These three special people ventured to our neck of the woods for a few days to celebrate Little A’s birthday.
The weather was unseasonably cool (to say the least) so we enjoyed getting a little creative with ways to get out, stretch our legs and make some fun memories.
One day we visited a kids store in the area that has free studio arts and crafts time. This particular day, the kids got to paint bird houses…
After painting the little houses, they tried their hands mural painting and color mixing…
It was a hit!
After painting, we enjoyed a super ‘YUM’my lunch before heading home for some good old fashioned rest time (for Little A, as B will be quick to tell you that he doesn’t take a nap any longer
While A and Papa rested, Gigi, B and I took Ella to a self service pet wash…in hopes of getting her all clean and ready for Little A’s puppy party the following day.
In theory, the outing sounded like fun…it was for the humans in the group…the one canine was not at all impressed, but did come out remarkable clean!
For dinner we enjoyed homemade pizzas made by none other than our two nuggets (with a touch of help)…
B was thrilled to be able to paint (this time with tomato sauce) again…
And willing to sample the mozzarella cheese to make sure it was edible!
In honor of Little A’s birthday, we made her a brownie cake…brownies piled high with sprinkles and candles. She enjoyed being sung to, yet again…clapped for herself and was delighted have brownie inside her tummy and on her face!
The next day, we celebrated Little A officially by hosting her party. Afterwards, we enjoyed another birthday celebration…this time for Gigi!
The nuggets (especially A) were thrilled to have yet another opportunity to sing the birthday song and have a sweet dessert.
Afterwards, Gigi and Little A opened some packages…this from Auntie B was a hit!
As was a sparkly red dress up cape from Gigi and Papa!
This was our attempt to capture of photo before church on Sunday morning…
After church, we took Auntie B to one of our favorite restaurants for brunch. B calls it the ‘Minnesota Beach’ because it sits on a lake. Needless to say, despite pesky ice lurking on the lake’s surface…we enjoyed a beautiful view and a delightful breakfast.
After brunch, we headed to play some baseball and swim in the splash pad all in effort to wear the nuggets out and enjoy some good old fashioned quality time.
A seemed to enjoy trying to keep up with her brother, while B continued to work on his swing…
Gigi & I offered to take over camera and life guard duty…while these five enjoyed playing in the water together!
Later Auntie B headed to the airport to fly south and Gigi and Papa treated C and I to a long over due date while B and A squeezed a little more time with with Gigi and Papa.
Our time together was quick, but as always filled to the brim. It’s so fun to provide glimpses of these two nuggets’ worlds around our neck of the wood.
We love you Gigi, Papa and Auntie B!
We look forward to your next trip because it will mean that we’ll have a third nugget here for you to love on and make memories with!
Be blessed.
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