Perfect

A day off with Aurora is fun, a day off on my own is relaxing, but today I had a day off with Chuck, which was quite a treat! We dropped Aurora at school, went to breakfast, ran some errands, then took 3+ mile walk through our neighborhood. We used to take this walk all the time, but since Aurora came along, long walks just don't happen anymore. In fact, adult conversations rarely happen anymore - Aurora likes to make sure we are only paying attention to her! I'm not complaining - I like paying attention to her, but the quiet time was pretty great. Of course, we still had the whole weekend together as a family. On Sunday we went to see the Secret World of Arriety in the theater, which was such a good movie. Afterwards we shared a smoothy. Chuck took this picture:

And Aurora took this one!

During our long walk, we had time to discuss all the things we want and need to do before and after baby #2 arrives. I suggested we plan a vacation, and asked Chuck where he'd want to go or what he'd want to do. He said he'd like to take a week off while Aurora's in school and have a stay-cation. A whole week just like today. I think that sounds pretty perfect, so if schedules permit, that just might be happening in the near future! In case you're wondering what our long walks look like, here's a pic:

Being in Austin and even seeing our house, you would not think we lived in such a rural area! But just a few blocks away there are goats, sheep, and beautiful stretches of quiet gravel roads. There are also tons of nice homes and normal streets, but the goats. I had to show you the goats.