Showing posts with label fun trips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fun trips. Show all posts

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Fall Getaway

The girls and I were able to take a quick trip to visit Mimi & Grandbob at their timeshare in TN earlier this month.  We had so much fun and are so glad they invited us.  We missed Tyler, of course, but he did an excellent job holding down the fort while we were away.  And then he got to go play golf.  :)

The leaves were starting to turn, so we were treated to some beautiful fall foliage on the drive up there and while we were there.  The girls kept saying "Look at all the pretty colors!".  They are loving them some fall leaves, for sure. 

Here are just a few of the highlights of our trip:
  • Eating out at restaurants.  The girls love to eat out at "westauwants."
  • Swimming in the indoor pool with Grandbob
  • Reading stories with Mimi - The Berenstain Bears is a favorite right now. 
  • Swinging on the playground
  • Staying at the condo.  Elle & Kate have been talking about the condo since we went last year.  And this year?  There was a spiderweb on the stairs.  They were mesmerized.
When I asked them what their favorite part of the trip was, Kate said "Watching TV!" (HA.  Again, she is her mother's daughter) and Elle said "When Mimi drew a picture of my family!".  We brought magnadoodles with us and they had a great time telling Mimi what to draw - one of those things being their family.  

A few pics below.  Thanks, Mimi & Grandbob! 


Reading with Mimi

Swinging!

Yes.  I'm a weirdo.  But I thought this was a cool picture.

Grandbob doing the swing countdown - fun stuff.

First taste of coffee.  Psych.  They thought they were so big drinking water out of these cups though!

Monday, July 2, 2012

Princess Party

Our local library is awesome.  They have a great kids program and the girls love going to story time most every week to listen to Miss Laura read to them.  So can I tell you how excited they were to go to the "Princess Party" hosted by Miss Laura & the library?  And can I tell you how excited Tyler and I were to take them?  I had to meet them there, so Tyler got to dress them up in their princess gear.  It was so sweet watching him walk up the sidewalk holding his two little princesses hands'.  Tear.

And when Cinderella came out?  Ooh boy.  They both just stared.  She waved and smiled and told them all how beautiful they were and sang a song.  A song which Tyler managed to keep a straight face through, which if you know Tyler, you know is no small feat.  They got to decorate their own princess crowns, color, sing a princess song and listen to a princess story and it was all just super cute. 

Singing a Princess song with Miss Laura

TinkerELLE.  Or Stinkerbell.  Depends on the day.  :)

Princess Kate

Coloring their crowns

With Daddy's help, of course

Not entirely sure about the crown.

Pictures with friends

Kate & Cinderella!  Elle was not all about having her picture made.