Hold on tight. We're catching up with the month in review. This might take a while!
The month started out with a sleepover at Gran & Poppy's house for Cassidy & Kalea. Cade spent the week being spoiled & treated like an only child by me & Michael. It was amazingly quiet with only one little person in the house.
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| creative use of the baby bouncer at Gran & Poppy's house |
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| watching the braves game at a sports bar with daddy |
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| walk to the park...first wagon ride! |
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| only 15 & a half years until I get my license! |
The following week the littles spent some time at the park, had a dance party or two, went swimming & generally acted cuter than ever.
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| daily dose of dance |
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| watch out daddy, I'm stealing your dance partner |
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| sleepy boy at the park |
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| milk & finger mustaches |
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| pool! the girls have done great at swimming lessons this summer |
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| the cuteness kills me! |
The following week we ventured to
CatchAir, a local bounce/play/nuthouse of moms & kids, had a few more dance parties, decorated cookies & hung out in our neighborhood. Later in the week we met a friend at the
Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History where they have a fun weekly storytime. We closed the week with a field trip to see Ryan's flower shop (otherwise know as
Brenda's House of Flowers in Woodstock!)
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| bffs. aww. |
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| tasty? |
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| they turn out the lights & have a disco party. it's hysterical watching the kids dance! |
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| loved the ball pit |
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| pool time with miles & melinda |
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| silly girls. |
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| decorating cookies...good for 5 whole minutes of distraction! |
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| time for a walk. they dressed themselves. in 90° weather. |
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| cassidy's buddy nathan at the train museum |
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| storytime activities. it was beach day. |
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| somebody had spaghetti for the 1st time. clearly a success! |
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| ryan & his buddies at BHOF |
The following week we kept ourselves busy with after dinner swing races, a last minute trip to Chattanooga to see BFF Sara & some other Spring Grovians, visiting the aquarium, taking a tour of Publix with some MOPS mommies & kiddos and then ended the week with the Lumpkin July pool party at Gran & Poppy's house. Never a dull moment!
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| we love the swing park in our neighborhood! |
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| road trip! |
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| choochoooooo! |
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| chug-a-chug-a-chug-a-chug-a....chooochooo! |
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| cassidy & SPY before dinner |
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| feet of BFF Sara & Jackie. the tradition continues. |
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| the rest of BFF Sara & her buddy |
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| the next day he fell asleep in the high chair by 8:30 am. trains are tiring. |
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| cade loved the tunnel |
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| watching the 3D movie |
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| looks like nemo...but is named depot! |
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| more swings! |
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| upside down swinging |
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| We love our Publix! They showed the kids all over the store & gave us lots of yummy samples! |
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| gran's silly girl |
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| sweet saige |
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| kalea is one of the big girls |
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| cade is SOOOO big! |
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| can you find michael in this picture? |
The final full week of July the girls went to Cooking Camp at the church where they go to preschool. It gave Cade & I some time to clean, do laundry, organize & pack. We did manage to fit in some silly time as well as one "ice-cream for dinner" night at
Menchie's. Then we hit the road & headed to OBX for a week of
craziness fun family bonding with 8 adults & 7 children, ages 4 weeks to 4 years. More of that to come!
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| frozen yogurt for dinner?!? why not!!?? |
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| i LOVE kalea in pigtails! |
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| monkey see. monkey do. |
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| mini-me |
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| cassidy drew a picture of her blankie. what an artist!! |
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| we take a lot of pictures like this. |
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| doing a trial run setting up our new tent |
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| sleepy in the car during errands. |
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| all i need to pack for the beach, right? |
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| guess who chose their own outfit? |
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| how I cleaned out the fridge. |
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| everyone in PJs & on the road for the overnight drive. |
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| 10 hours later! |
More beach & August photos to come!
