What A Weekend!

Boy did Ansley and I have a fun weekend! Brady left Thursday night to go to Jon Mowry's wedding reception in DC and I decided to make the best of it and keep us busy so that we didn't miss him too terribly:) So Thursday night we stayed up late (10:30pm!) and watched a movie, then Ansley got to sleep in our bed with me!

Friday I had to work in the morning, but Colton came over and the two of them had so much fun! They were laughing and playing and squealing so much that I couldn't even talk on the phone. After work was done we went to have pizza with Grandma, Sarah, Colton, Amanda, & Sam. Ansley wasn't too hungry, but she had fun running around the restaurant:) Later that night we set up the tent and the fire pit in the back yard. Sarah, Colton, Ansley, & I roasted marshmallow's for smores and went out for the neighborhood fireworks. Needless to say another late night, it ended with us falling asleep in the tent, only to wake up to rain and have to go inside...

Saturday we went shopping for a new big girl bed for Ansley and she quite enjoyed trying all the beds out with their pillows and 'mokie's' We found not only one but 2, so now Shirley has one waiting for her too! Later Saturday night we went swimming at Grandma's with Dan, Cindy, Jo-Jo, Diane, Jaren, & Holland. Ansley loves the water, she is such a daredevil, jumping in without a fear in the world, and coming up out of the water so happy and joyful! Saturday night brought on our second attempt for sleeping out under the stars, but of course it rained again!!!

Sunday morning of course was church... then our typical Sunday afternoon nap... When we woke up Ansley played downstairs rummaging thru all the boxes while I finally quilted her butterfly quilt. (Hello I was applique'ing it for her when I was pregnant with her!!!) Then we played outside a bit till it was time to join Dan, Cindy, & J0-Jo for dinner. What nice neighbors! And Ansley loves Jo-Jo, she always has so much fun! That night we painted our toe nails, which Ansley loves, she always points and says toes, and gets so happy when they are bright pink:) Then the perfect end to our girls only weekend... we finally got to sleep in the tent! Ansley was so excited! We read and sang and looked at the stars, until she passed out, and this morning I'll never forget the smile on her face!!! It was the biggest smile she has ever had, and she was so giggly! She thought it was so cool that she woke up in the tent outside:)

Talk about getting pooped though! Only a couple of hours later she passed out in her high chair while eating a jar of yogurt and watching Mary Poppins! (Her favorite movie) Man moments like these are the best! I'll savor this weekend for the rest of my life and can't wait to have many more Mommy Daughter weekends:)