The Week Via Instagram: Spring Break Edition

Dave's back at work as of today, but let's spend some time reminiscing about back when he didn't go to work for 9 whole days in a row.

We spent a lot of time on house stuff and a lot of time feeding and changing a baby, but we got a few other things in, too.

Remember how the kids put "go to Menchies" on their list of desired spring break activities? We did that! We brought along some friends (and dogs) even, which made it extra fun. Kids + friends in a blissful post froyo haze:

And with those very same friends we went to Chattanooga on Friday to see the OTHER local-ish aquarium. More on the aquarium in a separate post. We ate at Big River Grille while we there, where there is a brick boat. I don't know why.

At some point during the week, I took the cutest picture ever of Dave reading a bedtime story to Abe. That baby loves his books. For real. He stares and stares and coos with delight. It makes me happy.

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And we wrapped up spring break with a family gathering Saturday at my aunt's house so everyone could see my cousin, Alix, and her daughter, Jude while they were in town. My cousin Jessica wisely rounded up all the kids as soon as possible for an all the great grandkids photo. Everyone except Abe cooperated. Note Abe's (second) cousin, Brody, who is three weeks younger than Abe but already much better at posing for group photos.

The Week Via Instagram

Early last week we had a fun adventure hanging out in the basement for spring's first tornado warning (one of the reasons the thought of buying a house without a basement made me very nervous when we were looking. Word is this house was actually hit by a tornado a few years back. I hope that means the odds have been reset and it will be hundreds of years before they creep up on us again). I would like to note for the record that starting the week with a tornado warning and ending it with snow flurries=not fair. Bad weather! Go away!:

But the main event for the week was Nana and Grandpa's visit (Dave's parents). It was their first time meeting Abe (their SIXTH grandson. We're not the only ones who don't know how to make girls):

It was a short visit, but it was action packed, as they not only got to meet our brand new human, but they saw Gus' Iago performance:

Here Gus is, hanging out backstage with the OTHER Iago (they each do half of the shows and are part of the ensemble for the other ones):

We went out to eat at Lucky's--a burger place near us. They have a heated porch where you can eat with your dog. We have yet to bring The Beagle (our only dog who is unobtrusive enough for public dining), but we need to do that soon: