May 25-26th: Non-stop, Lake Party Y'all!!
This past Sunday, we had our big Memorial Day party at my parents house on Lake Murray!! If you are in the midlands on Memorial day weekend, then you know that it is an official LAKE DAY!! Sunday was so beyond perfect/amazing/fabulous, that we turned it in to a two day party and kept it going on Monday!! Thank you Gigi and PopPop for having the "Perfect Party Pad!!"
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| Katy Ellis got to try out her Bumbo chair for the first time. She absolutely love it. She think she is a big girl! |
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| "Oh yeah Mama! A girl could get to used to this!" |
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| Gigi had told us there would be a BIG surprise when the kids got to the lake, and she did not disappoint! PopPop had bought and assembled this ADORABLE little play house!! |
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| This kids absolutely loved their new little house complete with front porch, mailbox, kitchen and flower box. |
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| Banks immediately went in and started cooking, while Blakely grabbed the phone and started talking. |
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| Hi Banks! |
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| Gigi added this adorable decal to the mailbox! Welcome home Littles!! |
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| Blakely was cracking us up with this cordless phone. She was walking around and sitting on the porch just chatting away! She would say "Hi Gigi. I right here. Uh-oh. I Blakely. No poo poo. Bye bye." |
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| This girl was loving being in the water. She just played and played and played and played. |
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| Then that night she slept and slept and slept and slept. She didn't wake up until almost 9am the next day (normal wake up is 7am). So crazy! |
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| She kept saying "Come with me PopPop! Come on!" Who could resist this sweet girl? |
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| Obviously not her PopPop!! She is always taking him off on an adventure, and sweet PopPop always says yes. She LOVES him!!! |
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| This little inner tube thing is the jam! Blakely can swim and play on her own. Last summer going to the pool or lake was exhausting because we were always having to hold her. She wanted to be independent, and we wanted her not to drowned. We were at cross purposes. BUT THEN... Behold this hideous yellow suit! Independence and safety in a perfect union!! Too bad fashion got left in the dust. |
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| She is so cute; she makes this yellow suit look good! |
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| One of the best parts of the weekend was that we got to spend lots and lots of time with Uncle Ryan and Aunt Olivia!! |
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| Uncle Ryan winning some major brownie points with Blakely. |
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| The introduction of the bumbo led to an impromptu photo shoot! I thought this one was cute because they both have their hands in their mouths! |
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I just love these two little girls!! Richard and I had a magical weekend with them and gave us a tease of what life is going to be like once we live here full time!!
COUNT DOWN:
-2 work days for Mommy left
-1 work month for Daddy left
-3 days until the moving truck comes
-4 days until we move into Alston Circle
-ZERO days left for the girls to be on the interstate!!!
-1 home left to sell
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY Y'ALL!!! |
Stopping over from Alyssa blog.. I have been looking for one of those tube bathing suits. My Daughter in a month younger than Blakely and i know it will come in handy at the lake.
ReplyDeleteI wish I had bought stock in these tube suits, because Alyssa and I could literally sell them!!
DeleteBought on Amazon- Swim School Aqua Tot Trainer. It is beyond amazing!! Alyssa and I put Banks (21 months) and Blakely (29 months) in them, and in about 1 hour they had mastered their balance and they were swimming on their own. Going to pool is hands free and fun again! Blakely LOVES being independent in the pool. Best $16.50 I've ever spent.