Enjoying...

I thought it might be a good idea to start the first day of May with a little 'enjoying'...But, first off Happy May Day to you!  I took the morning off so Sailie and I joined Grey in preschool and made a May day basket with him.  As soon as we got home he ran next door to put it on our neighbor's door...he rang the door bell and quickly ran away......it was sweet.....

And when we got home we also had a few surprise 'knocks' of our own...the first one was a little basket with suckers in it (which Sailor quickly ripped into two at once;) and the second time it was one sweet little flower with a little note titled "for Greyson and Sailor"......gotta LOVE a neighborhood FULL of kids...
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Enjoying...
 baby feet...with pretty pink toes...

 i painted her toes for the very first time...

 Nothing like a big underdog from daddy...

He loves the game of tag...the thrill of the chase...

she loves the slide except her shoes 'stick' sometimes... she also got a tiny little goose egg on her forehead....couldn't even tell you what she did...

 pit stop at the water fountain...

This mama knows how to rock a swing...

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We did a little 'weekending' at the lake...we packed a little cooler, picked up some subway, and of course Nate stopped for some bait before heading out...

Fishing was all good until sister decided to swipe the pole from her brother and run with it...she took the whole line with her...

I cannot believe the sock and shoe drama I have most days with my 'almost' 2 year old...believe me i know by now to pick my battles but geez.....i think i've got my hands FULL with this one...she picked her princess socks and these shoes - there was NO talking her out of it...

I'm thankful that we've been able to get outside this much...feels good.

 We were trying to find the 'perfect' spot to eat our lunch...

Happy Wednesday!

Almost forgot...we went to St.Louis;)

It's been about three weeks or so but the whole family went to St. Louis to see my brother.  Trust me I would not forget visiting with family and enjoying my children in almost 70 degree weather in the middle of winter.  We had a lot of fun.

Funny conversations, cousins running from one end of the house to the other, dance parties in the kitchen, girl time, home cooked meals, some fun at the hotel pool, a new puppy.......the list goes on and on.....

Jayne is a wizard of oz lovin' type of kid...She would sit and listen to Georgia read it to her all day long if she could...

afternoon snooze...

 boys will be boys...

 playing with mirrors i guess and yes with my shades on....
(sidenote...Adam and Georgia just bought a house that they've been working really hard on....they knocked down walls....remodeled a kitchen...all new flooring...however, the pink/peach bathrooms will probably be next;)  I say it gives it some character for now...

 a little lunch break between play...

back to the hotel to swim...

 Sailor wanted nothing to do with swimming...so she sat and had just as much fun watching the other kids...

this is a little bit of that dance party we had....i believe we rocked out to 'Gangnam Style' - they had the video up on the laptop copying the moves - it was hilarious....

And Aunt Amy also surprised Livy with a puppy...this was part of her Christmas present but they were not able to pick it up until now....it was also close to where Adam and Georgia live so it worked out pretty good....the kids were in love...

 

Livy named her 'Chanel'....i love it....and yes that's Chanel as in  the ultimate luxury brand for fashion accessories...;)  Although whenever I see her I go as far as to call her "chanel gucci prada" haha!

 My mom still does my hair every once in a while:)

 After a nice big healthy breakfast at the hotel we called it a weekend...

 Always fun in St. Louis...

Sailor says PEACE OUT!