That weekend in Charlotte

Okay, enough with the food (for now). We were in Charlotte a couple weekends ago and had a wonderful time meeting Maxie, playing with the other kids, visiting family, and attending a baby shower.

The McHusband to the rescue! A balloon had floated to the ceiling in Bri's two-story living room. But combine a couch, a tall McHusband, and a pair of grill tongs, and that balloon didn't stand a chance.





















While we waited for Nate to get home from work, the McHusband took Lyla and Owen (and the rum and diet coke that was supposed to be mine) out to the swingset.





































I joined them after a bit.






































The next day, I went back to hang out with Bri, my mom, Lyla, and Maxie while the McHusband stayed back at the house to help his dad with stuff. We girls went to Hobby Lobby to get stuff for Lyla's Minnie Mouse party, which was yesterday.

Bri has two well-stocked candy jars in her kitchen and neither the McHusband nor I have the willpower to resist them. That's not always good when there are little ones around who want candy, too. I gave Lyla some Laffy Taffy, and she promptly stuffed the whole thing into her mouth and tucked it into one cheek.






















































That night, after a dinner consisting of brownie trifle, pretzel sticks, and wine, we watched the Michael Jackson concert documentary This Is It. It was pretty interesting and looking back on how sick he was supposed to be, it was amazing what he was able to do on the stage.

Lyla entertained us with her own dance moves.

Vogue!
















Stop! In the Name of Love






















Uh, the "put your leg in" part of the Hokey Pokey?





















So, wanna know how Bri's coping with being a mom to two precious little girls? Well, let's just say that the bottles she's washing each evening aren't the only ones she has her hands on. Kidding! Sorta...
















On Sunday of that weekend, after Fake-Father's Day breakfast, the McHusband and I attended Bill and Veerle's baby shower. Coincidentally, Veerle's due the same day as Sara and with a boy as well.










































When we got back to the house, I was talking to the McMom in the den. The McHusband went into the kitchen and came out eating a sugar cookie. All of a sudden the McMom yells, "Stop! Spit it out! Don't eat those!"

See, they were from Christmas and had been in a Tupperware container since then. Now, to Tupperware's credit, they were still edible as long as you avoided the moldy bits.
















Green sprinkles are good. Green fuzzy spots? Not so much.
















A potential poisoning: what a way to end the weekend.