Dinner with Daddy

Ellie came to me 3 1/2 weeks ago and asked me "Mommy, would you please take care of Josie on the third Saturday so Daddy and I can go eat at the Olive Garden restaurant?" She came up with the idea all on her own and insisted that they only go "on the third Saturday"! She talked about all it the time and told us which Saturday was coming up each weekend. As the third Saturday approached, she reminded me daily that I was to watch Josie so it could be "just me and Daddy". When the day finally arrived, she was so excited! Eric snuck out that morning and bought her flowers and a little box of chocolates to give to her before their big "date".





They had a great time and Eric did a good job setting up the bar high for when the time comes for Ellie to go on any real dates!

Fun Friday Afternoon

On Thursday evening, while driving in the car, Ellie out of the blue says "I am so sad that the dinosaurs are not here anymore. I really wish we could see a REAL dinosaur..." Well, our Children's Museum has an awesome dinosaur exhibit called the Dinosphere and even though we go to the museum often, the noise in the Dinosphere (very loud booming thunder and dinosaur bellows and other prehistoric sounds) always scares her and we do not ever make it through it. When I told her that if she really wanted to see a "real" dinosaur then the Dinosphere would be the best place to go, she exclaimed "Well, then let's go!!! But...let's bring Daddy with us..." So, on Friday, Eric decided to take off work early and we headed of to the museum as a family!



Ellie immediately got scared of the noises and covered her ears and if Eric had not been there, I think it might have been another failed attempt.

But he was so great with her and even encouraged her to talk to the staff and ask questions about the dinosaurs. The staff was so wonderful and even shut off all the sound and turned on all the lights while they told Ellie all kinds of neat things about dinosaurs. Then they even let Ellie press the button on the screen that restarted all the noises.



With only an hour left before closing time, the girls then hurried and showed Daddy a few more of their favorite places in the museum. My camera's battery died but here are the few pictures I was able to get...


Carousel with Daddy


Tea Party


Family (in the fun house)


Water Play

The girls DID NOT want to leave when the museum closed so we promised them some swinging time once we got home.






It ended up being a really wonderful fun Friday afternoon!

Playhouse Tea Party

Is this not the cutest sight ever?!?

Look what came today!

The long-awaited playset is finally here! It came all the way from Amish country Pennsylvania and was actually delivered and assembled by an Amish man himself (plus his driver). The girls are super excited and, of course, have already tried it out even though it is rainy and wet today. (The mulch will be here on Monday to cover all of that mud.)











I am so very much looking forward to lots of sunny days and all the fun and creativity the girls are going to have with their new playset!

Friends!

Ellie and Josie got to spend two whole days with their friends Sophia, Maia, and Celia this week. Oh my, they had fun. Five girls ages 1-5 equals a whole lot of cuteness (and craziness)!


Ellie was in dress-up heaven!



The only picture of all five together- snack time.


Friends



Celia


Catching "helicopters" (maple seeds)


Ellie playing with her "new favorite baby" :)



a lot of pink shoes

Easter Egg Hunt Pictures

The girls finally got to do an Easter egg hunt last weekend at their Mamaw's house. It was in the 80's! They had a blast finding all the eggs with their cousins and they each even got another Easter basket. Josie loved being outside with all the fun toys and bouncy house and she cried every time we had to go in.

Evening Light

The girls love playing by the front door in the evenings when the sun shines in through the sidelights. They were extra happy and playful this particular evening so I grabbed my camera to capture the moment!


Sweet sisters :)


Ellie is "catching the sun" in her cup.



Beautiful Josie.



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