loaded up and went back to my parents house for dinner. My cousin and her mom were in town from California and we planned a last minute family dinner so that we could all get together. It was a quick evening as we needed to get Harlen home and ready for the week, but it was still enjoyable.
Here is a photo dump of some pictures I have taken over the last couple weeks.
Until next time......
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