Here's a short recap of the past few weeks... Ger had a business trip a month or so ago and so Melissa and Evie came to stay and play! Melissa was a huge help- she did everything from clean my fridge and microwave to watch my kiddos and do my laundry! And we had a blast- she is so much fun to be around and we could just steal Evie. She is so dang cute and fun- the kids LOVED her smiles and laughs and playing with her. Chris and Abby came to play the weekend Lissy was here and after Mia's soccer game and Colby's tball game we all went out for lunch at Famous Dave's. Yum!
The next week we were lucky enough to get mom for a week! She absolutely spoiled us! Brought so many fun things for the kiddos and cleaned and did laundry and ran kids around and was just so fun to be around.
Here are some random pics...Colby sure is in LOVE with Allie! Loves talking to her and laying by her and trying to make her smile. The pic in the middle of JJ and him crack me up- JJ had seen Zac Efron wearing a collared button up shirt over a t-shirt in High School musical and wanted to look just like him.... so Colby had to copy him... and then they both wore their sunglasses and went just like this to preschool!
Holy laundry. It's amazing how much more laundry one little one adds and I just can't keep up. I start on Monday and finish just in time to start up again the next week!
Happy Bday Ger! Last month we celebrated his bday by going bowling and out to eat at Macaroni Grill. The kids had a blast and it was one of Allie's first big outings!
We had everyone over on Sunday for Ger's real bday- cake and ice cream and lots of playing outside. Man, Woman, Bear was the favorite of the night and had us all laughing! So fun.
Colby is constantly entertaining us. Singing, dancing, and "shaking what his momma gave him!"
Colby finished his tball season a few weeks ago... he had a great coach and Ger was an assistant coach so it was lots of fun to watch their games.
Colby improved TONS over the season- hitting the ball and catching so much better than he had at the first.
Mom and Daughter Book Club! Such a fun thing we just started up with some of Sydney's friends. The first book was Happy Birthday Mrs Piggle Wiggle. Ashlee came up with the fabulous book club idea so she and Sage hosted the first one... Sage led the discussion, had them draw questions from a jar, then gave them all a new bookmark and the dessert was a cupcake with a candle. Yum! It was super fun and we are excited to host the next one.
The kiddos are just are so lucky to have such fun and wonderful friends! They are loving the warm weather... swimming, playing in the sandbox, jumping on the tramp, and eating lots of popsicles are some of their very favorite things to do. ;-)
Sage and Sydney went to a fun swim party and came home all decorated! They even got new flip flops!
Allie's getting in lots of tummy time...
And snugglie time! Soft blankeys are the best- she looks like a little Eskimo! ha!
We escaped for a fun date night that our friends had put together- a huge group game of Laser Tag! Ger did awesome- 2nd or 3rd place! He forced me to play the 2nd game with them which I wasn't planning on since we brought Allie... and I was in a dress! But it was hilarious- so much fun. I highly recommend this date night to anyone! (Ger is out with Allie so is not in this pic... )
Colby graduated from preschool! Hurray! He is one lucky boy to have so many great friends... cute kids from great families. 6 of his very best friends were in his class this year- JJ, Micah, Tristan, Dallin, Regan, and Landon. (And he does go back to preschool in the fall... his teacher just does this adorable ceremony at the end of every year.)
YAHOO! The girlies right as they got out of class on the last day of school... They are thrilled to be done for the year and so excited for summer.
I just had to post Allie's tiny little perfect fingernails... painted pink!
And she is all ready for summer- ha! She wasn't a fan of the sunglasses and didn't even get out of the shade, but we had to try on her new swimsuit. I got it at Nordstrom's Last Chance for $2.97!
Hittin up Lake Saguaro with the LeSueurs. We got the kiddos a new EZ ski and they LOVED it. Colby was hysterical- he kept saying, "HIT IT HIT IT! FASTER!" He was going 20 mph! BAH! Even the girlies got out on it and had fun. They also loved cliff diving (scary! can you see how high it was for those little guys!?!), playing at the beach, eating lots of snacks, playing in the front of the boat and being silly... It was an absolute blast. The adults got a little time out on the water, but it was mostly a trip for the kiddos and we enjoyed every second... Even spotted some mountain goats and a beautiful big bald eagle. Allie did great too- her first time on the boat!
Playgroup! The girls love to help and did a great job... Syd even wrote all the kiddos names on cups before I could even ask her. The kiddos also tried to help fill up water balloons before everyone came... an hour later we had about 20 balloons. HA! They were hilarious doing it though and were laughing their heads off- soaking wet. So they swam, did slip and slide, played with water balloons, & ate lots of chicken nuggets for lunch...
Looking most like Sydney these days but definitely has a mix of everyone really... What cute chubby cheeks huh!?!
And yup, she accompany's us on date nights these days! This was a few weeks ago at Tommy Bahama's- one of our favorite places to eat.
Welcome to the Stitches Club Mia! Doh! She fell at a Memorial Day BBq/Swim party and had to get 4 stitches. :-( She was super brave though and it was pretty scratched and beat up but is healing pretty good...
Allie is smiling more and more and we love it! So fun to get her big cheesy grins... the kids get so excited when they get her to smile. I will have to get some better pics but here is just a sweet smile...
Ger took off this week to 4 cities in 4 days on a marketing spree for work... so we took off with Abby to stay at the Arizona Grand Resort & Waterpark! So much fun... We played and played until they were worn out... Enjoyed Rustlers Roost for dinner too...
We just couldn't love Abby anymore- she is so amazing with the kiddos and has such geniune love for them. She is so patient and fun and I feel like she is a "real" sister, not just sister in law. We have a great time chatting and the kids kept us laughing the whole trip about one thing or another. Thanks Abby for making our get away such a great time!
I thought this pic showed how big Allie was getting! I am so proud of her rolls- ha! Such a healthy baby and the girlies still love holding her and helping with her. (Syd's pink cheeks show how much they swim and swim and play outside! We do lather on the sunscreen but with the kiddos out there so much it's hard to keep up on it.)
Well anyways, there is some of what we have been up too! More hopefully soon. :-)
Abby and I joke around that we are competing to see who will jump the entire wake first- Chris is our coach and takes his job very seriously. She's got mad skills out there and got crappy water for the most part but still did great...
