girls'.weekend

Last Christmas, my mom decided that she didn't want gifts. She wanted Jill and I to plan a weekend for her (she even said she would pay...how great is that?!!). So, we decided to keep it pretty low-key for our first year. We stayed at Jill's and made good use of her downtown area.

Friday morning started off like this...sweet baby girl falling asleep in Grandma's arms. No fail.

And here's our cute little giraffe again!

We headed downtown to a cute little pottery place to paint pieces. There were a ton of things to choose from (look behind Mom). It was a lot of fun!

Mom painted a little piggy bank for Amelia. So cute.

I painted a fruit/salad/roast and potatoes bowl. Love it.

Jill painted a mug to hold her pens and pencils for her new kitchen. Sorry that I forgot to flip the picture. I am too tired to go back and do it again at this point.

Jill picks up our finished pieces today! I can't wait to see the finished product! Then, we ate lunch at a cute little restaurant on the corner. And we walked around the downtown visiting a cute little children's bookstore (where I made a few Christmas purchases) and an antique shop.

We saw a cute self portrait, and I couldn't resist snapping a picture:

Then we went back to Jill's and watched The Holiday. Cute movie...I'll be sure to rent it again and make Josh watch it at Christmas. He LOVES chic-flicks (love you, honey...mwah, mwah). We also played Scrabble, and I sacrificially lost so that everyone else could feel good about their Scrabble skills (don't tell Mom and Jill that I let them win). We watched The Wedding Singer while we played our game of Scrabble. I get all sappy during this part. And I'm just certain that Ruth's husband, Pat, looked just like Robbie in 1984. I wish I had a picture to compare.
A very fun weekend! Thanks Mom and Jill!