Sweet Child of Mine: Hatch goes to Birmingham!

This past weekend we took a trip with my mom (Hatcher's Grammie) to Birmingham to visit my sister. I hadn't been there in about 2 years and since my last visit she had moved into a new apartment with her roommate and friend since college, Kylee. Britney had invited us awhile back to come for a long weekend and now that Hatcher was a little older I thought it was the perfect time to go. Hatch & I drove over to LaGrange on Friday afternoon and spent the night at my parent's house. We packed up and left early Saturday morning to head to Birmingham...just in time for Hatch's nap time and he slept all but 30 minutes of the 2.5 hour trip! We arrived in the pouring down rain, so Britney came down to grab Hatcher and take him inside while mom and I unloaded the car. Well, Hatcher wasn't too thrilled to be going into a new place with new people without his mommy and he cried for probably 20 minutes. Poor guy and this separation anxiety truly breaks my heart! He warmed up to everyone though and loved showing off his new tricks he's learned since my sister last saw him in June.

Britney had to work Saturday night so we got to spend some time with our Macon friends, Brooke & Brandon, who relocated to Birmingham last year. It was so great seeing them and their new home and seeing how much their kiddos, Brody & Brynlee had grown. They had never met Hatcher so it was fun introducing him and watching our babies play together! I'm so happy they're loving Birmingham but boy do we miss them here!!

On Sunday, my dad drove over and we all had brunch at a restaurant called Five. It was delicious!! Afterwards, we went shopping for a bit to find Hatcher some new shoes that will help him with learning to walk. Then, we were off to the McWane Science Center. Oh what fun!! We met up with my friend, Lauren, from high school and her husband Sam and their twin boys Charlie & Bo. We had not seen each other probably since we went off to college ten years ago but it was like we hadn't missed a beat and we had the best time catching up and watching the babies explore the museum together! To end this fun and busy day, we had dinner with my sister and her boyfriend, Chase.

We are so thankful to have been able to spend some good quality time with my sister and her friends as well as some of our old friends! Watching the relationship between Britney and Hatcher grow is so amazing! They both love each other so much!! It was fun watching Hatcher exploring new places and things. It's hard to believe he'll be one in just 2.5 months!!

Here are some pictures from our trip:

Grammie & Poppy surprised Hatch with a pool full of balls & new toys at their house!

He had the best time & was worn out afterwards!

Having lunch at Aunt Brit's apartment. He did so awesome in his new booster seat.

I love these two!

Fascinated with looking out the windows & seeing all the cars & people in the parking lot.

Big guy is doing so good with his sippy cup!

Miss Brynlee is too cute & has the cutest little personality!

The Lerner Family minus Brandon {he was taking the picture}! We miss these guys so much & wish they still lived just next door! :)

Brunch at Five

Playing in the water at the McWane Center!

I was so proud of Hatch...he stood up all by himself playing in the water station with all the big kids. He didn't fall down once & was soaked from all the water afterwards!!