I LOVE SUMMER

Remember when you were little and you LOVED having a friend over to play? Well, I remember it and loved it. Eli got to have his daycare friend Hayden over on Friday to play. He was so excited. Aunt Toni was taking the kids that did not need naps to see Cars 2 and she needed a nap so she came to play and nap at our house. They were geeked about it and had so much fun!! Eli had t he hardest time getting to sleep because he was so excited.

While she was there my sister in law who lives in Texas came to visit with her little girl September who is about 3 months older than Lilliana. We had a great afternoon.

Aunt Toni came back to get the kids....of course Eli had to go for a little visit! Unfortunately at this point we found out Cars might not be ok to take Eli to. We decided from that we probably would wait until it came out on video. There seemed to be just too much violence in it. I was sad but it was good to know. We did have a great night with Amanda and September.

Saturday morning I had an itching to get up and do something fun. So I decided lets go garage saling!! I also had to pick up my jogging stroller. I was looking for winter and fall clothes for Lilliana because the clothes I thought she could wear I think are going to be too small!!:( She is just so big! 19 pounds now to be exact! Anyways, we had a blast going. Whenever we go Anthony always gets donuts. Eli got to have one and I got some funny pictures of him!

I did find some clothes for Lilliana. Eli made out like a bandit. Less than $1.00 later he had a bubble kids lawn mower, fire truck, and Thomas the train book. He was all about finding good deals. I also stopped into a antique store and found two great photography props you will be seeing later!

We got home and put the stroller together and had lunch. Eli had the biggest meltdown over the stroller. He thought we needed to go to the park right then!!  That was not going to happen he had to take a nap. We all finally got naps. Anthony woke up sick but a promise is a promise so I took the kids to Sleepy Hollow which is a state park for a picnic. I am sure I looked so funny with the stroller loaded down for our grand adventure! This is what I see when I look in as the shade is adjustable. I love seeing them together.

We took Eli's new garage sale fire truck so he could play and it became the "nature truck."
He picked flowers to put on it.
While Eli played Lilliana and I laid under a fabulous tree and enjoyed ourselves.

I also took some great photos of him playing in the grass. It was fun to just watch him enjoy himself.
Lilliana was enjoying her self kicking her feet talking to me. I had fun trying to get some good feet shots of her but sadly I have yet to perfect my manual shooting so this is what we got. It was still cute I thought.

Then we ate our picnic dinner. I just made sandwiches. I think I actually had a hot dog. Eli wanted chips and cookies too so he enjoyed those. He actually devoured his sandwich and had some funny expressions while doing it.


This photo is one of my favorites. I love his expression the cookie in hand and crumbs just make it. He was all laid out just enjoying himself.

It was time to go but he begged to play for a few more minutes and I let him. He had such fun. I of course just took some photos. Nothing spectacular but when I looked through them after uploading it brought me back to being a kid and playing outside and everything that it means so I loved that they brought me such memories. I wish I would have been able to let him go barefoot but there were too many prickly things so we did not get to do that but that is ok.

Before we left we all sat and just enjoyed each other and played Pat-A-Cake. We listened to the birds. We watched the grass sway in the wind and we enjoyed how wonderful summer is.

It was a wonderful evening and a great way to break in the stroller.

Sunday was spent just catching up. Anthony was still not feeling well. Eli broke out in hives and the Allergies started again so he and Anthony were under the weather and not the happiest. So Lilliana and I enjoyed ourselves. She is always happy and fun. She now enjoys wrapping herself up in her blankets now. There is always a smile on her face if you talk to her too.

I love her!! She is just great!!!

Today I used the stroller again and we went walking with my good friend and her little girl Claire. The kids were all decked out in sunglasses, hats, cups, sunblock, etc. We walked for a good two hours and even stopped at the park for few minutes. It was great!!


We played the rest of the day. Eli is still dealing with hives on his face and arms. Poor kid! He has become my little book worm.
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I love this next photo. I love that he is crossing his toes. I could not resist capturing it.

Lilliana is also starting to do those great baby pushups. I need to get some better photos of her doing that this week but she is rolling everywhere and become so mobile, fun, and talkative.

This is also the new favorite toy for both of them. Aunt Tracy got it for Lilliana but Eli loves it too. The first time we showed it to Lilliana she was screaming and laughing with excitement.......I failed to capture any of it but it was adorable!! She loves it and so does Eli. The little figurines make the noise of whatever they are and the Farmer plays "Old McDonald." Needless to say they play very well together with it.


All in all its been a fabulous weekend and I can not wait to continue to enjoy them this week. I do hope Eli starts feeling better soon. I am looking forward to the Holiday weekend. The Fourth of July is one of my favorites so I can't wait!