My two toothless girls...no teeth for Morgan and one less for Baileigh.
Our swimmers! Both girls have improved in their skills in amazing ways! We're currently debating swimming two times a week throughout the school year...right now they are more interested in the idea of gymnastics since they are ready for a break.
Mckenna is the second for the top with her arm in the air swimming back stroke...she was tied for first until she hit the lane and then slowed down.
Morgan taking it all in...
I'm not going to miss getting up at 5:30am on a Saturday morning, but it was worth it for nine weeks so the girls could have this experience.
She just started liking her Bumbo seat (thankfully) and in the next few weeks we'll try the exercauser. You take a pacifier but you also like to suck on your fist. You have beautiful blue eyes, very pretty skin, and blonde hair with a little tint of red. You look a lot like Mckenna's baby pictures at this age. We can't wait to get to know you better in the next year!
Since it was their last night together I attempted one more group photo. I managed a few decent ones...sun spots were my enemy though and I didn't realize it until I downloaded the photos. I need to learn my editing software so I can figure out how to eliminate sunspots. Any suggestions?
Considering their ages and the fact that there was a park calling their name the girls were pretty cooperative.
After the park we grabbed a bite of dinner and then had some ice cream. It would be nice to be closer to family, especially considering all the girls and their close ages.
So we're back to reality. The biggest adjustment is having Daddy go back to work. We sure had fun having him around and his absence is hardest on me since it means I hear several times a day "where is Daddy?" "when will Daddy be home?" "why did Daddy have to go to work?'
Brad manned the floating raft so that the kids could swim without the moms and grandmas being too nervous on shore.
Morgan finally wore her adorable new swim wear, compliments of a great friend's mom. Her chubby legs sure are cuter in a suit then her mommy.
When Morgan wasn't being passed around and loved on she chilled in a raft...essentially it was a pack n play at the beach!
Brooke and her buddies on the boat.
Despite the fact it was 9:00pm when I took this photo...we were still on the water and the kids weren't showing any signs of slowing down.
We left the baby at the hotel with Nana and took the girls to the wedding ceremony. They were fairly interested in the wedding itself but of course the dessert reception took the cake! Haha...couldn't help myself.
If you've noticed there aren't many pictures of us, just the kids...did I mention Brad got pink eye the first day of our trip and passed it on to me! Yep...nice!
It was a hot day but the crowds weren't bad and the lines weren't long either.
Later in the evening it became overcast and breezy which made it extremely comfortable at the park.
My roller coaster junkies. These girls love coasters and wait for the back car if the line isn't too long. This was the first park where Baileigh turned down one or two roller coasters that she was tall enough to ride. "Maybe next time" she said...wow, they must have looked intimidating because she has never said no to a coaster!
Nana had some fun on the rides, too.
Baileigh is a good sport and goes on the "little rides" with her younger sisters...I think she had fun, though.
Brooke and Aryssa are only about 8 weeks apart in age and, as you can see...got along great.
Our first full day in MI we went to a local spray park. It was just big enough to entertain the girls as they got to know each other again and just small enough for the adults to be able to sit and relax and talk.
Five out of six of the girls....Morgan snoozed most of the morning.
We had a mini photo shoot...I took a ton of pictures with my new camera. I still have a lot of learning and reading to do about the various settings, but this trip was a good chance to experiment.
Amongst all the other things we did the girls also got a chance to ride ATV's on the beach. Notice how focused Baileigh is on driving in this photo.
Later in the day the girls got brave enough to try the cool water. It didn't last long but they had fun.
After taking a break for dinner we returned to the beach for a fire, smores, and fireworks. It was a beautiful sunset and pretty much the perfecting ending to a great day.
Brittany was only days old when I headed off to Taylor for my freshman year of college. One more year and she'll be starting her freshman year of college...wow, time goes so fast.
Morgan spent most of the day sleeping or getting a lot of well deserved love and attention.
It makes me sad that this family doesn't get to spend more time with my girls...but I appreciate how quickly they step into their lives when we do get to visit. There has been a lot of talk about Aunt Laurie and Uncle Bob and Brittnay ever since we left...I doubt we'll ever get to MI again without them asking us to go to the lake and have smores and fireworks.
The 6 granddaughters on my side of the family...not much Star Wars or football in the future.
Tricia and Shelly see each other often since they are both in Michigan, so their kids play together a lot. I'm hoping that means that Blake sees Elizabeth as more of a sister and someday is interested in Baileigh. I can dream, right!?
Wednesday evening we left the kids with Nana and enjoyed a night out with a few other couples at Comerica Park to watch the Tigers play...and win!
We had great seats and it was the perfect night for a game weather wise. I've been to games that seem to last forever but I feel like I blinked and the night was over! I guess that is the difference of going without kids to a night game!
The gang...same group of friends from Wednesday.
This was the first time our girls had gone tubing and on wave runners. To say they had a blast was an understatement! They couldn't get enough.
Baileigh and Blake being silly...they're good at that!
One of the best things about being a mom is watching your kids have fun. My girls all had grins ear to ear throughout the day...so much fun for me.
