Chuck E Cheese and Play time with "The Boys"

Grammy had "the boys", our nephews Christian and William, for a week at the beginning of August. They came over almost everyday that week. The first day they came over we all went to Chuck E. Cheese. Kelsie had a lot of fun with her cousins. This was the first time she actually got to play the water gun game against someone instead of just playing against the machine and she really enjoyed that. The boys seemed to have a great time as well.

After CEC, we went home and played outside. We played on the swing set, played red light green light and some other fun outdoor games. We all had a blast and Kelsie just basked in all the attention she was getting from "the boys".

One of the other days we all got together, we went to the mall and Toys R Us, which are two of Kelsie's favorite places. The whole time while we were out she was bossing them around and they were nice enough to let her get away with it. They seem to enjoy her company just as much as she enjoys theirs. Some of the days they came over and just hung out, and played video games. Kelsie really enjoyed seeing the boys so much. Ever since then, she constantly asks if the boys can come over. She is constantly asking us to call them and see if they can come over with Grammy. We are hoping next summer we will be able to keep them for a few days. I know Kelsie would love having them stay at her house!

Kelsie and Sophia Cooking with Mike

Sophia came over to play the night before she and her family left for vacation and the girls decided to help Mike make the pizza. They both loved poking the dough and Kelsie convinced Sophia to eat a little of the dough before it went into the oven. It was so cute watching them together on Kelsie's learning tower that I had to include the pictures here!

Playtime with Mommy and Daddy

Monday evening we came home so Kelsie could have some time with Daddy. It was a beautiful day, so we all played out in the backyard for a while. It was a terrific ending to a perfect day!

The Children's Museum with Grandma and Grandpa

Since Mike was working so much Kelsie and I decided to go spend some time with Grandma and Grandpa. We spent the night on Sunday night and we all went to the Children's Museum on Monday. Kelsie LOVED having Grandma and Grandpa with her while checking out everything at the museum. It was the first time that Grandpa had ever gone with us and Kelsie was excited to show him around!

It was so busy at the museum that day that I really thought she wouldn't last very long, but I was definitely wrong. She just pushed her way into everything she wanted to see and she didn't seem to let the crowd phase her too much. She did great! She particularly liked the outside area and the "Tot Spot" (an area for the younger kids). I think she likes the Tot Spot so well because she is one of the older kids for a change and feels like she is in more control of the situation. We all had a wonderful time playing together. After we finished at the museum we went to Culver's for lunch and Kelsie of course got some ice cream, so it was a perfect end to our adventure!

Play date at Our House

The Friday after we got back from San Antonio we had a play date with my mom's group at our house. I was surprised that it went pretty well since we hadn't hosted a play date at our house with more than a couple of kids in a while. Kelsie had a hard time sharing and warming up to everyone being here at first, but she seemed to actually enjoy having everyone over. We had a few incidents, but for the most part it was a nice time. I look forward to hosting another play date soon!

Playtime with Abbie

The day after we got back from San Antonio we got together with our friends Denise and Abbie. The girls hadn't seen each other in a while, so they were really excited when we got together. Mike had the day off unexpectedly so he came out to play too!

We went to pick Denise and Abbie up where Denise was tutoring, had some lunch at Chick-fil-a, and then headed back to our house to let the girls play for a while. Unfortunately the play area at Chick-fil-a was crowded with some very noisy kids, so the girls (especially Kelsie) had no interest in staying there for any length of time. It worked out for the best as it was raining on and off and we were able to get out of there without getting soaked since she wanted to leave so soon!

The girls played so well together. They even decided to put on a puppet show for us. Abbie did most of the talking, but Kelsie did her part towards the end. I think she did a terrific job considering it was her first time!

We all had lots of fun! It was a wonderful way to transition back from all the fun we had in San Antonio. It would have been a really hard Monday had we not had some plans to fill our day.

San Antonio Day 4: Family Day at Aunt Karen and Uncle Presley's

The fourth day we were in San Antonio Aunt Cher, Aunt Barbara, and my cousin Micha came to visit all of us at Aunt Karen and Uncle Presley's house. Kelsie was so excited to see everyone again and get all the attention she feels she deserves!

We went swimming, had some lunch, and then just visited until they all had to head back to Fredericksburg. It was a great lazy, but fun family day!