Last Sunday after church we left for Georgia. We left at about 1:30pm. This drive out when we moved took about 9-10 hours. We quickly found out that Ansley is not a fan of long car rides. After about an hour she whined/cried all the way to Birmingham. (and that includes taking pit stop breaks every so often for her to get out of her car seat) We pulled into Athens at about 1:30am. It took 13 hours to get there!!!!!!! I was not looking forward to the ride home (which ended up being about the same maybe worse cause both kids were sick)!
Joey woke up the next morning and went fishing with old friends while I took the girls to my favorite park (Memorial Park) and fed the ducks. We also went to our old complex and saw our old landlords (who are like extra parents to us). Sadly Avery didn't remember our old place:( She did recognize her little butterfly house she made with Joey that was still hanging on the outside balcony. I can't believe its been 6 months already since we moved!!!
Later we met up with more friends, Brian and Claibourne and got to see their baby Evie!
We were due 2 weeks apart but our babies ended up being a month apart.
Ansley and Evie
Avery loves dogs so much! I'm glad she can get her pet fix at other peoples homes cause it will take a lot of convincing for mommy to even consider...
We did not get to be in Athens near long enough! We did not get to see all our friends we wanted to or eat at some of our favorite places... Guess we'll have to go back soon!
Next we made our way out to Marietta for the traditional weenie roast.
Avery got real territorial over Aunt Jeni when her boyfriend came over-
Avery told me when we got back, "Mom, Phil is Jeni's boyfriend, and my boyfriend is Jeremy(from the show Phineas and Ferb)." I think I can handle a cartoon character for a boyfriend :)
Thanksgiving morning we ran the Marietta Square Gobble Jog 5K
We girls have decided to make this a tradition and next time we'll line up at the front with the non-walker/stroller/pet people!! That first mile was an obstacle course!!!!
Mr. Turkey also came to visit and all the kids were very excited!!!
This is one of my favorite traditions that the Graham family has:)
Yummy T-day dinner- had to get Karl in a pic (he flew in from Utah)
Friday afternoon Joey's grandparents made the drive down from Columbia, SC to see everyone! Anytime Ansley was not being held G-Grandma would quickly come and scoop her up.
There were also foosball tournaments
& Hannah and Jason surprised everyone when they announced they will be having their first baby in June!!!!! WE ARE SO EXCITED for them!
Kimi and Jill were the champs
Then we split teams up
Ansley and cousin Taylor
Avery got to have a sleepover at Aunt Kimi's high rise in Buckhead and she loved that place. She kept telling me that Kimi lives in a huge hotel where all the lights are. They went and saw the new Disney movie Tangled and she loved it!
Some of the other things we did include:
Black Friday shopping after plotting out our plans of attack (& of course Target and Kohls rank at the top of my list)
Shopping with Dad for Mom's anniversary gift
Dad took family pictures for us and I love them! (Sneak preview at top of blog)
-I am saving my favorite for Christmas cards :)
a few games of Oh Heck
a few games of Oh Heck
LOTS and LOTS of football watching - & so glad UGA won cause we are bowl eligible!!!
The guys had their turkey bowl and traditional game of jumpball where MY husband is always the one that ends up hurt!
Our week was NOT near LONG enough!!!!!!
8 comments:
Sooo cute! I love your family picture at top..I'm a little jealous! It was too cold for us to have Renee take too many! Can't wait to see your Christmas Card! And we saw Tangled twice over Thanksgiving and it is by far my fav movie that has come out recently!!!
It looks like you guys had so much fun! I love the family photo, the purple looks really nice. Love and miss you lots!!
that family picture is so good! i love, love the purple. i'm sad we missed you! i'm in primary now so i probably wouldn't have seen you at church if you came anyway, so i feel a little better.
Looks so fun! And I love the family pic on the top. Your dad did a great job, and you have such a photogenic family! glad you had a good time, but glad you're back!
You are so brave. I would Never attempt a long car ride with Izzy. She is not a fan of the car. Love all the pictures, glad y'all had fun!!
...and you didn't come & visit us =( What a shame! Oh well, it might have been for the best. Cody & I were just getting over being sick & Roman was starting to get rid of his. I hope you all had a great trip down here!
I'm glad you had fun! My kids are desperate for pets too, but I'm not. Wish you could just rent-a-pet for a week or something. By the way, I LOVE the family picture.
I don't comment as often as I read! But I read your blog all the time and I love it. Your girls are gorgeous and are growing way too fast! Glad you guys had such a fun Thanksgiving. Hopefully when you are in athens next time we can all see you. We should have a big gathering (we'll host) so you can see everyone at one time ;-) Miss you guys!
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