Playground + Chick-Fil-A = Two tired Kiddos

We picked up some friends today and headed down to Stone Mountain for a playdate. It was gorgeous outside, sunny, not too hot yet and we practically had the playground to ourselves. The girls were thrilled.

They played for about an hour then took a snack break. At that time, a huge bus filled with rowdy, much older kids arrived and stormed the playground. We decided it would be a good idea to grab some lunch and continue the playdate at Chick-Fil-A.

 

Lauren was too scared to climb at first but soon got over her fear.

   

Zoe had no problem climbing with one hand while safely holding onto her beanie baby doggie in the other.

One of the girls’ classmates was also at the playground. They had a great time playing together in the sandbox.

They had so much fun playing in the giant sand box! Sandboxes usually gross me out but this one was huge and very clean so I was okay with it.

 

Woo hoo, SNACKS!!!

The novelty of the snacks has worn off and it’s time to go.

Evening at the park

Last night was one of those wonderful evenings when the timing and the temperature are just perfect. Craig arrived home early from work, around 6:00. We quickly ate dinner and then headed to the park to enjoy the last of the day’s sunshine.

Music was made

Lots of smiles

Slip sliding away

 

Surfer girl

 

 

Silly Daddy!

 

Good times!

30 seconds later… time to go home! (This thing reminded me of Yoshi from Super Mario Bros.)

Hot.

Well folks, we seem to have stormed full speed ahead into summer. It’s been hot here, very, very hot. I guess they don’t call it Hotlanta for nothing…

We had a marvelous weekend, it was glorious outside and we spent a good deal of it outdoors. Saturday morning we strolled down to Bamma and Paw Paw’s for breakfast.

 

   

Morning Stroll

Keeping up with Daddy

 

Ladybug

After breakfast we decided to take Fergus and the girls to the park. It was wicked hot. The dog park had no shade and Fergus refused to drink any water. We eventually found some shade and waited for the girls to finish playing on the playground before heading home. Saturday afternoon I decided to grab a quick nap while the girls were sleeping… um, I woke up at 4:50 and had slept the entire afternoon away. I must have needed it, but I was disappointed that I had wasted that time indoors, asleep nonetheless.

Saturday night, Craig, Paw Paw and one of Craig’s coworkers went to a Gwinnet Braves game while Bamma and I took the girls out to our favorite Mexican restaurant. The girls LOVE some Horchata, and so does Mommy! We headed back home, gave the girls a quick bath and put them to bed. Livie was fine with this plan, Lauren, not so much. She proceeded to scream for quite some time before finally falling asleep.

Bamma and I blew the dust off my sewing machine and finished a project I had been wanting to do for quite some time. I had purchased the most darling fabric a few months back and wanted to make a few baby blankets with it. I am really pleased with how they turned out. They are very soft and huge too, and you just can’t go wrong with pink and green.

We went to church Sunday morning and had to race home so I could run down to the courts for my final tennis match of the spring season. It was a scorcher out there. No shade, barely any breeze. We played forever. It actually took us just as long to play two sets as it did for some of our teammates to play three. We had so many deuce games I lost count. Sadly we didn’t win, but we had a great time anyway. After the matches were over, I was emptying  all the trash bins on the courts and found a brand new Prince racquet that had been smashed to pieces. It was probably a two hundred dollar racquet, original grip still on it, absolutely no wear, possibly the first time it had been used. How ridiculous is that?!?! I cannot imagine smashing my racquet into the court out of rage, I paid too much for it. What a waste. The men wrapped up their season the day before and apparently we have a McEnroe among us.

Finally, here are a few more pics of the girls.

Blurry Lauren pretty much sums it up. The child cannot sit still, she is always on the move.

Check out Lauren’s shoes. Not only do they not match, but they are both lefts.

Silly girls. Yes, Olivia is wearing a pumpkin shirt.

Best Buds.

Finally.

We joined our church three weeks ago. We met with the Pastor to see if there was any way they could baptize our daughters while my parents were visiting. It was short notice, the schedule was already overflowing with the incredible Easter Cantata and yet, they still managed to fit in a baptism so my parents could be there for the special occasion. We were so incredibly thankful that both sets of grandparents were able to attend. We feel truly blessed.

Here we are! Pastor Tom introduced us and said some lovely words that made me cry. I knew it would be emotional and one look at my Mom, who was also crying, sealed the deal.

 

Pastor Amy asked who wanted to go first, to which Olivia promptly replied, “I do, I do!!!”

Next up was Lauren.

She wasn’t scared because big sister, Livie, led the way.

 

Pastor Amy walked the girls all around the Sanctuary talking to them about Jesus.

The girls behaved so well, it just made my heart melt. It was such a relief and change from earlier in the week when we met with Pastor Amy and Olivia yelled that she didn’t want to be baptized! I nearly died, Craig laughed only because Olivia had no clue what being baptized meant. In the days leading up to Sunday we made sure to talk to the girls about the baptism so they would be prepared and not scared. Thank goodness it worked and they were so excited.

Since having them baptized, I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders.

In addition to our family, our dear friends the Petersons and the Olivers also joined us for the service. That meant the world to us to have them there with us.

 

(Kate, Livie, Lauren, Craig and Peterson baby #3)

Livie, Kate, John Will and Lauren. Olivia and Lauren were so excited to have their dear friends there for their special day.  

       

Happy Day.

  

 

Lauren and Vincent worked really hard to prepare all the food. (Note the egg in the blender)

The feast. Baked ham, green bean casserole, sweet potato soufflé, mac n’ cheese,   stir-fried veggies, green salad, biscuits and dessert.

Bamma made the bunny cake, isn’t it adorable?

  

PawPaw’s down for the count.

Uncle Scott, Daddy and Livie reading bible stories.

 

 

Aunt Peggy and Cousin Vincent.

 

Al and Nancy

 

Sisters

Brothers and Livie.

Bamma, Nanny and Poppy.

Good times.