I got super crafty with this little shower. You can see more of my ladybug shower decorations here and my sibling tshirts here and ladybug onesies here. (My crafts website is a work in progress – I have lots more to add over there. Stay tuned.)
As I was making plans I didn’t notice I had the girls scheduled for back to back playdates at the Children’s Museum. Oops. They love it there so I didn’t think it would be a big deal. Unfortunately Tuesday night was a free night at the museum and it was packed! It was rather obnoxious really. People sure do love anything for free! This wasn’t a great deal for us anyway since we’re members so we decided to make a quick round and then get the heck out of there. The girls had dinner with their cousins, Ryan and Reagan, and then we played on the playground. They had a blast on the tire swing!
We took a quick ride on the trolley and called it a night. The girls are fans of the museum, but we will NOT be going back again on a free night. That place is nuts!
My goal was to surprise B with pictures of the girls for Father’s day. That plan was nixed when the portrait studio called to confirm and B answered! Oh well, surprises are over-rated, right? Yeah, I don’t think so either, but it was nice for B to come along with me and help out. The girls were so excited about getting their picture taken and were all smiles. They are such hams! They did great job and we got some great shots. The photographer agreed and asked us to sign over the rights to use them in promotional materials and on display in the studio. If you’re up in our neck of the woods at Sears take a look at the portrait studio – you’ll see a big ol’ shot of the Meyer girls!
I’m not usually a fan of barefoot pictures – not a big fan of feet. In this case, Miss Gwyneth gave us two options…either barefoot or her bright pink crocs. We decided to go with barefoot.
The girls did such a great job! I love, love, love, how the pictures turned out.
Lance’s birthday party was held a park just a quick walk from our house. It was great – we loaded the girls up in the wagon and walked on over. No car necessary. Annabelle and Lance have been buddies since they started daycare together – almost 3 years ago. Several of the kiddos were there to help Lance celebrate and it was so great to see all the kids together. It really is a great group of little ones and they play so well together.
Gwyneth received an invite also to come along and play with Alex, Lance’s younger sister. They are just 4 months apart and play at school together too. We’re lucky Lance and Alex live so close – I have a feeling we’ll be seeing them at the park quite often this summer.
Tonight was Annabelle’s last night of “Mommy and Me” gymnastics. She has really enjoyed this class, but she’s ready to join the big kids. B took her for her last class and was not so thrilled about it. He loves spending time with the girls, but I think gymnastics and dancing school are going to by my thing with them. Miss Annabelle gets a week off and then starts the advanced class in June. I can’t wait to see what this girl can do!
Gwyneth and I went to “Todder Night” at their daycare. There are some big changes comin’ at the school which include new teachers and new class formats (Montessori starting at 1 years old). I was glad I could spend that time with Gwyneth and see her interact with her friends. She is a social butterfly! Her and her buddies all said “Hello” and laughed and danced together and the teachers just ate her up.
We’d already had dinner so I decided to take Gwyneth out for a little treat of ice cream. We stopped by Sonic and shared a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the patio. Several older couples joined us and ooohed and ahhhed over Miss G, which she gladly milked! She threw on the charm and was all smiles. But….who knew that we had arrived at the dreaded high school hangout?!?! Oh my, my, my….what a bunch of punks! They were all smoking, all swearing (too many f-bombs dropped for my sweet little girls ears!), all of them obnoxious!! The girls had far too much make-up on and not enough clothes (hide some skin girls, jeez!) and the boys all have that really bad Zack Efron-70’s comeback-shaggy-just a quick snip away from a mullet-haircut. I was and am still mortified of the thought of my girls one day becoming teenagers — especially those teenagers. All I could do tonight was squeeze my little girl tight, give her lots of kisses, tell her how fabulous she is and hope, hope, hope that the next 11 years go by a LOT slower than these past two!
Each year our friend, Keith gets an invitation for a round of golf at the Sanctuary, a beautiful private golf course. B and I were lucky enough to be invited for the second year in a row to join Keith and Jennifer for an amazing day. The guys golf and Jennifer and I cruise around in a cart, drink a few beers and enjoy the peace, quiet, and gorgeous views. Jennifer and I chat non-stop, which is nearly impossible these days when we have the kiddos with us. It’s a great opportunity to catch up and for all of us to spend a day together without getting babysitters. Lots of fun!
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