The Summer Fun Continues

Dear Abigail,

If you cannot tell by my slow process of updating your blog, we have been having SO much fun this summer!  In one week, these were our adventures...

You took Kate on her first jeep ride...

You did pretty good as a driver, but didn't quite grasp the concept of the fact that you cannot hit the curve with your sister in the car.  But other than that minor detail, it was a great (and VERY HOT!) ride.  And it was short lived because soon enough you wanted to be pulled in the wagon.  Did I mention it was hot?  We stayed inside the rest of that afternoon...
We also went to eat Mexican for lunch.  You thought this was hilarious and when we walked in the hostess said "Hey Kate, Hey Abby, where's everyone else?"  She, too, was confused that no one else was with us.  I explained to her that we had been out of town and had absolutely NO food in the house.     That was why we were at Mexican for lunch :)

The next morning we headed to the toy store to meet Snow White.  Now, you were SUPER pumped about going to meet her.  You said you were going to give her a hug and also asked 1500 times if the dwarfs were going to be there.  I assured you they were not, and you seemed content.  Until we got there... The second you got our of your carseat, it clicked in.  You were going to see Snow White.  I could not get you out of the car.  You kept saying "I just want to watch her from the car."  Mommy is smart and had arranged a babysitter for Kate because I knew this was going to be a bit more trouble than you were leading on.  So I patiently waited with you in the car, talking you through your fear...

And got you out!! But only to the window.  We went to the door and you started freaking again so I suggested we watch from the window.  We saw lots of little girls sitting and waiting for Snow White, but you wanted to watch from the window, even though I explained to you that Snow White looked a lot like Mommy, so there was nothing to be worried about.  (what??? she does look like Mommy ! :)  Still, you waited by the window...

Well, the second Snow White made her appearance you said "She is just like you Mommy" and you took off running inside!  I couldn't believe it.  And I couldn't find you.  You had weaseled your way up front and took a seat right in front of Snow White and listened while she read everyone a story...

And then, after the story, you ran and gave her a big hug!!!  You were SOOOO excited to meet her!!!

 And you even started stalking her!!!

If you can't tell, it was a little trouble getting you out of that toy store!  I was so proud of you for meeting Snow White and hope we are on a road (granted it may be long) to Disney World!  If only you'd like Mickey Mouse.  And fireworks.  But whatever, that's neither here or now.  Hooray for Snow White!!
On Wednesday we met up with all your cousins for a little bounce time!  That's right, you, Sister, Ellie, Caroline, Harrison, Spencer, Alexis and Carly (and Auntie Amy and Mommy) all met at the Trampoline park.  Man alive did we all have fun!!!

 You were very excited to show everyone your 'front flip' which really was a dive into the foam pit, but nonetheless, you were awesome at it!

 We bounced and bounced and bounced and worked up a very hearty appetite so we headed over to the Aquarium restaurant for some grub.

Now, this place blew you away.  Fish and sharks and Mr. Rays were everywhere and you kiddos loved watching all the sea creatures swim around.  You and Ellie were a bit wound up and were showing you dance moves off a little too much, but you made your cousins (and Auntie!) laugh the whole time!  After lunch (which btw, you ordered spaghetti and the only reason I say that is because I knew the second I said they'd have it you'd want it but it slipped out of my mouth.  No biggie except you had on a plain white shirt... anyway, you loved it, even if we were at a fish restaurant!)  So, after lunch we walked around the mall until we stumbled upon the carousel.  It looks like you are in an actual horse race though...

 After a little spin, we decided we'd just wrap the day up with even more excitement and head to Dave and Buster's - also known as Vegas for kids.  Wow was it loud and lights were flashing every which direction!!  You noticed with your sensitive ears, but soon got distracted by all the games (see, Vegas).  You and Ellie played most of the games together but man alive it was hard keeping up with the both of you and Kate in that place (Aunt Steph was supposed to go but got sick the night before and couldn't...).

 Yes, that's a machine gun you are shooting.  And yes, you were shooting Aliens.  You begged and begged to play it.  I have no clue why, and could not convince you to play a little more subtle game like Whackamole or PacMan, so I let you.  You two LOVED it!!!  Who knows....
Once Mommy's head was seconds from exploding, we packed up and headed out.  Oh, but that was not before we had to 'cash in' our tickets.  Our 26 tickets... You cried because you didn't understand why we didn't have enough tickets to get you the stuffed animal that cost 1,800 tickets.  You even said "let's go get more tickets then" but finally I convinced you that we'd go buy one at the store if you'd just take the 10 ticket yo-yo... Of course Ellie got a kazoo and you wanted that which caused a whole other issue, but whatever, we finally got in the car and headed home.  Whoa what a day.  We made it home at 5:30ish and were all exhausted!!!!
The next day it rained finally!  But it rained all day, hard.  So we didn't go anywhere.  Well, other than taking a very long walk in the rain!  You, me and Bugs splashed our way down our street and back again.  The first trip you carried your umbrella and I carried this huge one...

But then you wanted your rain jacket on sans umbrella...

That was so much fun and then we got our fuzzy clothes on and rested!  A nice rainy day for us!
The next day it rained to, but you occupied our time by singing...

You should of known, could've know, would of known.  Meet the new Taylor Swift!  And look at those dance moves, or those wiggling moves.
A fun week pretty girl! And the summer continues on... LOVE YOU!