Weekly Highlights

So, so much going on in a given day, let alone week. It's hard to record it all, but still, I'll try hit on the highlights each week. Summer is here (although not technically) and we are out and about every day. LOVE IT! The shore is just a few weeks away so I try to get us to the park a few times a week. Momma needs her exercise. It has been far too long and shopping for bathing suits was an eye opener! So we go to this big park and first she gets a stroller ride while I get a power walk in and then we hit the swings and slides. Everyone is happy!

We've had a lot of play dates, family visits, and fun lately. Here are the highlights:

Cute cousins Ruby and Ryan playing at the table on Saturday. They play so well together! I love that they love each other so much. Great weekend, gorgeous weather, lots of eating and socializing. So fun to sit and watch the kids play all weekend. Ryan and my bro stayed over Friday and Sat and my cousin Lauren came up with her husband on Saturday. We all had a great time. Jeff blew up the pool for the kids and we put her slide in it so they could splash into the water. They must have gone down that slide at LEAST a hundred times! It just never got old! (Will post pics of this when I get them from my cuz). Yesterday we tried to blow up the pool again and the dang thing was flat an hour later. Haha. The kids wore it OUT. Wondering how many of those inflatable pools we will buy this summer. :-)

Monday morning was story time and music at Barnes & Noble. Ruby loves this and loved it even more when her friend Brianna and her mommy showed up! We took the girls to lunch afterwards and they really enjoyed it. She was very funny at the book store. Was trying to pet the girls hair in front of her so we had a little talk about not touching people we don't know. She loved Mr. George (playing guitar) so I told her "no touching" his leg this time because while he is nice, we don't really know him. I said only friends and family we touch. I wan't sure if she was totally listening or got it but when she ran up to hear the music, she put her hands behind her back! LOL! She stood there in front of him watching and often smiling but kept her hands in that position the whole time. How cute is that?

Today was a busy day! We started out with our Little Gym class and it was "graduation" again - what they do at the end of each 10 week course. So cute. The kids all get a medal and were oh so excited/roudy! It was a big class today and it was as if the kids all new summer was here and cause to celebrate!  There wasn't much structure, but it was a lot of fun! Can't believe how big Ruby is getting. Jeff & I looked at this tonight and were just like, WOW. She really did get tall!

After class, we hit the park. Home for lunch and nap. Mommy got a whole hour and a half in the sun during nap time doing nothing but tanning and reading a mindless fashion magazine. It was lovely fun and I didn't feel one bit of guilt for it! Then off to wake up the miss, get her dressed, and hit the car for Sesame Place for a few hours with her friends Ava & Logan and their Mommy - my friend Charlsey. We were at the park from 5:30 to 8pm and packed up a dinner to eat there. It was so fun and the kids had an amazing time playing together. (Pics to follow)

Another big highlight was I got to sleep in my own bed with the hubs 5 whole nights this last week! Been skipping naps and taking her up early. Most nights this works well and she still gets 11 hours, but some days she is tired so I give her a nap. Try to just pay attention to her and make sure she gets enough rest. Slept through the night all but 2 times last week so this is also real good. She loves her big girl "princess" bed and has slept in it every night since we put it together, barring a nightmare of 2 when she hopped in with us in the middle of the night. Still, we are making progress!

Oh! Almost forgot! We go our test results back and no one has giardia around here! Ruby's stomach thing must have just been a virus and she is all better now. Hooray!

A million more pics to post. Trying to find time to put them all together and post. Will probably be on other blog so in dated order. Stay tuned!

...and have a great week!