Back from vacation!

Sorry it's been a while, but we've been on a much needed vacation! We stopped over in Birmingham, AL and visited our good friends Richard, Brea, and Riley the dog, on our way to Memphis. We only stayed 1 night with Richard and Brea, but it was very nice to catch up. We then headed to our old stomping ground~Memphis. We had a great time seeing all of our old friends and were able to meet "E" and Lia who are the same age as Alli. We were all pregnant together. The girls are all 6 weeks apart. We stayed with my old boss, Elaine. She even had a party in our honor complete with Gus's Famous Chicken, one of Chris' favorites! Alli LOVED her dog: Spencer and Spencer loved Alli too...he tried to hump her a couple of times!!! While in Memphis, we of course had the famous and wonderful Memphis BBQ, went to the Memphis Zoo (now ranked #1 in the country bc of the the giant panda bears~Ya-ya and Lee-lee), and went to a waterspray park with friends. Alli had a blast!

We then headed to Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge where we had rented a cabin with my best friend, Amy, her husband, "Officer Jeremy", and their 3 year old son, Conner. Alli and Conner had a great time together. Alli especially loved playing with Conner's collection of cars. It was nice to be able to see/catch up with Amy again. I hadn't seen Amy since Alli was 6 weeks old...she had really changed since then! Although, keeping an eye on 2 kids under 3 was quite a challenge. I assure you we were exhausted by 9pm. Unfortunately, while on vacation, Alli didn't sleep that well in her new surroundings, so ended up in the bed with us most nights...luckily it was a king size! While in Pigeon Forge we shopped, went to the Aquarium, went to a petting zoo, and took Alli on a pony ride. We had a great vacation, but are glad to be back home. Alli's finally starting to get back used to her schedule.

Here are a few pics from the trip:

Alli was enthralled with Conner's potty chair, so she got one of her very own on Monday! I think she understands what to do on it. She likes to sit on it and points at it and says: "pee-pee and poo-poo." Maybe we'll be able to start potty training early!!