Dear Abigail,
I wasn't kidding when I said you needed to get some rest for this weekend! Let me start from the beginning...
Daddy left for out of town on Saturday night, so what better timing for Mimi, Aunt Ashy, and Clara Lee to come up for a visit! They headed this way on Sunday morning and arrived right at lunch time! You were soooooo excited to see Mimi, and Clara Lee was SOOOOO excited to see you! I think you are starting to get excited to see Clara Lee, but anytime Mimi's around, everyone else just disappears... (we'll be working on that soon...). After we ate lunch we played in the play room for a good bit, but you had to go down for a nap because you were going to a concert that night! After a decent nap, we headed to the Carnton Plantation where a Rolling Stones cover band was playing. Us girls went, and we met Aunt Steph, Ellie and Ellie's Papa, member him from skiing? We were a little nervous about going, or at least I was, because we usually have our hubbies (or pack mules as Uncle Jaybee likes to be called), so this time it was just us carrying everything, including 3 babies! But we did it, and we got a great new spot under a tree that provides lots of shade. After setting up the table and chairs and food, we were ready to eat. You girls looked so cute in your little chairs...
We were all a little hungry, so we didn't bother waiting for the music to start eating. Everything was so yummy! I just love picnics, and from the looks of it, so do you!!
Mommy forgot to bring any toys to play with, but you didn't seem to care - you decided you would just go sit in everyone else's chair, meaning no one in our party! I bet I had to get you out of someone else's chair 200 times, missy! You have the cutest pink folding chair and all you wanted to do was sit in these boys chairs right beside ours... hmmmm... Wait, maybe if I get your chair monogrammed you will sit in. That's it! Consider it done! Anyway, it was clearly not just the chairs that had you interested in those boys. You preceded to follow them down the path to the nasty water where Mommy then Mimi had to go and get you..
the little boy's chair...
And even tried to play football with them, where you were accidentally trampled, but, I will say, the little boy who did trample you was VERY gentlemanly and apologized I bet 200 times. We call that the South, baby girl! Anyway, by this time the music had started and we were all having a good time. You found the perfect little spot to dance on...
And even got Mimi to play ring around the roses with you a couple times!!!
Some little girl was super sweet and gave you girls bubbles to blow and chase! Lots of fun!! Oh, and I think we're going to be famous! Or at least in the tabloids! The local magazine photographer took our picture and got our names, I assume because you girls were just too cute, but nonetheless, Mommy needs to remember to get you a magazine! What's funny is this is not your first magazine appearance from going to a Carnton concert, sort of. Mommy went to a concert 2 years ago, the DAY you were due, and our gang (pre any babies) were all featured in the magazine! We may not have seen your face, but you were showing your size FOR SURE!!!
We had so much fun at Carnton that night, but we were all exhausted. Thankfully we live seconds away from the house now, so in a hop, skip and a jump, we were home!! After a quick bath, we all went to bed, exhausted!!
That next morning didn't slow down, either! Once we all got up and at em, which by the way was a smidge earlier than we're used to thanks to your nonsleepin' cousin!! She's going to be just like her momma, waking up at the crack of dawn, wanting to play, while the rest of us try to sleep in! Anyway, after breakfast, we got all cutesied up to go to (drum roll please...)
That's right, we went to Pump, pump, pump It Up!!! Oh my you girls had soooo much fun! It wasn't very crowded, so we had lots of jumpy houses to ourselves. You and Clara Lee ran around and around and around, chasing each other, chasing Mimi, chasing nothing! And, oh my goodness, you went down this REALLy tall slide!!!
Words can't describe how much fun you two had, well, I should say you 5 had because Mimi and Ashy and Mommy had a good ole time, too!! Here are some pictures to prove it!!!!
Look at that look, missy!! I think you were about to scare her!!
Oh boy it was sooo hard to get a picture of you 2!!
This was one of my favorites! CL had already taken her socks off and threw them and now she is after yours!!! You didn't know what she was doing!
I told you Mimi was having fun!!!
So much fun, you had to help her get up!!!
We all had a good time, but we had to leave eventually. To tell you the truth, we had to leave because we had to go BACK to the doctor for you and your 2 "bites". Yes, you got another bite, or well, 2 nother bites! And yes, they swelled up really, REALLY big - one on your cheek (which you can probably see from the Carnton pictures) and then one on your leg. And yes, Mimi was super worried and insisted on me taking you to the doctor, even though I knew they were just going to say the exact same thing they said a week ago... But, Aunt Steph said she probably would take you, so with that, we headed to the doctor. ACTUALLY... We tried to do a quick lunch at Whole Foods, which turned into a race to see who could gobble up their food the fastest because Mommy did not calculate her time correctly for some reason - ask Mimi about that experience, it was a little crazy for about 10 minutes! BUT, we made it to the doctor on time, and, of course, the doc said that indeed they were mosquito bites and you have a very strong reaction to them. So, going forward, we just have to give you medicine when we ever see a bite. Hopefully no more doctor trips because of mosquito bites!!!!!
After the doctor's appointment, we ran on home to put you down for nap, but once you woke up - it was on!!!
Well, let me take that back, first we took a quick trip to Costco, which provided us with a very cute photo shot...
But after Costco, that's when it was on! Can you say "Hello Mellow Mushroom!!!" Yummy, to say the least. This was one place we were making sure to go because Mimi, Aunt Ashy and Mommy all love love love it, and guess what, I'm pretty sure you girls do, too!!! It's pizza, so who wouldn't! And of course, we love walking around downtown Franklin, and of course, walking to get ice cream AFTER we were all super full on pizza! But oh, it was soo good. And you girls did so good, too! After a long day, again, we were all just exhausted and ready to hit the sack! What in the world could be in store for the next day...
SWIMMING of course! Aunt Steph and Ellie met us at our pool and we had such a good time swimming. We pretty much took over the baby pool, and that was fine with us. You girlies loved being able to walk around on your own and play in the water. Oh CL was being her usual trouble making self, pouring water all over everyone's head, and you, of course, drank the water as usual even after Mimi, and mommy, and Ashy and Aunt Steph all begged you not too!!
E just chillin...
Lots of fun in the sun! And then we all came back and had a good lunch and then got to all lay down for naps, or well, most of us... Soon after waking up, we of course headed out to do more shopping! We ran all over town, from one store to the next, and finally at Target, when both of your were out of the cart and literally running all through the store, throwing things off shelves, screaming, etc, we decided we needed to head home and bring this fun adventure to a close!!!
You had SOOOOO much fun with CL in town and we can't wait for her to come back and play! Even though she may be a little toughy, she LOVES you and loves playing with you and loves hugging you and loves trying to hold your hand and loves taking your paci!!!!!! We can't wait for the next weekend with the girls!! DAddy needs to travel a little more, huh!!!
xxxxxooooooo
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