Going to see Elmo

One of the biggest events of our summer was going to see Elmo.  Anna Claire is crazy about Elmo, so we couldn't miss going to see him when he came to town.  We didn't do the upgraded package where you get to do the meet and greet, but we still had excellent seats!

Waiting for the show to begin

She was very excited to see Elmo!

She was excited too!

The girls love their daddy

Not so excited about mommy. 

Amelia was a little afraid of the characters this time around.  AC had a blast.  We had a little side stage right beside us, so AC enjoyed shaking hands with all the characters.  I don't see any more Elmo shows in our future, but I sure did enjoy taking my girls to both of the shows.  

Our summer in Review

I really cannot believe how fast this summer past.  We stayed crazy busy, but it sure was a lot of fun.  Amelia got a new bike and AC got the hand me down tricycle.  Let me just say, AC can already petal.

We started the summer with VBS at church.  Drew had a minor acting role, and he is quite the actor.  The girls had a lot of fun.  We had a pirate theme.  I was really impressed with our church's vbs.  I was so exhausted by the end of the week.

We met friends at a redbirds game.  It was our first time to sit in the bluff, but it was perfect for the kids.  They ran around and had a blast.  Amelia seems to really enjoy hanging out with boys more than girls. I guess it's a good thing she's always been surrounded by more boys than girls.

AC was excited to meet the redbird.  Amelia wasn't having a bit of it.  She still talks about the big red bird though.

Leaving the game to go home, they had to walk hand in hand to the car.  It was the cutest thing ever!

The jeep is finally getting some use.  AC has no fear and loves to drive it.

We had a lot of fun July 4th hanging out at my sisters pool.  It was a little cool so besides me and Drew, there were no other adults in the pool.

I've been so impressed with AC's ability to use the puddle jumper.  She really can swim pretty good with it.  She wasn't such a fan of the fireworks we shot off.  She clung to my mom the whole time saying, I'm scared.  It was so sad.  She did well watching the Arlington fireworks, but we were much further away from them.

We met friends at the sprinkler park.  We had been here for a while at this point, so it wasn't possible to get AC in the picture.  We went to the sprinkler park 3 times this summer.  It is so much fun, and seems a lot safer for the girls than a pool.

We had a family trip to the zoo.  AC loved feeding the birds, Amelia wasn't so excited.  She wanted to watch from a distance.

Such a perfect spot in the bird area for a photo session.  I couldn't get the girls to cooperate with me though.

We then headed to Huey's.  There is no better burger in Memphis!

We went to the CSI gymnasium in Arlington.  It was a blast!  This is the only picture that I got.  I was having to participate too to get AC interested.  We get to look forward to having Amelia's bday party there this winter.  She loved it!  Plus, my girl is such the little social butterfly.  She makes friends everywhere she goes.

We ended summer break with a trip to the zoo with our friends Keylee and Misty.  It was a beautiful day that day, and the girls acted so good!  As long as AC had a snack in her hand, she was good to go!

My niece, Madison, turned 12 years old.  She got a little whipped cream in the face.  She had no idea it was going to happen.  Her reaction was priceless!

Of course Amelia had to try the sombrero too!  Pink, her favorite color! 

The grass was a little thirsty, so why not throw on some swimsuits and have a little fun while giving it some water!

We had a lot of fun this summer!  I wish I had done better at documenting it.  We had a lot more going on than just this, but maybe next summer I will do better!

Our spring in review

Tonight, I was feeling really nostalgic and read through some old blogs.  It made me realize how much I enjoy having those memories, and how much I have forgotten.  I am going to do my best to start keeping up with it better, but there is no way I can do all the detail for Spring and Summer, so I will have to do a spring in review and a summer and review and go from there.  So, tonight is our Spring in review.

Early May, we met our friends, Misty and Keylee at the Big Backyard.  It was a beautiful day out, and we had a blast!

Trying to show off their hula hoop skills

The cocoon swing.

I just love all the cute play houses they have

Making music

I have a picture of Amelia sitting in this when she was 1.5.  Had to recreate it with AC.

They loved the slide

Of course Anna Claire had to go the hard way up!

Now for my photo dump

The girls love helping my pick out flowers, Amelia wanted all things pink!

We had a fun trip to the zoo with all of our church friends.  Of course the girls had to walk the whole thing like all the other big kids

All of our group, minus Anna Claire who was probably screaming at my feet

We spent a lot of time playing on their playset

Amelia loved swinging on it like a monkey

Not the picture I meant to upload.  They are so small and hard to see, but we enjoyed lunches on the patio.  It was beautiful outside, and we were the only ones on the patio.  The girls loved dancing to the music.  There was no screaming and crying while waiting for our food.

Amelia enjoyed all the wildflowers and picking them apart

The girls started hugging each other.  It is the cutest sweetest thing.  They now hug and give each other kisses. 

We had a lot of fun going with daddy to take Lucy to the park

There were lots of afternoons eating popsicles

We had a lot of fun at Arlingtons, Arlington in April.  Its a lot of booths selling crafts or services, but the girls especially loved the blow up slides.  It took a lot to get Amelia off.  AC was still a little small.

We did a little bowling on a cool rainy Saturday in May.  The girls really loved it.  AC was able to pick up her own ball.  It was really impressive! 

They had a blast in their blow up pool.  There was more water before they did all their jumping in it.

We ended our summer with a fun day at the pool with friends, that turned in to a few days at LeBonheur.  Nothing to do with the pool, but went home to find out that AC had a fever.  As a precaution we went to the ER and ended up admitted for 2 days.  Turns out she had a case of roseola.  Why can't the rash come with the fever.  It was not a fun experience, but at least it was just a normal childhood illness.  We will not head to the ER so fast next time.  We learned an expensive lesson with that virus.  We also will probably never go bowling again.  At least not for a while!  

Virus won't get these girls down.  We were all over that hospital for 2 days.  The best part was running into AC's surgeon in one of the family rooms.  He had all his residents with him and took a moment to use her as a teaching moment.  He said, "This is how a baby looks after a Kasai that works"  Was the best sentence I have heard.  I was a proud momma at that moment.  

AC found her love for walking in her daddy's shoes.  I must say she is pretty cute in cowboy boots.

We took the girls to ride the carousel.  It was unexpectedly closed, so we went for a jump on the spider.  Amelia loved it.  She didn't go as high this time as she did the first time

AC was not as much of a fan.  She just really has crazy separation anxiety, so this was way too far out of her comfort zone.