Arrrgh....The Pirate Ship

This day (at the end of August) was a bittersweet one.  We got to go on a SUPER fun pirate ship!!  We went down to Annapolis, got dressed up like pirates, with face paint and all, and then got to go out on a pirate ship cruise while doing things like finding treasures in the water, attacking bad pirates with giant water guns, and all the while speaking like pirates.  The kids L-O-V-E-D it!  It was perfect.  The downside was that the reason we were out on this boat was because my friend Heather, her husband,  and her son (and the girls good friend) Ian were moving to Florida and this was their big goodbye to all their friends (can we say GENEROUS!).  What a super idea they had to have one last fiesta for their son before heading back to Florida for a great job opportunity for Heather's hubby Rob!  We are really missing having them here!  Ian was in the girls' preschool class and they lived right down the road in our neighborhood, so having them gone has been sad, but we are happy for them and the new adventures they have yet to come!

 

 

 

Pulling up the treasure

Posing with the booty!

All the kids got bags of "treasure" to take home

Heather, Rob and Ian

UNDER WATER....

OK, I really have probably 100 pictures that I haven't posted on here yet...wait... if you include our Hilton head vacation (from OVER A MONTH AGO) I have way more than that!  The problem is...once you get behind...it is so hard to get motivation to get caught up.  It seems so daunting...add that to the fact that last time I tried to download pics from my phone (also known as my camera these days), EVERYTHING on my phone was erased and I had to re-do everything.  And...you are left with a boring blog that has nothing on it!  So, I am going to attempt to catch up by at the very least putting pictures even if I don't put a story with all of them...sorry for being so behind!

 

The first two are my silly girls trying on glasses at the Children's Place

 



 The next three are pics of our new Friday tradition.  The girls have always gone through phases where bedtime and/or nighttime have been rough.  So, we have found a way to keep them in their beds at bedtime and all through the night all week!  Each Friday night, if they do a good job all week,  we have a "pajama party."  Basically, the girls eat an early dinner, get their bath and put on their pjs, and then climb into Mommy and Daddy's bed to watch a TV show on the computer while eating popcorn or an ice cream sandwich.  Then they get to sleep in our bed when it is over.  They LOVE this.  I don't mind it because there is plenty of room for the three of us in the bed at night.  Cesar gets kicked out but he gets a nice quiet nights sleep either in the basement or in the girl's bed :)

It is their favorite night of the week (and honestly...one of mine too!!)

Today...Library...Sister bonding time!

Visiting Grandpa and Grandma Vicki

Before heading to Hilton Head, we were able to take a couple days and visit with Grandpa and Grandma Vicki.  Cesar decided kind of last minute to go with us (he was going to just meet us in Hilton Head) and we were SOOOO glad he did!!  We had such a great trip!  

 



Grandpa's pool was kinda cold so the girls enjoyed just hanging out on the raft

Notice that despite the cold, I got wet in the pool.  This was not by my choice...Cesar threw me in!  UGH.

Leah LOVED this big slide!!  After the first couple times she went up and down with Cesar she was doing it on her own!! 

Isabella gave it a shot a few times but wasn't as in love with it as Leah

Grandpa spoiling the girls with his crappy food :)

Grandpa took he girls golfing so that I could go running. AWESOME!

This was on our way down.  We stopped for breakfast and a good stretch

ha ha ha!  cesar borrowed on of Dad's shirts so that he and Dad could take the girls to lunch at one of the clubs!  I took a nap.  Did I mention I loved this trip :)

The girls did a great job sharing a bed!!

After I was all packed up to go to HH, the girls decided they wanted to go for one last dip in the pool at Grandpa's, so I just stripped them down and let them go in.  They thought it was hilarious!!