I have officially become the world's worst blogger...and I still only have 2 kids! What's going to happen when I have 3...and am working??? Yikes!!!
Yes, speaking of working, I've decided to go back to working part-time, although it should really be considered more of a "volunteer" position after I pay childcare. But I'm very excited to get back into the classroom, and the best part is that I'm teaching at the same school the girls go to preschool so I will be right next door to them. This is such a great thing, especially with Caitlin's speech delays, because I can "translate" if needed. I had my first staff meeting this week (even though school doesn't start till September) and it was great to be back at work. I'm only working in the mornings, and the girls will be in school in the mornings. On the mornings each of them doesn't have school, a lady will be picking them up at the beginning of school and dropping them back off at the end, so I will only be away from them for a little over 2 hours. I am so excited about this upcoming school year! As for what will happen when Baby Tres is here, we'll worry about that in December! :)
Anyways, I've been terrible at blogging....but here's a rundown of some of the things we've been up to!
DATE NIGHTS
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Each of the girls had a special day with my parents. My mom took Abigail to see Sleeping Beauty at the theater. We thought Caitlin was a little young for it, so Caitlin got a date night with Grandma and Grandpa.
Caitlin the next morning after her sleepover at Grandma and Grandpa. Gma and Gpa took Caitlin to Rainforest Cafe, but Caitlin had as much fun there as she did at the Character Meals at Disney World...which is zero! So they got their check and headed to Red Robin for a more peaceful dinner! :) And they also hit the Disney Store where Caitlin picked out a new lunchbox...which she loves!!!
Abigail went to see Sleeping Beauty with Grandma. She has NOT stopped talking about everything that happened. Her favorite part was when Sleeping Beauty waved at her personally and mouthed "I like your dress" to her. Her least favorite part was that she had raisins on her bagel! I've heard about both of these 100 times. I've also heard that Grandma said they could go see Cinderella next...and this girl doesn't forget a thing! ;) This is how she looked after a day with Grandma that included a trip to the Disney Store and lunch at McDonalds.
This is how she left for her play!
Caitlin was so excited about her "date night" that she came down for nap wearing this!! She found a dress and even found a purse. It was so cute!!!! She loved her date night! Thanks Gma and Gpa for the special days!!!
Activities
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Both the girls have been busy with gymnastics this summer. They really love it and want to stay with it in the fall. So it looks like goodbye dance, hello gymnastics. I love the studio so I'm happy with their choice! And Caitlin got moved up a group so in the fall I won't have to do the sessions with her, even though she's not 3 yet. Happy to watch!!!
Abigail also finished swim lessons last week. She's a fish in the water. Caitlin has to be 3 to do swim lessons and is very excited to "be a big girl and take swim lessons". Both girls are good swimmers!
Graduation Party
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Last weekend we went to Tommy's Graduation Party. As always, it was a great time. The girls love to be surrounded and loved on by family!!!
Caitlin with Nana and 2 of her "great-aunts"
Tommy throwing Abigail in the pool. It was so sweet that he just graduated from college and had all his friends around...and spent about an hour with the girls helping them swim!
Congrats Tommy!!!!!!
Summer Concerts
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Between the heat and our busy schedules, we have only made 2 summer concerts this summer.
The whole group (with Nana and Papa) at the Buffett concert.
Caitlin was up dancing by the stage and got a lei...she was a happy girl!!!!
Swimming
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One day a few weeks ago, I took the girls to a water park. They had a great time and did the water slide a million times!!!!! See that big bucket in the background??? It dumps water and they did NOT like it...so we spent half the day watching the bucket!
Taste of Park Ridge
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Rob and I have one major thing in common...we both HATE the Taste of Chicago. Nothing worse that the heat and the crowds. So this summer we opted for a much better option. We hit the taste of Park Ridge. It was family day and all the rides were free! The girls had a great time...and were very busy! And I hit some major sidewalk sales...I even scored Xmas ornaments for this year (hope no one notices they say 2009 on them, I didn't till I got home..but oh well, in 20 years no one will know!)
They loved the slide.
This was a day they were best friends. It's much better than their fighting days..which is more and more this summer!!!!
They were so cute in line, it was melting my heart. They had to hold hands the whole time!
Abigail showing off her crown she made.
So that's just a taste of our busy summer! Last weekend we had Bass Lake Days which I'll post about soon....hopefully! ;)
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