Friday
I had the day off (I like to say that St. Charles took the day off in honor of my birthday, but really it was a comp day from parent-teacher conferences.....). I took Ella to get her hair cut and we went to lunch together. I had hoped that this would be a tradition to start with her. I want to spend my days off school taking her out to lunch and having a special day together. Although I am determined that this will be our tradition....our first lunch went awful. What was I thinking taking two kids to a sit down restaurant alone? Overwhelming to say the least..... We had a super busy day after that preparing for the rest of the weekend. Memaw and Papa Johnson picked Ella up and took her camping for the weekend. Nick and I went on a date to 54th St. and then home to watch Bridesmaids, a hysterical movie that is a bit too closely rooted in reality. :)
Saturday
Some people say that it takes a village to raise a child. I think that a strong set of grandparents and a campground are a good substitute. They SPOILED Ella like crazy this weekend. (Sorry Eli...we're sort of tied together right now, or they would've done the same for you!) Papa bough Ella two new bracelets and two "halos". Miss Linda gave her an early birthday present of a Barbie Jeep, and Miss Tara and Miss Mickey gave her a Disney Princess vanity that lights up and has make up....seriously, how am I supposed to top all of this for her birthday? Here's a pic of her all dressed up for the Fall into Paris parade (where she also got a bagful of candy!)
I only wish that we had all had more time to talk with one another! Still, I was glad to see everyone.
DeAnne-you will make a beautiful bride. (Duh! As if that even needed to be said!) I cannot wait for your BIG day!!! :)
DeAnne, Lindsay, Nikki-seriously, we all need to get together--with or without kids, I don't even care....How about the first week in Oct. or the week of Lindsay's bday?
After the shower, Nick & I went to dinner with Dave & Brandy, Brian & Denise, and Craig & Amanda, at Cedar Lakes Winery. Here is another group that I swear I do not get to hang out with enough! Amanda had never been to a winery before, so when I wanted to go to one for my bday, I thought I should totally invite her b/c I know how much I love them! We had a great time. After the winery closed at 9, we went to Kristin's (who was watching Eli) and sat around their firepit for a few hours.
Sunday
I spent the day getting caught up around the house. P/T conferences last week really killed me, and I had 9 loads of laundry with my name on them....ugh. So we spent the day doing laundry, running the dishwasher--twice...that's just awful, and such things like that. Nick's parents brought Ella home. They stayed to watch the Rams game and we saw hot air balloons flying low right next to our house. We seriously thought they were landing in the open lot across the street because their ride was there to pick them up! I guess they changed their minds or something because they ended up in a corn field down the street. Still, Ella loved it, and Scout still hates them. (Even the fur on her tail stands straight up. She looks like a dinosaur! I wish I'd gotten a pic of that!)
It was a great weekend, and we had a great time with family and friends. Love you guys!
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