Sunday, February 23, 2014

Happy Birthday, GiGi!

We went to Spring last weekend to help GiGi celebrate her birthday.  We got there Thursday night and hit the ground running Friday morning!  Abby and Caroline were off to the park and didn't stop going until bed time.


 

"Yee-haw!"


Abby found a new game, tic-tac-toe.  We played at least 20 times each trip to the park.

GiGi and PawPaw had new kites for Abby and Caroline.  We were lucky to have wind on Friday and got them flying.

 













PawPaw and Abby really stuck with it!

Caroline found a nice patch of clover and filled up my camera case with "lovely flowers."

One of their Valentine surprises from GiGi and PawPaw was a carriage bubble machine.

 









They built a playhouse in the entry way.

We also found GiGi's childhood blocks and Golden Books.



Abby got her wish and played many games of checkers and Connect Four with PawPaw.

 


They planted some flower seeds in GiGi's backyard and, to our surprise, they sprouted an hour later.



It must have been all the watering!

Saturday morning, an entertainer arrived and his name was Carter.

 





Abby gave him a lesson on how to spin in this chair and play music with plastic tools and a gate.

 
 

They couldn't wait to give Carter a Pluto for Valentine's.

Carter and Aunt Haley brought them some treats, too.

Helping Carter with His Shoes









"High Five, Uncle Brent!"
 






I think Aunt Haley was outnumbered in this game of chase.


GiGi's Birthday Dinner


We had a fun, relaxing weekend.  Abby and Caroline were exhausted after so much play!