Pure bliss

Greg and I got away for the weekend while my wonderful parents had the girls at their house. We went away with a very near and dear friend of mine, Courtney, to her lake house on Lake Lanier outside of Atlanta. We had a GREAT time. We got there a little late on Friday night where Courtney and her boyfriend, Scott, waited to eat dinner with us. We ate, drank and caught up. It was so nice to fall right back into a relationship with someone you haven't seen in 2 years.

Here is the view from their deck at night:

And the view during the day:

On Saturday, after sleeping in until 9:30, we lazily got up and Courtney made breakfast for us. Then she and I ran to the outlet malls while Greg and Scott worked on cabin stuff. After spending too much money, we made our way back and opened a bottle of wine and the beginning of many beers. Here are Courtney and I:

Then we woke up and left on Sunday morning. It was the kind of weekend Greg and I needed. And the girls got to spend some quality time with Granny and Grampa. Although Avery didn't feel good all weekend, she spent the rest of this week asking when she was going to Granny and Grampa's house.

Potty training

Well, it has begun. And I must say that it has been going pretty well (knock on wood). I forgot to take her to the bathroom when she got up from her nap and she had an accident. Other than that, we have been accident free for two of the three days we have been working on it. I would have to say not bad at all (again, knock on wood).

We used to call her Baby Avery and I never thought she wouldn't be our little baby. Even after having another baby I thought I would always look at her and she would be my baby. But she is turning into a little girl each and every day. And the biggest eye-opener was seeing her sweet little biscuits in girl undies. It brought a tiny tear to my eye. So now I have asked Emerson to stop growing hoping she would be my baby forever. I know that isn't how it works and I never thought I would want a permanent baby but as the days pass by and my girls grow bigger I find myself wishing them to slow down just a little bit. I am finally the one telling my friends to hang on to each day with their babies because they fly by too quickly. Sigh.

You know I have to post the most recent pics of my angels. It is scary how much I love them. Even after a day of colds, potty training and a husband at an awards banquet. Almost makes you want to go upstairs and wake them up for another hug..........Almost.

Avery's first boyfriend, JoshMall:

Doing what they are always doing: hugging