A Weekend in Atlanta

Things have been quite busy at the Farners! First and foremost, Scarlett is feeling much better. We are taking her in for tests on Wednesday morning, so please keep her in your prayers. Hopefully everything will be just fine. Here is a picture that I took of her and Punkin last week. He’s the nice dog, and we don’t mind him hanging out with her. Seriously, we could put him in her baby bed and wouldn’t worry about him licking or biting her. We don't do this, but it's always an option in case we can't find a sitter! :)

Anyway, Scarlett and I went to Atlanta this weekend for Christy’s Baby Shower. It was a nerve-wracking drive there, but we made it. She started crying in Omaha and didn’t stop until we got to Aunt Judy’s. She and my mom were both there to help get her changed and a bottle popped in her mouth ASAP. Jennifer Jo came over too to meet Scarlett. Here she is with Scarlett and Maddie.

We spent Friday evening at Dr. Dave and Nancy’s. It was great seeing everyone especially Autumn, Katherine and Shelly. It had been a while since we’d all had a chance to visit, and this was their first time to meet Scarlett. We had a really good time and took a lot of pictures.

Katherine and Scarlett

Autumn and Jackson

Shelly and Scarlett

Me, Autumn, Katherine, and Shelly

Me, Mom, and Scarlett

Saturday was the shower. Scarlett is still on her antibiotics, so she was a little fussy, but overall everything went great. It was fun seeing her with her cousins. We’re all really excited about her newest cousin, Jackson. He’ll be here soon. We’re especially excited as Jason and Christy live closer to us, so Scarlett will have a little playmate that’s nearby. I wonder if they’ll play He-Man like Jason and I did when we were little? I was always She-Ra Princess of Power! Joe still has his entire Masters of the Universe collection, so who knows!

Flint, Scarlett, Maddie, and Mary Claire

Sarah and Scarlett

Jason and Christy

Aunt Judy, Mom, and JoJo

I ended up going out with Autumn on Saturday night. Gran Jan and Papa Larry kept Scarlett, and Ed kept Jackson. It was nice to have a girl’s night out. I will say that things have changed over the past few years…. We were done with dinner in Texarkana at 7:15 and then headed back to Autumn’s to visit on the back porch. Not too many years ago we would have been heading out around 8:00 and rolling in way after midnight!

We drove home on Sunday, and Scarlett was great the entire way. I did stop a couple of times to put her pacifier back in her mouth, but she slept most of the way. She was exhausted from so much activity! Overall, we had a wonderful weekend visiting with friends and family!!