Chuck E. Cheese!
On Friday our playdate at the park with Avery and Rachel got rained out, so we switched our plans to something just as fun. We played at Chuck E. Cheese in the morning and then had Chick-fil-a for lunch.

FYI for moms with kids Kate's age, the Chick-fil-a on 220 near Tanglewood has a playground that is suitable for the smaller kids...she can climb all the way to the top to get to the slide. It was a fun morning!


The three times that I have been to Chuck E. Cheese, the adults that I am with have tackled the basketball hoops. There must be something about it that draws you in... haha

I'm sure Janelle did great and got a lot of tickets with Rachel helping her. :)

More photo albums...lots of stuff going on around here lately!! These are some of the pictures from Carissa's shower on Saturday. We had the shower at Bubblecake, a very cute downtown cupcake shop with a party room upstairs. It was beautiful. The room is so classy and fun, and the cupcakes were amazing. Lots of Carissa's friends from different seasons were there to celebrate her wedding with her. We shared our favorite memories of doing things with her, played some games, and watched her open gifts. We spent some time praying for her and Keegan's marriage also. It was a special afternoon and I trust that God was honored!

Carissa asked for a "girly" shower. From looking at the pictures, how did we do? :)

Yesterday afternoon we had the pleasure of a visit from the Stevens family :)

Last weekend I went to Richmond from Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon for Carissa's bachelorette. We were missing two bridesmaids but we had a great time eating good food and desserts. Check out some pictures from the weekend!
Thanks to the hubby for playing with the girls all weekend :) I really missed them!

Back in the middle of March I attended a bridal shower for Kaitlyn, who is marrying Shawn this May. Kaitlyn is very involved in our children's ministry, and Shawn helps with Aaron to lead the high school Sunday School class. Kristin threw the shower for her and it was a huge blessing, not only to the bride but also to the guests! We had all been anticipating the fun afternoon, and it was not disappointing in the least. Lots of great food for lunch and encouraging friends to share it. Enjoy the pictures and be on the lookout for wedding pictures!
If you're throwing a bridal shower in the future, make sure you read the captions to get ideas...Kristin is very creative!

This past Saturday Aaron took the girls to Jax and Lilah's 2nd birthday party. They had so much fun and I heard all about it! I also enjoyed being part of the celebration by digging into these party favor buckets that Kristin made for her guests. There are so many goodies in there, all to match the Noah's Ark theme of the party. Vivian was so overwhelmed by all the gifts that she could only focus on the ribbon that Kristin used to tie the bags :) She played with them as necklaces before her nap. When she wakes up, we'll take another look at all the fun stuff.

Last Thursday night, Aaron and I went on a double date with Darren and Kristin to see Trombone Shorty live. I am sorry for everyone who was not there! It was an incredible concert...you cannot believe the way this guy plays the trombone and the trumpet, until you actually see it. His talent is mesmerizing, and I don't know all the history or the stats, but I'm sure he is unmatched. Check out the video below, although I need to find a better one because it doesn't do him justice!
This picture was taken after the show. Aaron and I had been dancing, so we might look a little sweaty. I'm so glad we could share it with our dear friends!

Aaron's dad gave him a CD of this guy and he listens to it all the time. He was really anticipating the concert and had gotten the tickets the day they went on sale two months ago.
Here are some pictures from dinner. The guys took us to Thelma's Chicken and Waffles. When I first heard that's where Darren wanted to go, I thought he was joking. But he was very serious and by the time Thursday rolled around, Aaron was also very intent on going there.

This is the bottom front of the menu. Does this give you an idea of what kind of restaurant we enjoyed?! :)

Yesterday I took the girls to get a trim. Yes, I said trim. There was no major cutting going on, much to my dismay. I would really love for them to have a cute bouncy bob for the springtime, just to change things up a little, but everyone else (including Aaron) wants for their hair to grow long. I'm completely outnumbered in the vote.

Kate did great. When she started freaking out after realizing her arms were stuck under that cape, the hairdresser quickly gave her a spray bottle to play with and she was all smiles after that. I bet the lady didn't realize that Kate might figure out how the bottle works...she got sprayed in the face several times!! :)
Vivian handled it as you can imagine. Perfectly still, no talking, no smiles, just complete concentration. Ha!

On Saturday night Papa and Gramme took us out to Panera Bread for dinner. Yum! Great company, too :)

We went to pick up Aaron from the airport yesterday (he was in Miami for meetings since Thursday). The girls were excited to see him, but they were also excited about riding the escalator up and down. Aaron obliged them a few times.

So, what about those fancy black shoes and earrings?

What did Aaron do for me last weekend that was verrrryyyyyy loving?? I'll post a story tomorrow!(I'm not trying to be cheesy with teaser post, but the truth is that I started it and then decided I am too tired to finish. Sorry!)

Kate is still trying to learn how to use utensils to feed herself. It didn't go that well tonight with the potato soup:

She has learned the words to most of the songs from listening to them in the car. Hmmm makes me wonder if we are spending too much time in the car?? But if you don't have this CD, get it! It's great.
And how about that genuine enthusiasm she shows at the end?! haha


All To Us lyrics
Precious Cornerstone
Sure Foundation
You are faithful to the end
We are waiting on you Jesus
We believe You're all to us
Let the glory of your name be the passion of the church
Let the righteousness of God be a holy flame that burns
Let the saving love of Christ be the measure of our lives
We believe You're all to us

On Friday our window treatments were installed and I LOVE them! This evening when I finally got the camera out, the lighting wasn't great so I'd like to get some more pictures tomorrow to share.And if I can't get the pictures to do it justice, then you'll just have to come over to see them sometime!

Today is Granddaddy's birthday and we've been thinking of him. I told Vivian about it this morning and she was pretty upset or confused when I explained that we wouldn't be eating cake with him and watching him open presents. "He's far away??!!" she said over and over again. :) She talked about it until we left for church.

This afternoon we made a birthday sign for you, Granddaddy. Vivian gave her sister some love while Kate was concentrating on her scribbling.
The photo shoot proved to be difficult. Vivian can't understand how to smile for the camera, and Kate wouldn't sit still or share the sign.

This is the best one we captured! Anyway, our thoughts are with you and we hope you had a great day! We'll call you tonight before bedtime!

This morning Aaron took us to Chuck E. Cheese...ever since we went a few weeks ago, Vivian has not forgotten how fun it was and we all knew it would be even more fun with him!
Kate walked right over to the Toddler section...she remembered exactly where she would have the most fun! I watched her in there while Aaron took Vivian around to all the games.