Play Fun

We have had a lot of fun with friends outside lately.  Play dates are the best!

Spring Time is FINALLY Here!

And we enjoyed it yesterday with a buddy from church.  The girls played non-stop at the park.  They were so cute to watch together.  I love this stage of make-believe.  Most of the day yesterday they were pirates on a treasure hunt, until the end when they decided to be cowgirls instead.  Yee-haw!

This is their treasure map

Digging for treasure!

Rainy Saturdays

We decided to take a Mommy and Me trip with our friends to Jacksonville to try out Jump-In-Jax.  This is a warehouse style building with tons of inflatables for kids.  There is a specific area for toddlers which is nice.  Elli loved it!  It was extra nice to go with a friend who took Elli on the big girl slides (something that I felt might not be a good idea at this point in the pregnancy!)
Please note - it was hard to get a good shot because of the mesh lining and the speed they were moving!

Elli loving it!

Elli would just throw herself over and laugh and laugh!

Elli trying the Big Girl slide!  She LOVED it!!

Lunch at Andy's...Elli is more interested in her ice cream than a photo shoot.  

Ramp Party

We were able to have a ramp party with the people who bought our old house (we have become friends and that is cool!)  The girls were able to play and the boys got to try out their toys in the street.  Hopefully we won't be hearing about this from our neighbors!

Checking out Lyra's bubbles...

Daddy enjoying the chance to skateboard!

We LOVED the bubbles!

RAMP Party!

He may be getting a bit older...but he's still got the moves!  Love that boy!

A Trade Off?

I told Molly that I would keep her little one if she would use her AMAZING talents to make an Elmo cake for Elli's birthday party.  I do not think it was a fair trade at all.  Keeping Lyra was easy and pain free as her and Elli kept each other busy all morning (as evidenced below).  Molly has created a masterpiece of a cake and the effort she had to put in was phenomenal!  Can't wait for you all to see pictures of the Elmo cake but in the meantime you can see pictures from Lyra and Elli's play date.

This was in the first five minutes!!  Look at that mess!!!!

There is always time for a snack!

They look so innocent...

Time to cook up a little snack of their iown

Elli's favorite game of hide and seek under the bed

And on to enjoy the beautiful weather outside

Buddies!!!!

So Ready for Spring

I love that it is still February and we can visit the parks here in Eastern NC.  I am not a winter person so short winters are just fine with me.  Yesterday's warmer temperatures called for a play date downtown.

Elli's new favorite snack - Captain Crunch

Discussing the important matters of life!

Seriously....she is getting so big!!!  Where is my  little baby girl?!?!