OMG---What a FUN weekend!!! Part 4

After jumping off the dock into the water 1.5 feet below became hum-drum, the kids moved up to the upper level of the dock to jump.

Including my 4-year-old....who went back and did it again several more times!

Ellie was saitisfied after one jump....

And then it was Tim's turn....

And last up...Jill!

Judy and sweet Granger...

OMG---What a FUN weekend!!! Part 3

After the boat ride pretty much everyone was ready to cool off in the water.  Bill stopped the boat so the kids could hop off the side and swim in to the dock.

Quincy and Jack were the first in...

...but Ellie wasn't far behind.

Once back to the dock the real fun began...jumping off the dock into the lake....

...and seeing how high and how far you could go.

OMG---What a FUN weekend!!! Part 2

After breakfast the next morning, we drove up to Lake Hartwell to spend the day at Uncle Bill and Aunt Jill's lake house.  As usual for anywhere we are supposed to be, we were totally late.   So as soon as we arrived we all put our suits on and went directly out on the lake.

Even Granger got in on the festivities...

I think this is such a good picture of Jill...

Aunt Liz and Grandma Judy....

Cousin Jack....

Uncle Bill let the kids drive the boat when we were out of the way of anything they could possibly destroy.

It was sooo hard to get the tangles out of the girl's hair at the end of the day. 

OMG--What a FUN weekend!!! Part 1

It began with a c.r.a.z.y. Friday.  Judy arrived at 4:45, we left the house to take the girls to ballet/tap at 4:46, came home at 6:30 to Uncle's Mike and Eric having cocktails and appetizers with Tim, and then Uncle Dave and Aunt Cathy arrived for dinner about 1/2 hour later.  We got minimal sleep that night but it was so so so so much fun!!!

An Old Photo...

I was scrolling through old photos on the computer a minute ago and look what popped up! Our screen saver picks radom photos on the hard drive and just rotates them...some recent, some not recent.  It is just too easy to get lost in the photos sometimes....

Ellie's First Day of Kindergarten!

The day started early---before the sun came up.  Both Ellie and Quincy were ready, though.  When we woke them up in the morning, Quincy sprang out of bed like Tiger in the Winnie the Pooh Books.  We had a delicious breakfast of Cheerios and then walked out to the bus stop.

I was afraid Ellie would tear up or be afraid.  Looks like I was wrong!  She could not wait to get on!  My baby's growing up....

 

Her first-day lunch?  Melon balls, goldfish, raisins, milk, and an avocado-turkey-spinach sandwich.

Next year is Quincy's turn....

The First Broken Bone

And hopefully the last.  At least it was only a toe....but it will keep her out of ballet for the first few weeks.  Boooo...(Taken with my phone...)

Chocho's and Coco's Birthdays

There reaches a time in every little girl's life that they decide when their baby doll's birthday is and then they decide to throw her (or him?) a party.  That day came a few weeks ago for the girls and oddly enough it was both of their doll's one-year birthdays....really odd since they have had these dolls for 2-3 years.  Anyway, I made pink cake-pops to celebrate the day, stuck a candle in one, sang Happy Birthday to both, and then blew out the candle.  After the cake was gobbled up, Quincy gave each of the dolls their presents---wrapped in blankets.  It was soooo cute.  Tomorrow they go back to school and I am going to miss moments like these a ridiculous amount.  Sob...