A Very Fun Weekend

On Friday afternoon one of my best friends from Kentucky drove all the way down here to spend the weekend with us! Andrea and I hadn't seen one another since our other friend got married last October, so we were definitely over due for a visit! She also hadn't seen Ella Ann since she was 9 months old, so to have a walking and talking toddler now was quite a shock to her! Ella Ann can be very shy with new people she meets and even with family members that she knows and loves so I was expecting her to take a little while to warm up to Andrea but seriously as soon as we walked outside to meet her in our parking lot she was already saying "Austria" (Yes she sounded like she nicknamed her after a country all weekend!)! Poor Andrea didn't have a minute to even put down her purse before Ella Ann was bringing her books to read and making her sing songs with her! To say that she loved Andrea is an understatement...she was her new best friend!

We just hung out and had dinner at our house on Friday night and Andrea entertained Ella Ann until bedtime. We had lunch at our house and as soon as Ella Ann hit the hay, Andrea and I hopped in the car to do some Christmas (and personal) shopping! We took a little detour through some old neighborhoods along the way so that I could show her all the mansions. Andrea loves houses and is into decorating so she was really loving all the spectacular homes! She wore me out shopping, but I had a blast following her around as she accumulated more and more bags! :) We went to a yummy Mexican restaurant for dinner and stayed in for the rest of the evening.

The three of us really enjoyed having such good company all weekend. Ella Ann will surely miss her playmate and I will miss having a shopping buddy! Unfortunately I forgot to take a lot of pictures of our weekend, here are just a couple.

Ella Ann would climb into Andrea's lap or sit beside her every single time she took a seat!

When we got home from the mall Spencer and Ella Ann were on their way to the mailbox but Ella Ann took a detour right into Andrea's arms! It was SO cute!