Underwear Necklaces

I can't believe that it is already Friday morning and I am just sitting down to update the blog! This week has flown by. Matt had a crazy busy week last week, getting home after 6 most nights, which is really unusual. It seemed that 3 of his worst homeowners had work to be done all at the same time. I think we were all a little frazzled by last weekend. It was nice to spend some time at home. We had a great dinner at Nana's with Elizabeth, Paul and Scottie on Friday night. Alden overheard Elizabeth asking Scottie something about her calf (on her leg) and Alden goes "MMMMooo". It was funny how she just picked that up from someone else's conversation. I got to ride on Saturday morning, which was a much welcomed escape. I am riding a mare named Misty who is coming back from a couple years of motherhood. She is still pretty green, but knows enough to keep me accountable for what I am doing, too. We are taking things slow, but she is doing better all the time.
Sunday we went to Latta Plantation after church and hiked around. It was so refreshing to be outside and not be pouring sweat. I think Lily was especially grateful! We had a great pizza dinner at Elizabeth and Paul's on Sunday night, and enjoyed watching Alden and Scottie play. It is fun to think that their age difference is the same as Elizabeth and I, and to imagine us as little girls.

This week has been a much better week for Matt, and as a result for the rest of us, too. He has had a lot of days to be home early! Alden and I have been busy at the library, bible study at church, and playgroup at our house. She is really into putting things around her neck lately, including bathing suits, underwear, bascially anything she can get her head through. Right now, she is sporting three pairs of underwear like necklaces. At least they are clean, right? She is also likes pointing out everything that is Matt's. His socks, his things in the bathroom, the grills at Lowes, she points and does her "Dad" sign and says "Da." It is really cute. The other day, she was "helping" me with the laundry, which means that she picks things up and shakes them and wads them into a ball. She picked up one of Matt's non-descript grey shirts and did her "Dad" thing. How does she know these things? We are beginning to realize that she is aware of a lot more than we think...kind of scary.

This weekend Alden will be staying with Grammy while Matt and I go to Lake James with some of my college friends and their significant others. This is exciting since it is the first time Alden is staying away overnight and the first time we are getting away by ourselves! Yay! I am meeting Mom in Asheboro today to make the handoff of Lily and Alden, and then heading back Monday to stay in Raleigh with them for a couple days.