Family Time

What a great weekend we had! Friday night, a friend of mine offered to babysit while Dowell and I went on a date, so we gladly accepted...thank you Andy!!! It was so nice to get out of the house and be together, just the two of us. The biggest change for us, having a child, is the inability to just get up and go somewhere whenever we feel like it. We used to go to movies and out to eat whenever we felt the desire, but now we have to think about nap time, bed time, feedings, etc. I wouldn't trade it for anything, but we do miss that time of being spontaneous. I'm sure our sweet baby girl, as she gets older, will love doing those things with us! Anyway, we got a much needed date night. We went out to eat at Cantina Laredo. It's a new mexican food restaurant downtown in an area called The Gulch. The food was delicious and the atmosphere was great too. We had so much fun and were going to go to a movie afterwards, but decided to go on a walk instead. It was so nice out, warm with a nice breeze (and we ate early enough that it wasn't quite dark yet). When we got home, Reese was already sound asleep in bed and Andy told us she was 'so easy'. Reese had a good time and was happy to see us when she woke up.

Saturday, Dowell and I took Reese to her 1st Razorback baseball game. The Hogs were playing Vanderbilt in Nashville, so we decided to take her. We at at Ted's Montana Grill for lunch before the game and Reese was SO good. She played with her toys, drank out of my straw, played with the straw, smiled, looked around, and tried to get the attention of a big group of people sitting at a table next to us. It was a gorgeous day for baseball. The game started at 2pm and we sat in the bleachers under the sun. It was hot, but it only made the cool breeze feel that much cooler! We were pushing it close to nap time and we only lasted a few innings, but we all had a great time. The Razorbacks won 7-5 and took the series too!!! Go Hogs Go!

Saturday night, we made plans with some new friends for dinner. One of Dowell's former coach's daughter lives in Nashville with her family. She and her husband have 2 little girls, Noelle 3 years old, and Julia 10 1/2 months old. They are beautiful little girls and Noelle is a character! She was waiting for us at the front door when we pulled up! As soon as we walked in, Noelle was looking at Reese and talking to us. All of a sudden, Reese just starts laughing...a lot! I mean LAUGHING! Noelle was just standing there smiling and Reese was staring at her and giggling so hard that she started squealing! Noelle began jumping around and playing peek-a-boo with her, which only kept the laughter flowing. It was at least 3-4 minutes, non-stop laughing! My stomach hurt from laughing at Reese's laughter. The whole night was a blast! As soon as we got home, Reese was ready to take a bath and go straight to bed. She was asleep before I even finished praying with her. Too much fun for one day!