Charleston

One of the good things about Mark traveling for work is that sometimes we get to go too! He had a meeting scheduled in Charleston, one of my most favorite places on earth, and we jumped at the chance to tag along. Finn had never been to Charleston so I was happy that he got to see the place where his mom and dad met and married. Not that it matters much to him, but it did to me. The weather was perfect! We did some sightseeing, caught up with old friends, and ate some yummy food.

On Friday we took Finn to see Miss Banner for his first official photo shoot. Yes, the child is two and has never had professional pictures made. Boo me. However, it was worth the wait in my opinion. Banner is a wonderful photographer (see here) and it was especially meaningful that she photographed Finn because she was also our wedding photographer nearly 6 years ago. I had this feeling that it might not go as planned because doesn't Murphy's Law say something about whenever the stars align for your wedding photographer to photograph your first child, said child will act like a maniac and his hair will be weird. I think it's law # 23. Anyway, getting Finn to cooperate to have his picture taken was very similar to trying to wrestle a greased pig with one arm. But, we took lots of pictures, so I am hoping at least one will turn out. Stay tuned . . . I will post when we get them back.

Also on Friday, one of Finn's favorite cousins, Mary Daniel, came down to hang out with him. On Saturday, Finn went back to Sumter with Paige and MD to spend some time with his Sumter relatives. He loves his cousins Luke and MD because they are so wonderful to him. He even had his first sleepover, but something tells me that MD won't be asking to share her bed with him anytime soon. He kicks. And sleeps sideways. Or so she says. Anyway, while Finn was having fun in Sumter, I was having fun in Charleston ALL BY MYSELF. But the party had to end because I had to go back to DC for Jury Duty. Alas, I have no pictures to show from our time in Charleston.

Side note: After spending all day Monday at the DC courthouse, I was released as a juror because come to find out that being a stay-at-home mom of a 2 year old is considered a "hardship." I'm so glad that someone else agrees with me (just kidding . . . kind of).