Girls Night Out (not exactly)

Last night, I dropped the boys off at Elizabeth's house and Ellen and Bethany picked me up to take Anna, Bennett and Callie to Athens for a photo session. Because Jeff's truck doesn't have room for the boys, I left my van at Elizabeth's for him and rode with Ellen and Bethany.

I want you to get a good mental picture of this...

We were in Brian's truck with a crew cab with the rear hinged doors. Two bench seats. In the back sat Anna, Bennett and Callie. In the front it was Ellen driving, me in the middle, and then Bethany (which I suppose makes a total of five people in the front seat if you could baby Beekman and Longino), loaded down with bags, hanging clothes for the photo shoot, a cooler bag with sandwiches for the kids, you get the picture. It was no doubt a hilarious sight. I know it was because the two men parked beside us at the gas station were openly laughing at us. We looked like we should have had about three ladders, some 5 gallon buckets, and a handful more of us lying in the bed of the truck.

The photo session went very well. It was the typical fast and furious session, with quick clothing changes, wet wipes flying, sippy cups passing back and forth, adults and children alike squatting in the UGA bushes (come on, who hasn't squatted in the bushes at UGA!) running toddlers and a patient big sister. Mark's mom happened to be in Athens for a conference, so she met us for the fun. I enjoyed taking the shots, and I hope everyone enjoys the results!

After the sun was setting and kids were sick and tired of being there, we packed up and headed out. Here we were, at night, in Athens, crammed in the front of the truck, going through more than one drive through for a quick dinner. It felt to me that we should have been hitting the road to head out on a Spring Break Trip. Of course, it did until the back seat errupted into demands for out fast food loot! My, how quickly things have changed...