Free, free, free...

That's right. Mother's Day Out is back and I am so excited! I, of course, want this baby to come NOW, but I was glad I could personally drop off the girls on their 1st day of school and see their reactions and such. You could tell Emmaline was nervous because she kept saying her tummy hurt and didn't eat much. Georgia was indifferent until she totted into her classroom with her lunchbox and we waved bye to her..then she burst into tears! :(I know they will have so much fun and it will be great for the girls to have some time apart, which doesn't happen often. They will get to see eachother in chapel and passing on the playground. I took the dogs to the park and got a good walk in. I then ate Thai food with a great friend..umm yum, I have missed it! Then I ran some errands and am now relaxing at home til it's time to pick them up! Thursday I have plans for a pedicure and lunch and who knows what else!! Freedom (for just a little while)! Not to mention a routine! I do love to have some things on my calendar but not too much and MDO is perfect! Amen!

Georgia's 2nd Birthday Party

this is what I call a success!






My sweet Birthday Girl!!




We had G's bday party today (2 weeks early) because we didn't want to run into baby's birth. The Kiddie Park is such a fun place for the kids and it was so easy to do it there..then get to come home and take naps and not have tons of stuff to clean up!
We had 13 kids there, all of the girls' good friends in town, and the weather was surprisingly ok for August. Georgia had a great time and was passed out before we even made it home!

Swimming at night

We swam everyday we were in CS. It is hot and the perfect thing to wear out little girls. We would push the limit on how much energy we had and head home in the late afternoon and ALL take great naps. It was relaxing and nice to not have a whole lot to do but lay in bed and sleep!
Now that I am back home I feel like I have too many things that need finishing before baby gets here. I am definitely in the nesting mode and I seem to add things to my list rather than cross them off. I like having a completed list but taking the girls to the dentist is just not going to happen right now! Anyone who has been around Georgia (or another active 2 year old) for any length of time knows how silly/frustrating/traumatizing that would be! So, the list will be imcomplete!
One evening in CS we went to the Raquet Club.. the same place we used to go when I was little. It was almost empty and the girls were having lots of fun jumping in and swimming around. There is just something different about swimming at night that I love!

It brought back lots of memories of many summer birthday parties and nights at the pool with my family. My parties were always there with watermelon and burgers. Also, my parents and us would ride our bikes over there and swim and then head home and stop at TCBY for yogurt on a regular occasion. I love doing things that bring back old memories and make new ones too!

Water

Emmaline, Ally, Tai & Georgia
We had a great time in CS with friends and family! I always love spending a few days there getting to see my old friends and their kids and just having fun catching up. My parents were gone for a few days but we managed to squeeze in plenty of water fun and eating! One of our 1st outtings was to the Binions to play on the waterslide and in the pool and hang out in the country!
G's 1st time down the waterslide! Not really a fan, but Tristin helped her out!
She loved the cows & horses!
G found this tricycle and loved playing on it in the barn!We had a great time..Emmaline was so busy keeping up with the big girls and she mysteriously lost her top half way through the day, so there aren't many pics of her..