Girls' Day!

Way back when (May 2015)....we met up with Rikki for lunch. Hot Mess Eliette was, as I remember, good as long as she could be. She didn't want to actually sit still at a table for a whoooole meal. Eh---such is the life of a toddler. We made it through, but it wasn't long after we got into the car that she was OUT.

Once at home and once she got the nap out of her system, it was quite the play day for Little Miss.

She loves her wagon so much.

:)

Then some friends came out to play too...

Fun with friends, wagon rides, mowing sidewalks....life was good.

Fun with Friends....

Date Night---May 2016. We headed out to meet friends for dinner to celebrate a friend's big birthday.

Wanna Be a Paint-Ballah!

Gage was invited to a paintball party back in May. We thought, "he will either LOVE it or HATE it, but there will be no in-between."

He loved it.
:)

Jess put on the {sweaty, stinky, gag-me-with-a-spoon} mask so that she could go into the battlefield to get better pictures. She's a better woman than I am!

Who captured the flag or tower, or whatever it was to declare a winner? THIS kid! Who subsequently got shot right after winning.

 Did that deter him? Nope. He's hooked. Loved it.

 Who had a great time paint balling? THIS

Eliette's 2nd Birthday

Eliette's 2nd Birthday was a crazy-big party.
Did we go overboard?
Absolutely.

Bounce House, Face Painting, Carriage Rides... It was awesome. It was a GREAT day! 

You scream, I scream.

These pics are from last Spring.
Just a random outing with some of our favorite peeps.
:)

(E still can't handle ice cream. Sherbet seems to not make her sick, and that's a good thing!)

After ice cream we headed over to a local park. That was fun too!

GNO.

How behind am I in posting? Like, way. {If you could read that with a mental Valley Girl accent---that would be great.}

Pics from about....two months ago.
I'll catch up one of these days.

Fun at Susan's. :)

{HOW BEHIND am I at blogging???}

There was some light reading....(about 1/2 a book...) followed by some jumping....and then a trip to the playground....

 The highlight reel:

Not pictured: our attempt at taking this crew to the playground in the wagon and stroller. I wanted to try the wagon. Eliette was excited, and then VERY excited about her new-found skills and independence. "Oh look, I can just wiggle out of these wagon straps and climb out and run up to the front doors of strangers. Nobody can stop me! {insert evil laugh}"
We turned around, strapped E in the stroller, and went home to get the car.
Good times.

Zoo Trips with Friends.

Oh, how we love the Dallas Zoo!

One day while Brother was in school, Eliette and I met up with some friends at Starbucks, and followed each other to the zoo.... The zoo trip started with a carousel ride.

Shortly thereafter, Sister let me know that strollers are so.last.year, and she would only be traveling by wagon. {That meant that mommy was pushing a stroller full of bags while E rode in the wagon with S.}

Other pics from the zoo....
Here's J man in the Jeep:

 Oh, the giraffes were E's favorite!

At some point we stopped for lunch.
I think that was actually before the giraffes.... It wasn't long after that before we went to the store to get our souvenirs. E chose a lovely stuffed giraffe. J & S both got bubble guns, I believe. Then we all headed over to the kids area. Oh, the kids area!It's always a blast.

These next pics were taken by a friend, and I fear this is a preview of the teen years....

 Hahahaha....so funny. She cracks me up. But, at some point in there, Eliette cut her little foot.
:(
First Aid was just right there by the kids area, so they hooked us up with a bandaid and we were on our way. We quickly changed into dry clothes, and hit the carousel one.last.time on our way out.
:)

This girl was very.very.very tired.

She was awake for the stroller ride to the car.
She was awake as we were getting out of the zoo parking lot.
She was asleep before we entered the service road out of the zoo parking lot.
Sweet girl....

It was a GREAT day, and we can't wait to do it again!
....and she's hoping to get her own chariot wagon for her birthday.
:)