Weekend Wrap Up

On Thursday after work, Mark left for a weekend trip to Atlanta (he and a friend went to the Atlanta Internet Exchange). After we said goodbye to him, Amelia and I went to the airport to pick up Grandma G! I am so happy that she came up to spend the weekend with us, even though she had just gotten back from a trip to Columbia. Grandma’s plane landed around 7:30 PM, which is an hour past Amelia’s bedtime – she was not cranky at all, though – she actually stayed up and played with Grandma until 9 PM!

On Friday morning Amelia and I took Grandma for a walk around the neighborhood. Once we got back home, we headed out to do some shopping! We stopped at a few furniture stores to look for some things for our new place, and at one store Amelia got a bright pink balloon! She had a lot of fun playing with it for the rest of the afternoon.

On Saturday morning we drove up to Roan Mountain for the Rhododendron Festival! The day was overcast, but we toured the rhododendron gardens and took some fun pictures. We stopped at the craft festival on our way back down the mountain and had some tasty food for lunch.

Mark ended his trip early and came home on Saturday evening, so he was able to spend Father’s Day with us! On Sunday morning we went swimming, and then had some pizza for lunch. After we finished eating, Grandma stayed with Amelia while Mark and I went furniture shopping. Amelia slept most of the time we were gone, but she and Grandma had a lot of fun playing later in the afternoon! They went ‘grocery shopping’ in the pantry and in Amelia’s toy boxes, and shared a lot of laughs.

I am so glad that my mom was able to come for a quick visit. We are all looking forward to the next time we see her!