Simplest days can prove to be the most fun.
It seems as though Dan will actually get to keep his 2 days off tonight and tomorrow-- something new amidst all of his overtime. So, we're excited! Hopefully we can just relax with Daddy-o.
Grampa and Nene came up yesterday to take Maddie (and of course us as well!) to Smokey Bones. She has been wanting to go there for the longest time, and had asked if Grampa could take her there back in May after her dance recital. She and Faith were so excited of course. It was a nice lunch, and then we took them over to see the house afterwards. They left earlier than I had expected, and since I had told Maddie and Faith that their Nene and Grampa would go to the playground and duck pond with them in the afternoon, they were quite bummed when they learned they couldn't stay long.
But, we went regardless and they had an awesome time. Abrie was nap-less yesterday minus her 1st nap of the day, and yet she was extremely pleasant! Little Breeze. She LOVES the umbrella stroller, so we walked around the duck pond and then they went to play at the playground. Maddie and Faith love swinging next to their Abrie, and have now learned it's even more fun to push her in the swing!
We got back to the apartment, and Dan wanted to go to Giant so he took the Breeze. He said she was awesome the entire time he was there, and that the cashiers were in love with her. He was quite proud! While they went to Giant, I took my big girls to the pool. Maddie has been wanting to try out her water wings, and I usually can't do this when Abrie is with us because she typically doesn't nap at the pool anymore (you know, since she's a 'big kid' and all with the 2 naps.. it's crazy how quickly my baby seems to be growing up). Anyway, Maddie did wonderfully with the water wings! She was hesitant because she felt as though she was going to go underwater, but wouldn't you know her Beebster stepped up and decided to be the first to try them out and prove that it would only get her closer to the water, rather than take her under the water. Once Maddie saw Faith do it, she was all about them. She spent the entire afternoon swimming back and forth, and she kept saying "wow! My muscles are growing.. this is hard work!" It was funny! It's crazy how proud I always am of these girls at the things they accomplish; I nearly felt like crying. She wasn't swimming by herself, but she was taking that next step towards swimming independently and she was doing wonderfully.
I took all three again to the pool this afternoon. I figure I might as well take advantage of swimming since there's not much time left before the pool closes. We were the only crazies there! Considering the high for today was only 69 degrees, I suppose we were a little crazy-- but hey, these girls love their water!
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I've been keeping up with my walking every night. I've been going every night-- every other night I try and go with just Abrie at a faster pace, and every other night my two other "sprinters" and Dan join me (at a slower pace!). I love, love, love the time spent with Abrie. She loves that darn umbrella stroller, and she and I get to talk; well, moreso, she gets to listen while I go on and on talking to her! But, she's a great little listener. She's always been my buddy, and it's always fun to spend time with each of my girls by themselves. There's always a point in the walk when I scoop the Breeze up out of the stroller and carry her while she clings to me like a little koala bear. It's adorable. She likes to do the 'big kid' side-arm carry because she loves to observe, but I think since she's still a little young so she clings to my shirt for an extra sense of security that I love.
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