Thanksgiving in Athens

We took our 1st trip as a family of four to Athens last week. And let me tell you (or at least, those of you who don't have more than 1 child), it's a little different. The 8 hour car ride there and back was actually easier than expected. Brooks basically slept the whole time and Harrison was amused by movies, talking to us, and cows. We had the occasional meltdown but nothing we couldn't remedy with a bottle or a simple bribe.

In Athens we had a great time. I won't say it was relaxing because as I stated earlier, 2 kids is quite different along with the fact that one of the children needs his own running track and boot camp training just to release a fraction of his energy. Coupled with the fact that the other child prefers to be held all hours of the day. To those of you who have more than 2 children under the age of 4, just ignore everything I am writing. I can already see your eyes rolling. But we kept busy and most importantly, spent time with friends and family.

A couple of last week's highlights:

Mama and Da seeing Brooks for the 1st time
Aunt Barbara seeing Brooks for the 1st time
Spending Thanksgiving with family & eating enormous amounts of delicious food
Playing baseball in yard with Harrison
Attempting black Friday with 2 children..disastrous, but a highlight nonetheless
Seeing our good friends in Athens
A date night for Robert and I to get sushi (1st time since being pregnant)
Golf for the Lyons boys
Gun fights with fake machine guns
A heated debate regarding camo hats and their appropriateness in ANY public venue
Georgia/Georgia Tech football game
Ah yes, and finding out that Harrison has a dead tooth...Awesome