First, there was a big stuffed animal lying in the floor and I called it a "bear." Little Caroline looked up at me as confident as she could be and said "no, bunny." Sure enough, when I picked the thing up I found two long bunny ears folded underneath its head.
Then we were in the hallway looking at some pictures Mollie just had framed of her and Tony’s parents when they were younger. I pointed to a picture of Mr. Herlocker (Mollie's dad) when he was 16-ish and asked Caroline if she knew who it was. Again just as confident as could be she says, "grandpa!" WHAT!! Sorry Mr. H, you are a good-looking man but you do look a little different than you did when you were a teenager. I could not believe she was able to recognize you.
Lastly - and then I will get off my Caroline addiction - I left my car in Mollie's garage while we were gone. When we got home on Sunday Tony said Caroline kept saying my name every time they walked past it. Honestly, she just learned how to say my name and already she is associating it with the white car in her garage??? I am telling you, this child is a 16 month-old genius!
Here is a pic of her dressed in adorable pink camo:
The next highlight of the weekend was a quick girls' trip to Lake Lure, NC. I got to spend time with Mols and Candice... I met several of their friends from college and Candice’s friends from work... We went horseback riding - which marked my first time "back in the saddle" since being thrown off a horse in Ecuador... We played games, went out to dinner, drank wine... It was just the type of thing every girl needs once in a while.
To top it all off, Mike and I celebrated our 1st Wedding Anniversary on Sunday. We had dinner at Fleming's, opened our 1-year bottle of wine, spent the night at Grandover, and (of course) ate some year-old wedding cake which was surprisingly good. I loved every minute of the day!!! One of my favorite parts was Mike’s gift... In honor of the Paper tradition he gave me three books; one to represent past (a collection of Shakespeare’s works), one to represent present (a picture book on India since I’m starting to plan a trip), and one to represent future (a collection of children’s fairytales with a note to our first child on the inside cover). I was almost in tears by the time the last book came out!
Sadly, I forgot to pull out my camera so I can’t share any Anniversary pics.
Sadly, I forgot to pull out my camera so I can’t share any Anniversary pics.
1 comment:
Oh Ash...Sweet words about Caroline...what a scrub she looks like in that pic. who is that child's mother...ha! I LOVE Mike's gift~ I almost cried when I read the last one...that might be the sweetest thing I've ever heard of! Fun weekend, I always love time with my Ash!
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