A Weekend Away

This past weekend Andy and I were able to get away for a bit of alone time. Well..."alone" meaning, us and Finley. :) We had a wedding reception to go to in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, and my mother-in-law offered for Vienna to come stay at her house for a day or so and then they would meet us in Wisconsin. So Andy and I took off a day early to get away from life at home and to spend some time alone.

Classic "start of the trip" photo shot

 Checking out the Leinenkugel brewery

Daddy and Finley at the sampling bar

 Leisure walk at Irvine park

One last attempt at a couple shot

Firstly...it is always so much fun to get away with my husband. We love our kids, but there is something priceless about being able to carry on a conversation without being interrupted several times. It's so important for a married couple to not get lost in the chaos of children...which is so easy to do. To stay connected and be able to invest in each other. 

Secondly...it is amazing how your perspective changes after adding another child to your family. It felt so much easier just having Finely to take care of then it felt when we just had Vienna as a baby. Its the simple fact of adjustment. Going from 0 to 1 child was an adjustment, 1 to 2 is an adjustment as well. So going from 2 to 1 for 48 hours made us feel like it was really "easy" to just have one kid. 

But man...I sure did miss this little girl.

So happy to be back together again.

(V's expression cracks me up in the picture!)

It was a fun time. :) For Us. For Vienna. For Grandma too (I think) ;) 

And for Finley as well, I'm sure he loved the extra attention.

And after a long drive we were all too happy to relax and be home...