We just made it home after a not so breif stop in Springdale to pick up Justin's truck from his parents. Traffic in NWA is just awful! This weekend was a lot of fun. Saturday after a short visit with my mamaw at the hospital, we went to Pigeon Forge and did a little shopping before it started raining. We then went and ate at a restaraunt called the Peddler. They have a fabulous salad bar with smoked oysters and wonderful other salad bar fixins. We were able to sit at a table that overlooks the river in Gatlinbug. It was beautiful and Katelyn was somewhat well behaved through the meal. Sunday we spent mostly with family. We ate lunch with my mamaw and my mom's twin Rita. We met my cousin's Angela's fiance, Billy and then went to see my dad's side of the family. They live on farm and it is always fun for Katelyn to experience these new and exciting things. This time they had two horses which she loved feeding. And she finally learned that riding four-wheelers is a fun thing instead of scary thing.
It's just amazing as a parent to see how in such a short amount of time this person who depends on you for everything learns their own independence. It is such an amazing thing to witness a personality spawn from nothing into something as fun and amazing as Katelyn's. I was telling Justin (as Katelyn slept) on the way home that this was the easiest trip we have made with Katelyn yet. Her burst of independence, while hard for mom to take at times, has really made her that much more fun to be around. She can eat dinner with us now instead of one of us feeding her. She slept on a pallet on the floor instead of the portable crib and she slept all night long. It just made things less stressful for us (though probably not for my mom!) and much more fun and relaxing. For those curious traveler's who may go East sometime in the near future: 1) In Knoxville there is a great used bookstore called McKays right off the interstate that has some great bargains. Not everything is cheaper than Hastings but I was able to find Goldenbooks for 55 cents. This is a great deal for a little girl who loves to read and be read books! 2) Gas is pretty much $3.09 to $3.19 every where from Fayetteville to Knoxville and a little farther East. However, we did see gas for $3.05 in Conway today. We had to stop there and let Katleyn play at the Burger King's indoor play ground. Those places are disgusting so you better believe we did some disinfecting. But it was nice for her.
Anyway, enough for now but here are a few pictures from this weekend's visit.
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