Games, games and more games, and then a play

Dear Abigail,

Like I mentioned, we headed into Mimi's on Friday afternoon.  For a couple of hours, it wasn't going to happen.  We were heading in for Kateland's graduation, and that was it.  Well, her graduation is held outside, so if it rains, it happens in the gym.  Well, if it happens in the gym, she only gets 4 tickets.  And, well, I am not in the top 4, maybe top 10, but not top 4.  SO, when the weather suggested thunderstorms at 6:30 (about the time of graduation), I decided we would just not go after all.  I didn't want to drive all the way in just to sit at Mimi's house (she potentially would have been top 4!), so I just made an executive decision to not go.  Well, you didn't like that.  At all.  If anyone has any doubt that you love your Mimi more than anything else in this world, just show them this video.  They will be convinced (and also convinced that I am the meanest Mommy in the world).  

Yeah, you were not happy with me.  But, I just knew they were going to have that graduation in the gym.  Well, we waited around long enough and about 2:30 the school decided it would for sure have it outside, so...

Yep, that's right, I changed my mind.  And just like that, you changed your mood.  It's crazy how quickly you can switch it on and off. 

So off to Mimi's we went.  Like I said, Friday night was with Bebe while I went to the graduation, but Saturday was a whole other ball game.  Literally.  We started things off with John Michael's soccer game at 9:00 in the morning.  At that point, we were already hot and sweaty.  We came home and 'rested' for a bit then headed to Emily's softball game.  It was jamboree day or something.  All I know is there were horses, face painting, then 2 bouncy slides that were covered in mud.  Oh, and it was REALLY hot.  We got there a few minutes before the game was supposed to start so we ventured to the horses, which you loved!  

After the horses, we stood in line to get a clown to make a puppy out of a balloon and then decided to head to Emily's game.  Well... it was delayed.  So, we ate some hot dogs and ice cream, because that's what you do at a ball game, and patiently waited for the game to start...

Sadly (sort of), Mommy had to take Kate home after the first inning.  It was way too hot and way past her bed time and we had a big night ahead of us!  But, good news is you got to stay with Mimi.  That's code for 'go down that slide that Mommy didn't want you to go down!'  I can't imagine why I would be so mean (please note the white shorts...)

Yeah, I would have thrown them away.  BUT, in Mimi's defense, she got to work on them and by morning you never would have know they were once black.  While Mimi was working on the shorts, I was working on those feet, and the rest of your body.  You were NASTY and we had a date with Papa Rob.  As soon as I got you cleaned up (and then Kate awake!) we headed to Papa Rob's and then to Incredible Pizza.  Now, let me tell you a little bit about this place - Crazy.  That's what it is.  It's like Chucky Cheese meets Daves and Busters and Cici's pizza got thrown in there as well.  But, you loved it!  You jumped from one game to the next, having a blast the whole time!

Your favorite by far was the go carts.  You and Papa Rob got to ride together and guess what...

You came in first place!!! That's y'all holding up the #1 sign!!  You beat everyone and were so excited about it too!  The whole time you were riding you were just squealing at the top of your lungs!
After go carts, we played a few more games and then found the bowling alley.  This was a close second, but I have to be honest, you need to get a little better :)

After bowling, we found miniature golf, and, well, that kept your attention for about 3 seconds.  You were too busy climbing on everything.

After golf, we decided we'd pack things up and head on out.  Little did I know it was after 8:00!  I was shocked. It's like a casino in that place.  No clocks.  No windows.  Oxygen was pumping in there :)  We had fun though, but man alive we all were worn out.  We eventually found our way home and all crashed!
On Sunday we got back on the road fairly early because we had a play to get to.  We were going to see Alice in Wonderland at the Boiler Room here in Franklin, but here's the fun part - it was outside!  It was a fun little picnic family gig, where the play was all kiddos.  You had a blast chillin, eating some fruit and watching the play, front row!

And you loved meeting Alice herself!!!

And then there was the whole gang!  The Queen, twiddle dee, the Rabbit and Alice and wanted to take a picture with YOU, seriously!  You told them the Queen was your favorite character!

You also told Mommy you wanted to be in a play and I bet you would be awesome at it.  Mommy's going to look into it in the fall, because what's one more activity, right??!
During the play (and probably because he was so hot), Daddy suggested to you before checking with Mommy to stop by Sweet Cece's on the way home, so... we did!

We all enjoyed a nice cool treat after the afternoon in the sun.  It was cooling off a bit, so Daddy decided to grill us some burgers and we enjoyed dinner outside!  A lovely end to a fantastic weekend!  Love you!  Summer is here, heat and all!  I can't wait to have so much fun with you!