A Weekend for our Girls

Pat's jobs are coming to an end so we have decided to take advantage of the opportunity we have to stay in the mountains. We started this past weekend off the same way we did on our last trip, Brasstown Bald, the highest point in Georgia. When we reached the top we could see the bright orange reflection in the tower. I think the sunset was even more beautiful this time.

 We have been nursing Lily's first cold so we let her get a good morning nap before leaving the cabin on Saturday. The late start didn't leave a lot of time for hiking so Pat suggested we visit the Babyland General Hospital, where cabbage patch kids are born! Honestly, we expected it to be pretty cheesy but we were both surprised when we pulled in.

My Cabbage Patch Kid!

This one was the cutest doll in the store!

Pat's not the type to get embarrassed so I will go ahead and say that he was just as excited as I was! Of course Lily didn't know what was going on but she enjoyed herself. She seemed unsure at times but the big dolls with yarn hair brought a huge grin to her face. 

Checking out the baby nursery.

 Can you find the one that doesn't belong?

The cabbage patch!

"That one is my size, and this one has a binky but something isn't right about these two?!"

She chose to adopt "Lola"!

We decided to stop by Secret Falls on our way home. This time we took the whole family!

Molly's first waterfall!

I walked Lily out to the water and she immediately sat down. She splashed for a few seconds and then grabbed a handful of sand and shoved it in her mouth. Pat spread out a towel thinking she would sit there and gaze at the beauty around her. Yeah right! With all of that sand to eat?! I distracted her with crackers while he took a dip then he scooped her up and took her out. I'm not sure if it was the water she loved or her Daddy....

 Side note: Lily loves to wave....at everything! If I leave the room and come back, she waves. When she wakes up from a nap, you get a wave. When the dogs walk by, she waves. When a stranger walks up and says, "Hi cutie!", they get nothing, just a blank stare. 

I have to give props to Molly for being well behaved on the hike. She is rambunctious (to say the least) but she stayed on the path, following Maggie's lead and was polite to all of the people and dogs we met. It was a little more work for us but it was worth it to see the satisfaction it brought these two!

Like Mother, Like Daughter

This morning, I walked out of the bathroom to check on Lily who was playing in our bedroom and she immediately noticed my electric toothbrush! I knelt down so she could see what I was doing and of course she wanted to get her hands on it. Obviously, dental hygiene is a high priority for me so I thought now is as good a time as any to introduce Lily to a toothbrush. I dug through the bathroom drawer to find the smallest toothbrush head in the pack and this is what happened.

I hope this love of clean teeth, or tooth in her case, continues!

Work and Play

Last weekend we went to Virginia Beach for the annual Building Material Suppliers Association meeting. This trip wouldn't have been nearly as enjoyable if we didn't have the company of the rest of the family. It is always fun when all of the cousins are together!

Lily was so excited when we arrived on Thursday; she skipped her late afternoon nap and stayed up past her bedtime! I love watching as her relationship with Pat grows and changes. Her eyes light up and her hands wiggle when her papa walks in the room.

Pat and I went zip lining along with Becky, David, Ella Joy, Juju and Noah. We learned after arriving that it is the largest on the east coast. I wish I had more pictures because I felt like I was a contestant on American Ninja Warrior! There were a number of different courses and various difficultly levels. I stuck to the more moderate courses and left the "black diamonds" for the fellas.

 

The girls loved climbing on Pat. He is their human jungle gym!

 

Our rooms were on the ground floor which made hanging out on the beach convenient and trips back for food and forgotten items very easy.  Once Lily got over eating the sand she and Denver enjoyed playing together. 

Lily continued her swimming lessons in the hotel jacuzzi and loved relaxing with Pat during his morning dips.

And she loved standing at the sliding glass door "talking" to everyone outside.

 "Hey Denver, let's breakout of this joint!"

Lily went to daycare in the evenings which was great! She enjoyed herself and so did we. The best part was she was sleeping like a baby when it was time to pick her up! 

We all had a great time and it was a nice way to bid farewell to our North Dakota cousins!