Better than expected weekend

I didn't really have high expectations for this past weekend.  Lonnie was on call for the 3 day weekend so I figured it would basically be like any other day of the week!  Me+B

Fortunately he didn't have a terrible call.  He had to go in each morning but he didn't have to return once he came home.  He had to take a bunch of calls but that is so much better than having to go back up to the hospital for a case!  

So we got to have lots of me+B+Dad-DEEEE time. 

The weather was beautiful and not too hot.  The past few years it has been 100 degrees by Memorial Day.  That is Arkansas for you.  Anyway, the holiday weekend is pretty crazy on the lake here.  I don't like to get out on the boat just because there are so many people and most of them don't know how to operate a boat safely!  Damn...I sound like my mom.  Yikes.  But we did get out yesterday morning before all of the crazies made it out.  It was perfect.  Sunny with the perfect breeze.  Blakely fell asleep after about 5 minutes of riding.  The boat is a wonderful baby sleep machine.  I remember taking the best naps on the boat when I was little.  She slept for about 45 minutes just like this...sitting straight up.  

On Sunday B went to my moms per usual.  I consider that my "day off"...even though it is only a few hours.  I'll take it.  She had a big time swinging, playing cards and just generally entertaining GranDi, Jenni, CiCi, and Grandmama.  Lonnie and I took the opportunity to take a jeep ride.  We packed up a lunch and then took a long drive.  We stopped for lunch at a baseball park and then drove around some more.  I got too much sun but it was a great ride! 

I am looking forward to the short week and then my honey is off all next week.  I really couldn't be more excited about that.  We are planning on taking B to the zoo and I know she will love it!

OH!  One more thing....  Look what we came up on when walking up to the house from our dock!  I knew the geese had eggs because I have been watching them for a while.  While we were in Florida they hatched!  I hadn't seen them so I figured either something got to the eggs or the babies didn't survive.  Then this!  3 BABIES!

How cute are they?  I wish I would have had my good camera but I didn't so phone pics only.  And don't get it twisted.  These geese are mean as hell.  We stayed quite a ways away and they were still all puffy and hissy.  I guess I would be too though...

All in all, this Memorial Day weekend was way better than last year even though Lonnie was on call.  Why?  This was my baby last year.  We were in the middle of salmonella hell... 

I'll spare you all the other pictures of saran wrap diapers and poop in red solo cups and just leave you with a sicky non-smiley babe.  Gosh...she was so itty bitty....AND BALD!