Mom and Dad came to visit us this past weekend to babysit Lola while we celebrated a good friends wedding Saturday night here in Marietta (that’s a first-hallelujah) and Kayla’s baby shower Sunday (more of that to come)! It was perfect planning (I may or may not have had a hand in that) and so we decided it would also be a good time to visit the Atlanta Zoo with our girl for the first time! 
Lola was so excited when she woke up from her nap to see who was here! Gigi even brought her a book on the zoo!
Since I still feel a little guilty for all I put Lola through on our Italy trip (mostly the layover in F***ing Charlotte)! She was did so good being flexible with her schedule, walking so much, riding so much and not complaining about not being able to eat Kraft Mac and cheese at every meal! SO since we have been back, I have tried doing lots of Lola friendly activities that are all about her since she let us do a HUGE vacation all about us! I have to admit, it was pretty selfless of her ;)
Saturday morning we got up and actually made it out the door by 8:50! Our goal was 8: 30- for us that was amazing!
We arrived to the zoo just a the doors opened! 
We decided after about 3 minutes of being their and seeing the girls face light up to flamingos- we would need a yearly pass! 
Lola has been obsessed with elephants since seeing these guys! 
These cuties reminded us of Milly, sunbathing with their bellies hanging out! 
Fascination at it’s finest. 
Hi Monkey!
Our hired help pushing away! 
There were lines of people gathered around to see the Panda and Lola squeezes in between them all to show me the Pandas… no confidence at al here…. “Yes, Lola i see them, that’s why everyone is crowding around” I guess you get away with that when your cute AND tiny huh Lo?
We tried to see as much as we could in a limited amount of time so Lola didn’t get too tired or worn out… she was so tired by the time we got to the petting zoo but she loved petting the goat! 
Gigi and Poppy used to have goats in California and oh were they bad! Something tells me that just might make a perfect pet for Lola, she needs someone to boss around! 
Lola wasn’t too sure about the water park, which was a good thing since we weren’t fashionably prepared for it either! She loved watching the kids though! 
This was Lola’s favorite part! Riding on the choo choo train around the zoo! She leaned forward into the seat in front of her the entire time! 
She loved it and naturally i loved watching her love it! 
(We have a new lip sucking action going on these days) 
Don’t be confused with her wanting me in the above picture- not when Gigi is around! She only wanted her paci back i took before snapping this!
That night Daddy Lou and I were off! 
My sweet, sweet friend Ali from grad school was getting married!
We shared late night classes, internships and very long lunch dates together talking about everything you can and can’t imagine!
Tonight she was marrying the man of her dreams who she also met just before we did! I remember her telling me all about him our first semester of school so naturally, we all had to meet him! Yes, he too was roped into some of our 3 hour lunch breaks because we are rebels like that ;)
Ali has the kindest heart (and my mom will swear up and down that she was supposed to be Miss America- I t otally agree) so we had HIGH expectations! It didn’t take long though, we were convinced he was a keeper!
It’s not every day you meet a man who can tolerate social work talk- we don’t exactly have the best table talk conversations!
Speaking of which were these not the cutest tables?
Everything was absolutely elegant, classic and beautiful just like the beautiful bride! 
I LOVED that she had her dad and brother walk her down the isle, so sweet! 
I loved the location and the historic house, so I made an excuse to go in every room naturally,,,
We wish you two a lifetime of love happiness and the ability to cherish all the tiny moments in life, together! 
Lou and I thought we were in high school/college again with our big night out! We loved out sweet table friends and had an amazing time but with all that youthfulness we dared to have there is one thing that is certain… the girlfriend is still getting up at 7:30am…. and this time- she was cranky! 
We think she may be getting some new molars because she has been a bit cranky since the weekend off and on and wants her paci’s (all of them) a lot right now- we have a theory that solves that though…. PICK YOUR BATTLES.
Hey, at least she shared!
Speaking of sharing- side note- Lola has been IN TO that lately- well sort of… her favorite thing to do is go get the dog treats, cookies, chips whatever she can reach in the pantry and feed it to Tucker… she likes when he slobbers on her hand as he takes it unlike Milly….
Again, we pick our battles (sorry Tuck)!
Another plus was getting mom to stay an extra day so i could actually get some studying done WITH OUT the girl, for my LCSW exam!
She is such a sucker huh Lola! 
I did manage to get a lot done that morning but i couldn’t spend the WHOLE day without my girl so a little shopping, drinks and dinner was in the works (oops)! 
All pretty and ready to go! 
Her daddy text me that he pretty much melted getting Miss “Hollywood’s” picture at work that day… 
The girl knew she looked good. She actually kept them on! 
Gigi and Poppy have a very serious cocktail hour every day at 5 so we raced home to do our share in partaking while waiting for Daddy Lou to come home! 
Lola’s booze hour looks a bit different… essentially my childhood in a wrapper.
She’s not hooked yet but give it time Lola- you will be… 
We are now in a solid tie between pushing the grocery cart or pushing the baby stroller….. decisions decisions! 
The end of every day Monday usually looks like this!
Yay!! Daddy’s home! Time for Mexican (at least for the adults)! 
Daddy Lou and I even got crazy and snuck out to Home Depot while mom put Lola to bed one night… it was everything we didn’t know we needed! We are really so bad about getting out and away from the girl! We always said we wouldn’t be those people but we are, we totally hopelessly are those people and quite frankly we should have known better! 
Oh well, it makes the times we do sneak away that much more special! Maybe one day we will work up to staying a night (or whole day) away form her that doesn’t consist of me being forced into it by way of a hospital bed in Switzerland LOL
For now it’s back to the reality of not having an extra set of hands!
I’m sure they won’t be able to stay away long!
Also sorry for the picture overload- kind of.
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