We visited the zoo with Grandma and had such a fun time seeing the animals, playing in the Texas Wild, riding the train and carousel, and getting treats to eat.
We also had our first official visit to the pool with Aunt Cassie. 
Kendyll, who isn't too fond of water, eventually warmed up to the idea of swimming (although this was still done with water wings AND an intertube floatie). Carlie, however, was ready to dive in, and got four spankings while we were there (We generally only spank for danger, so you can probably tell what kind of day it was for her!) She spent most of her time dunking her whole head under water, trying to swallow as much water as she could, and proceeded to run all over the place without me, getting dangerously close to the side of the pool. She's gonna be a crazy one this summer, I can tell!
This weekend, I got to spend Friday and Saturday with my sweet and already very missed sister, Cassie. We took a road trip to Birmingham, where she and Austin will be living for the next 3 months. We had many experiences on the road from Texas, through Louisiana and Mississippi, and finally to Alabama. These included getting "picked up" in a gas station, eating too much fast food to the point of sickness, and seeing the most beautiful magnolia trees I've ever seen. When we finally arrived in Birmingham, Austin gave us the city tour (he grew up there) and we had a great dinner together. It was so fun to see where they will live during his law internship, although we will MISS them SO very much while they are gone. I flew back on Saturday afternoon to my hubby and girls, who apparently had a GREAT time while I was gone.
This was the report I got from the homefront.
Friday consisted of ransacking the entire house, (Mark's exact quote was "You would DIE if you saw this place. You wouldn't even recognize the game room." Nice.), swimming at the pool (with more water-ingestion by Carlie), ordering pizza and watching a movie, and then a beauty shop and slumber party. Yes, that's right, Daddy had a full-blown beauty shop with the girls. I got home to a husband with purple fingernails and silver toenails...and yes, he kept it on all weekend, until church on Sunday. The slumber party was a pile of blankets and pillows in our bedroom floor while they watched a TV show and had a pillow fight before bed. Saturday was more of the same, with breakfast at McDonald's, more crazy playtime including markers, tape, scissors, and paint. (Scary!) Then, the rest of the day was spent cleaning up the tornado before Mommy came home and had a stroke. I'm very glad that my girls can have that much fun with their Daddy while I'm gone. Here is a glimpse of what they looked like without me.
Nice hair in the face and Pj's with no pants in the middle of the day. It's so fun to have the Mommy out of the house!
My next blog (tomorrow, hopefully) will be about today. We got to spend the entire day with alot of the family at Grandad's and Grandkay's house and it was a blast. I have lots of pictures and a few cute stories, so it will have to be a new blog tomorrow.
It's been a fun start to our summer around here. I'm trying to start planning a few activities for us to do each week, and I can't believe it's already JUNE soon! I hope all of you are making the most of your fun in the sun too! It's gonna be school time again before we turn around. But, let's not talk about that....
6 comments:
I promised Tee-Pee pictures on my blog, so make sure you put them on yours (as if you wouldn't!)
I am jealous that your summer fun has already begun, because I have 2 weeks until mine officially begins :( Maybe we can schedule a day every week that Braden can come swim with his big tuzzins. That would be fun!
Love you!
What a weekend with Daddy! He's so good. Just out of curiosity, do you EVER dress them differently?
Cort, my tee pee pictures are coming today. I was just getting WAY TOO longwinded to add that into that last blog. And, yes, Braden BETTER be here every week at least one day! I can't wait for you to be out of school!!!
Sara, I know, I look like a freak don't I? They really do dress differently when we're hanging out at home, but between all the grandma's purchases and my own psychotic need to buy things in a "big girl" and "mini me" size, we have LOTS of matching clothes. Crazy, I know...I always swore I wouldn't do this to my girls after years of matching three sisters.
It's not crazy. I just wondered if you were that good to find every outfit matching. I don't have the opportunity to do that. If I tried to match Hollyn and Noah, Noah would end up looking like a girly two year old. Matt (nor I) would have nothing to do with that! I just noticed that most pictures they are matching. One day they will probably hate you for it but as I always say, "You have to give them some reason to seek counseling."
That last picture of Carlie is what my kids look like all of the time.
I love hearing about Mark's fun times with the girls. My girls treasure those special traditions and memories with David.
You will have to share fun weekly activities you plan during the summer. I would love some good ideas. However...I'm sure swimming and outdoor play will fill a lot of our time!
Miss you girlfriend, and I wish we could go do fun stuff with our girls this summer!
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