Wedding weekend

One of our best friends from high school got married this weekend and Robby was in the wedding so it was a busy, but fun weekend for us.  A lot of our friends were also involved or attending the wedding festivities and we were all there without our kids.  Needless to say, we all had a fantastic time.

rehearsal dinner

I have to say a huge THANK YOU to Gigi and Papa for watching the kids on Friday and Saturday nights.  I know it's a lot, but knowing they were in good hands allowed us to really enjoy ourselves.

Last week we had several play dates planned.  One day we had Handley's friend from school, Gracie, over to play and I can't believe I didn't take one picture of the two of them.  We were just too busy having fun.  They had a blast playing with the American Girl doll stuff and even got to stay for lunch.

The next day we had a lunch date set up with Harper's best-bud, Parker.  The two of them were so excited to see each other.  I know I've said it before, but they have such a special bond and their friendship is so sweet to watch.  At one point, Harper got hurt on the playground at Chick-fil-a and Parker came to her side, making sure she was OK and after she had calmed down he took her by the hand to lead her back to the slide.  Then he asked her, "Are you happy now?"

We'll definitely be planning play dates with both of these friends again soon!

 Today we had a nice lazy day around here as we tried to recover from our busy weekend and our late nights.  This evening we got to celebrate Grace's (another Grace that is friends with Handley) 5th birthday at Chuckie Cheese.  This evening the kids were all being super silly.

Hudson is definitely teething again.  He's been a little fussy and he can't keep his fingers out of his mouth.  He also is pulling up by himself now!   We are all so happy and excited for him.

And as much as he loves his big sister, Handley, he's probably starting to get pretty sick of her constantly holding on to him.  I'm not kidding when I say she CANNOT keep her hands off him.  If he is trying to crawl, she pulls on one of his legs because she doesn't want him crawling away from her.  If he is sitting still, she'll pick him up and put him in her lap or carry him around.  I keep reminding her to just let him move around on his own, but she can't control herself.  It annoys him and he fusses about it, but that doesn't stop her.

I can't say enough how wonderful our summer has been so far and how much I love the kids being at home and really getting to play together all day, everyday!