A New Kind of Normal

We headed to Alderbrook Friday night for a little evening getaway.... this time with Abigail in tow!

And I've gotta admit, while it was fun, it was quite different from the Alderbrook of yore. It was a new kind of normal.

She was a little fussy on Friday night (which makes sense after two weeks at Grandma and Grandpa's, then straight to Alderbrook), but she was a trooper.

Bundled up Saturday morning, having coffee on our deck

These two take the cutest pictures together!
Must be a Daddy / Daughter thing.

Saturday morning we woke early and headed to the pool for Abigail's first swim.

She did great!

We headed out after swimming and breakfast, and as always, she slept all the way home (Amen!)

Got down to the serious business of sleep while we checked out

Feels great to be back home after two full weeks.

And now to a fun, busy week ahead with John and Carolyn in town!!

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