Beautiful Weekend

This weekend was so much fun, it was sunny and warm outside so the girls got to play outside lots. Hayden has always loved being outside and Gracie loves it too! In fact Gracie will bring me her coat all through the day and point at the door wanting me to take her out. They got to play on the swing set, jump on the trampoline, ride in the buggy, and ride on Hayden's gator. I wish the weather would stay that way but unfortunately it has been rainy and nasty all day today!!!

Saturday, Mark and I played with the girls outside most of the day and then Mimi and Pop, Kim and Artie and Mrs. Pat and Mr. Lee(Artie's Mom and Dad as Hayden calls them) came over to eat crab legs and fried shrimp. The first thing Hayden did was ask Aunt Kim if she would jump on the trampoline with her, and being such a great aunt she said YES. Gracie got to jump with Kim and Hayden, she thought it was funny when Kim would hold her and jump a little bit, of course she also liked it when she got bounced over! The rest of us just stood around the trampoline watching Kim, Hayden and Gracie have fun, Mommy usually has to jump and be silly, so I enjoyed just sitting back and watching. Hayden was very excited that Mimi and Pop bought her crab legs, the crab legs were for her birthday dinner. We had to put it off for a couple of weeks because every one has been so busy. I think it is so funny that she wanted crab legs, how many four year olds really ask for crab legs for their birthday dinner. Gracie even ate a little bit of crab legs and seemed to like it okay, which is very unusual being that she can be very picky sometimes, although she has gotten a lot better in the last couple of weeks. Hayden wouldn't let Kim out of her sight fo the most part of the night, but when she wanted a piggy back ride she knew exactly who to go to, Uncle Artie. Hayden and Gracie both enjoyed Pat and Lee being here too, Hayden spent some time sitting in Pat's lap reading books and Gracie enjoyed Pat's cheesecake, apparently Gracie LOVES cheesecake, Kim made a homemade cheesecake and it was really good! We had a nice evening with everybody and the girls got spoiled rotten!

Sunday, Mark and Pop went bird hunting, so Grandmama, Linda and Mimi came to play with us. Yes, we spent the whole day outside! It was way to pretty to be inside and who knows when the weather will be that nice again. Hayden showed Grandmama and Linda everything that Kim had taught her on the trampoline Saturday, and Gracie showed them what a big girl she is now by trying to jump on the trampoline and swinging in the big girl swing. Grandmama says that she is not supposed to be this big yet, but she is growing up way too fast just like Hayden. Once Mark and Pop got back from hunting the girls wanted to go for a sled ride, yes they are still riding the sled with no SNOW, Mark pulls them around the yard very slowly. They love it, every time I try to put the sled up they both pitch a little fit, so I decided oh well I guess it must be that much fun! Pop played Frisbee with Hayden and she was pretty good at it, she caught it several times and kind of learned how to throw it. She thought it was very funny to throw really high in the air and almost let it hit Mommy in the head.

Later on Sunday Kierstin and Mark Brantley came over to play, we had a very busy, fun weekend. Kierstin and Hayden played in the playhouse and they were very nice and let Gracie tag along too! Gracie also learned a very important lesson...You don't walk in front of someone swinging or you might get knocked over. Fortunately it wasn't too hard and she didn't even really cry, I think it scared her more than anything....Hayden was pushing Kierstin on the swings and she stepped right in front of them and I just wasn't fast enough! Hayden had already had a busy day, so by about 4pm she was ready for a nap, she wasn't really even playing anymore, it was like she was in her own little world, so we decided to come in since the sun was going down and it was getting a little cool for Mark Brantley. Once the girls got inside they watched a Barbie movie and played their favorite thing...Dress Up! Kierstin even got to take a bath with Hayden and Gracie, they all love to play in the water. They really wanted to spend the night together, but being that today was school day and Monday it really wasn't a good night! The first thing Hayden said this morning was "I had so much fun playing with Kierstin, maybe she can spend the night tonight" and my reply is always the same "we will just have to wait and see".

Hopefully next weekend will be nice too!