Weekend Wrap-up

We were some social butterflies this weekend! On Saturday Chris's sister invited us to a crab feast in the afternoon. In the morning we got up and took the girls to the park to wear Miss. L down so that maybe, just maybe she would nap before we went to the feast.

We walked her all over the park from one end to the other. We saw little fish in the water and ducks swimming. She gets so excited about those kinds of things. Then we played at the park for a while. It was a good time, she really needed to run and got to do lots of it. When we got home Charlotte was tired from all that riding she did in the stroller and car!! She doesn't cry much at all unless you are keeping her from her food or sleep. We were late for both and she let us know it! LOL

We got Rdette down for her nap and then we set our eyes on Lily, who came close to falling asleep a few times but never fully slept. Sigh... We have thrown in the towel with nap time and are going to let her have quite time instead. Se was never a great napper and anymore it is just more of a fight. She does get enough sleep at night, (they go to bed @ 7 and get up by 630) and a little rest spot in the afternoon is going well. Plus it gives her and I a little more together time.

Back n topic- the weekend...

Rdette got up and we drove to Chris's sister's house. Who was sleeping by the time we got there... LILY! We did let her sleep a about 20 more mins before we woke her up. We had yummy crabs. Lily and Charlotte did well. There was a ton of people most of which we didn't know. They were the only two kids there so people were on them like white on rice! Rdette right now is really more of monkey right now clings to me as such, but she was ok sitting with Chris's sister as long as she knew we were around.

On Sunday we made to Church- (two weeks in a row- can you stand it!) We got there just in time to get the girls into Nursery. Lily again screamed after me "Mama nome (come) here" over and over. Charlotte also lost it again. It is really hard to leave them, but I also know that it is good for them to have interaction with other children/adults.

Once service was over we went to collect them. Their teach said that Lily did a great job and calmed right down, Rdette took a little more convincing. When we got ourselves together it was clear that Charlotte had enough "new" people this weekend. We heard about that all the way home. We had a sweet moment when I was laying her down for nap. I was rocking her and I swear that she was telling me about Sunday School she just babbled on and on. It was pretty sweet.

Chris, Lily and I all had lunch and a brief quite time and then Lily and I went to a friends' birthday party! It was at Chuck E. Cheese! It was nice for me to have alone with her and give her some Mommy and Lily time outside of our house. The party was for a long time friend of mine. She married the brother of one of very best friends from High School. L and T are the primary reason why I spent the majority of my nursing career working with folks with Developmental Disabilities. L and T are living with Downs Syndrome. They are just wonderful people. We had a great time!

It was a great weekend! This weekend coming up we are starting a new family tradition and taking Lily on her very first "Big Girl Day Out!" We gave her a choice (although we knew what she would want to do) of either the Aquarium or the Renaissance Festival. Of COURSE she wants to see real Princesses!! Chris and I worked there at Ye 'Ol Renn Fest for two years! He and I worked together selling Chicken on Lances. Chris would dance if you bought a Lance! We had such a good time. The second year we worked we had Matthew and when it was slow we would talk about bringing him there. We haven't been back since (little busy traveling to Guatemala then the year later giving birth and such!;-)! It is going to be such a good time!