It started off with a visit from Matt's dad and step-mom.
We all went to the zoo on Friday and had a picnic. The picnic was Avery's favorite part of the excursion... other than that, she thought the zoo was "stinky" (ha!). Even the butterfly house freaked her out! Morgan was loved by the butterflies... one even landed on her shoe and wouldn't fly off! She eventually got upset, so we helped it on its way. Luckily, the carousel is always a big hit for both girls!
The girls were asleep in the car ride home within 5 minutes of leaving.
We walked around the Downers Grove car show and Avery picked out the car she wants when she's 16 (it's purple, of course!) The girls also got to pretend to be firefighters! We grabbed pizza at a local place. The girls had a great time hanging out with their Grandma and Grandpa from Utah!
On Saturday morning, my Dad and I took the girls to the Home Depot kids' workshop. They are getting really good at these crafts!
On Saturday, we ventured into the city for a Cubs game (thanks to Richard!). The weather was gorgeous! This was the girls' first big sporting event or any event for that matter with this many people in one place. It was definitely overwhelming for them when we were walking through the crowds of people to get to our seats. They did both ask Matt and I separately when we were going to play baseball. Apparently, we forgot to clarify that we would be watching the game and not playing. Oops - sorry kiddos! Morgan doesn't do well with loud noise, so I was a little worried how all the cheering and yelling would go for her. There was a huge play in the first inning and the whole place erupted in loud cheering, which totally surprised her and of course, totally freaked her out. She had a complete meltdown and was really scared! I managed to find a patio outdoors for her to recover and she did much better after that. We made it until almost the 7th inning before the girls were done with the game. I asked the girls what their favorite part of the game was and Avery said "nothing, I didn't like it". Ha! But, then she remembered that Grandpa Richard had bought her a little Cub stuffed animal and she said that was her favorite part. :)
On Sunday morning, we had a quick swim lesson. We've had the same coach now for a few weeks in a row (after having different people every week, which I did not like). Coach Hugo is great. Avery told me that Coach Hugo said he wouldn't make her do anything she wasn't ready for. She has been doing much better now with the consistency and trust that he's not going to dunk her!
On Sunday, Matt and I went back into the city for a night out to celebrate our birthdays. My parents were watching the girls, so we stayed downtown, grabbed dinner at Chicago Cut Steakhouse and met up with friends for drinks. We went to a bar with some interesting drinks - smoke/dry ice/whatever... they were delicious. Such a fun night!
On Labor Day, we had my family over for a BBQ and another birthday celebration. Matt made peach BBQ chicken, my dad made homemade ice cream and the girls (with Mama's help) made cake and cupcakes. The kids played in the backyard in the water table and sprinkler.
No comments:
Post a Comment