Lacey's "Big Girl" Room

I've been trying for months basically to get Lacey's "big girl" room finished. It's done for the most part, I still have a few little things to do here and there but the majority of it is finally finished. On the back wall I painted three huge flowers...of course they took more time than I anticipated. Here are a few pictures of what it looks like.

A Girls' Day Out

Today has been another busy day for the girls as well as for me. This morning I took them to Jumping Jellybeans for a play date with friends from school. The girls had an absolute blast jumping, sliding and climbing on all the inflatables. I don't know who is more worn out - them or me?

Lela played with some of her friends from school - Katharine, Ruthie, Mackie, and Mckaley. And even a couple of Lacey's little friends were there too. She would run over to me every time she saw them and tell me "Mommy, that's my friend, " or "Mommy, there's Jack." It was so sweet. You could tell that she thought she was as big as Lela, since her friends were there.

After Jumping Jellybeans, we all headed to Chick-fil-a for more playing and lunch. I couldn't believe that after lunch on our way back home...yes...they fell asleep in the car. YEAH!!! That has not happen in a very long time. I wonder if all our days could be like today? Just a thought....

Our New Library

We made our first visit to the new library near our house today. We went with the intentions of signing the girls up for their Summer Reading Program they have each year. Last year, Lela participated and really enjoyed going and getting new books each week. This year Lacey is participating as well. I can remember as a kid going and doing the same that they are doing. I think that's why I'm such a big believer in the program and because reading is something I love to do (when I get the time.)

I let them each pick out three books a piece. And what an interesting assortment they chose. Lela picked out books on Tennis and Gymnastics whereas Lacey picked out books on the feet and something regarding water. Hum? (I'll let you know what we think.) Probably the most exciting thing was Lela got to get her very first library card. (I know I'm excited for her - it's just a mom thing, uh?)

I'm signing off now because I have to go read "I Love Gymnastics," I'll let you know what we think about it later......

Memorial Day

Today is Memorial Day and we didn't really have any exciting plans. Kevin went up to the Cumming office to work for part of the day. So, the girls and I took it easy. Our pool has been open for only three days and somehow the girls have been there two out of the three days. (Can we say obsessed?)It's not even June and all they can think about is going swimming. (Let's not burn ourselves out, now.)

I was hoping to plant some new pots for our front porch but when we went to the nursery, come to find out it was closed. Oh well, maybe tomorrow.

I have been working on a pillowcase dress for Lacey which I just finished today. I'm so excited about it! I will post a picture with her in it. It's pink with lime green ribbon for the straps. I am also planning on making her a red/black Georgia one. We are planning on taking the girls to their first Georgia football game in the fall for tailgating, so I'm hoping that Lacey will wear it. I'd like to think she would anyways.

For dinner tonight, I cooked ribs, BBQ green beans, corn and garlic bread. We even ate on the deck which is something of a treat for the girls. (There always seems to be to many distractions for their taste.) I even splurged and got us dessert - Key Lime Pie (one of our favorites - YUM!!)

Gigi's and Cookouts

I think the girls' first week of summer is starting off on the right foot. We're staying busy for the most part, which keeps us out of trouble. Last night they went to their Gigi's to spend the night and then this evening our pool opened, so we had a neighborhood cookout. They were so excited about going swimming. In fact neither one really ate because they "had to get in the pool." Lacey basically stayed in her float and rode around. Lela was jumping off the side of the pool to me or to her daddy. Last summer she took swimming lessons and was doing really good until she had to go in the deep end. From that moment on she has become somewhat scared. I am hoping that by the end of the summer we will make some progress and she won't be scared anymore. Maybe by going to the pool a lot she will overcome her fear.

I know everyone is just exhausted because it has been a busy day. In fact Kevin came in here earlier to tell me that while he was tucking Lela in, she told him that she needed to buckle her seat belt and say her nite nite prayers....how cute is that? Can we say we're just a little tired?

A Day With Daddy

Yesterday was a fun day for the girls - they got to spend the majority of it with daddy. They always seem to enjoy their time with him. I guess because he always seems to do things with them I wouldn't normally do. He took them both to the Center for Puppetry Arts with some of our friends and their daughters. (They saw Cinderella.) Lacey was so excited about it. She keep telling me how much she liked it and and how her baby got scared, etc. It was just so cute to see her expressions. I still can't believe that she is going to be three in August. Where has the time gone?

Afterwards I met them and we all had lunch at one my favorite places - The Silver Skillet (it's on 14th Street.)The girls got vegetables to eat. I did something I normally don't do is order dessert - Lemon Mergerine Pie. Yum!!! When we sat down the man in the booth next to us was eating corn. I actually thought Lacey would jump over the booth to get to it. She was having a fit for it. She kept telling us "I want corns" and pointing at the man. That man was probably thinking we never feed that child.

After lunch, we all went our separate ways. The girls went with daddy to work and out for yet another surprise (mini golf) while I went to teach Jazzercise for the evening. When everyone returned home they seemed pretty worn out. Lela informed me that Lacey just kept dropping the ball in the hole (which didn't surprise me at all.)Kevin told me to ask Lacey about her boo-boos she had on her knee and elbow. I asked and well she told me she was running and her daddy told her not to and she fell down. That's so Lacey - running, I have discovered that she doesn't know how to walk only run. :)

Plastic Grocery Bags, Crunchers and Monkey Munch

I am about totally exhausted at the moment. This morning I had a 9:30 class to teach with two girls in tow. They seemed to have a good time, playing with the other kids. As soon as class was over, they jumped on the stage to dance for whoever was left. Poor kids it's in their blood. Lacey cracks me up because whatever Lela is doing she tries and mimics it whether she can do it or not. After class we made a trip to pick up Lela's makeup and sewing supplies for her costume. Lacey decided that while we were crossing the street to the parking lot to stick her hand out like a police officer stopping traffic. I about cracked up laughing because she was serious about that car stopping.

We got home and to keep them occupied,we made their favorite snack - "Monkey Munch." "Monkey Munch" is basically a Chex cereal mix that we saw on Jon & Kate plus 8. They think it's so cool that we can have the same thing they have on the show. That kept them busy for a little bit and then it was on to "crunchers." The girls get my yard stick, brooms, umbrellas, etc. and pretend that they are crutches. They tell me that they are going to the doctor to have surgery and they have to have "crunchers" in order to walk. What vivid little imaginations. I'm just trying to figure out where in the world they heard about surgeries. I have a feeling it might be from me and "my show" - Grey's Anatomy.

Plastic grocery bags....have become a popular play toy these days. The girls will go into their rooms and put whatever they can find into plastic bags and tell me they have gone shopping. They then proceed to carry them around the house all day even wanting to sleep with them????The problem is there is no telling what I find in these bags. Just the other day I found Lacey's milk cup. Needless to say I just chucked it.

Here's the link for our "Monkey Munch" snack mix:
http://www.chex.com/Recipes/RecipeView.aspx?RecipeId=19919&CategoryId=342