Maggie's Birthday Party Weekend

Well another weekend has come and gone pretty much. We just got home from Hattiesburg today. We went to spend the weekend b/c it was Maggie's birthday party. We missed last year so we wanted to make sure we were able to go this year! Ofcourse Colby is ALWAYS excited about a trip to Hattiesburg. We left late Friday morning. We decided to leave a little later and stop in Slidell for lunch. It worked out well we ate lunch at Ruby Tuesdays. The kids both did pretty well. They also both slept a little on the way up which was nice. When we got to Hattiesburg we went to the apartment to unload. While unloading the van we realized we forgot Lindsay's entire suitcase. Well that meant a trip to Target. I decided to go by myself rather then load the kids up again. Austin stayed with them at the apartment. It didn't take me long to find her some cute clothes for the trip. Once I got home Austin decided to take Colby with him to his parent's house to visit. We knew Lindsay needed some down time. I stayed with her at the apartment while the boys went to visit his parents. I think Lindsay was grateful for the nap and I was thankful for the rest too! Later that afternoon Austin and Colby came back with his parents. Austin and his dad took Colby swimming at the apartment pool while his mom and I stayed in and fed Lindsay her dinner. We then took her for a walk out by the pool. Once we got in we ordered some dinner. While the boys went to pick up dinner Lindsay was ready for bed. I hate she misses out on so much with her going to bed early but I figure one of these days she will like staying up later. We enjoyed visiting over dinner with Austin's parents. After they left we got Colby bathed and put to bed. Its always nice to have that down time at the apartment with Austin especially after a busy day!
Saturday we were able to sleep in a little which was SO nice! We then had a liesurely morning around the apartment. We headed out around 10 to go to Maggie's birthday party. The party was at a park in Sumrall. There was a splash pad and a playground. We knew Colby would have a blast. It was a neat little park and Colby loved playing with Shelbi and Maggie and their other cousins. Lindsay mainly watched from the stroller. Austin and I only stayed about an hour with her. It was just so hot and that is her naptime anyway. She hung in there well for that hour but you could tell she had had enough. We decided to bring her home, but let Colby stay. It was nice that he got to stay for awhile longer. He would have been very upset with us making him leave but it was hard to leave Lindsay in the heat. I hate we missed all his fun but this is just the stage we are in right now. Austin's parents said he had a great time though. He got home around 2. We knew he was exhausted as well from the party. Lindsay fell asleep on the drive home so Austin and I took the opportunity to just drive around Hattiesburg and talk. It was reminscinent of our dating times! Afterwards we went back to the apartment and let her crawl and play while we all cooled off. Once Colby got home we all tried to lay down to rest. After some time to rest and freshen up we met his parents at Olive Garden to eat. Once again both kids did really well. Eating out with 2 though always feels like a circus. After dinner since it was past 6 Austin dropped Lindsay and I back off at the apartment while Colby went back to pawpaw's house to play for a little while longer. I know it seems like Lindsay misses out so much but she goes to bed early and its what's best for her and everyone. I think they enjoy the time with Colby too! It was good for Austin to have some time to visit with his parents as well. Again that evening after the kids were in bed it was nice for us to spend time together and relax. We always enjoy our trips to Hattiesburg. We will be spending a lot of time there this fall once football season gets cranked up!
We came home Sunday morning so there wasn't much to report we basically woke up and drove home. After naps though Colby's friend Max came over to play. His mom is in the process of cleaning up their house after their AC has been broken for a couple months. Colby really enjoyed having a friend over. It was a nice change of pace for us. They play pretty well together although I could tell with it being late afternoon they were both kinda tired and cranky but they still did well. His mom came back and stayed with us for dinner. We grilled hamburgers and did homemade fries. It was nice to have someone eat dinner with us. I think we were all worn out last night though! It was nice knowing Austin had one more day off!