Memorial Day Weekend

I know, I know...I'm almost 3 weeks behind! How is the possible? This never happens to me! So we have been busy and I have no idea what I'm mentioned before. Presley has been taking gymnastics, she loves it and has learned alot, we love it there! Piper has been potty training....b/c SHE wants to. This current week she has done amazing at being dry for most if not ALL day, she lets us know when she has to go but there is still no #2 on the potty (which was just like Presley!). So we are very proud of her and we are so happy that we haven't had to push her into it!

 

Sister nonsense....occasionally they get along and play school or house.

So the Saturday of Memorial Day we got up, packed up the car and headed to our babysitter, Carlyn's graduation open house. Unfortunately she has decided that graduating and going to Iowa is a better idea then hanging around DSM and babysitting for us! :)

 After the party we headed to Lake Panorama for the night. We got there about 1, tried to put Piper down for a nap (that didn't work). The weather was overcast and chilly but the kids didn't seem to mind!  We hung out, the kids played, a little fishing, some drinking and alot of talking!

The next morning we did some more hanging out. The weather was still less than desirable but again, the kids didn't care. Presley spent most of the morning playing with the other kids either in the mud on the beach or on the merry-go-round spinny thing at the park (makes me sick just watching them on that thing!). We headed home about lunch time so we could unpack, Piper could nap, we could do laundry and such.

Then about 4 pm, we got back in the car and headed to Earlham for cousin Derek's graduation party! We got to see the whole family, we hung out and ate and the girls had to check out the bathroom (my least favorite party of potty training is the amount of time in bathrooms doing NOTHING). It was nice!

 

Monday we finally had nice weather so we spent time outside! Our kids would love to just be outside playing with the neighbors all day long! Sunscreen has already become our friend!

She played with bugs and got out the sidewalk chalk.

The neighbor girls Naiah and Kinsley

Talia

Kinsley (who is 2 weeks younger than Piper, though Piper acts much older...and she is so well-behaved and quiet.....Miss Piper is so the opposite!)

Anika, who moved to the neighborhood a couple months ago and was in Presley's class!

Miss Piper cheesing after running down the block. She is naughty, we are trying so hard to teach her NOT to run away from us, or down the block from us!

Playing in the back of the car....one of their very most favorite things to do!