Amanda + Eliya

The weekend of November 9th brought us special guests all the way from Wausau, Wisconsin. My good friend from college, Amanda, and her 3 year old daughter, Eliya, stayed with us from Friday thru Monday. While Amanda's husband and 16-month old son hung out with a friend in Omaha, we had some much needed girl-time in Lincoln. Soon after they arrived on Friday we all headed to a trivia night hosted by the Blue Angels Dance Team. Amanda is a whiz at trivia and our team ended up tying for first place, but losing the tie-breaker. I had never been to a trivia night before and it ended up being a really fun way to kick off our weekend together. And of course Kylie was a hit with the dance team girls and families there. Saturday was a beautiful day so we ventured out for some shopping and good food while Ryan spent his day golfing and attending the Husker football game. Sunday turned much colder so we decided it was a good day to just relax around the house. We were not at a loss for activities though as Eliya kept us entertained the whole time. That girl can talk! She loved "playing" with Kylie which involved "reading" her a lot of books and spending time in Eliya's "office" (a.k.a. Kylie's nursery). Most of Eliya's ideas started with "Maybe we should..." followed with an idea that was certainly about to happen!

Story time with Eliya

Checking each other out during tummy time

It may look like Kylie was just body-slammed, but it was actually a very nice hug!

Amanda captured some of Kylie's first smiles

Snuggle time before heading out Monday afternoon

Thank you for visiting. It means so much that you made the long drive to meet Kylie and hang out again. I am blessed to have this friendship that continues to grow through the years. It was a great weekend and I am definitely looking forward to our next girls' weekend.