Our Week

As usual, we stayed busy this past week.  Madelyn has been doing pre swim team at our pool and her group started the early morning practices last week (8AM - Yikes).  We are not early risers in the summer so the 8AM practice has been a little bit of a challenge.  Despite the rush to get out of the door on time, it has been nice to start our day early and have my morning coffee by the pool.  On Wednesday, we met Aunt Doris, Uncle Harold and Luca at Busch Gardens for the day. Nana joined in on the fun too.  With so many adults, we were able to take the kids on some of the bigger rides and Uncle Harold, Amy and I were also able to ride some of the big roller coasters.  It was a blast and we ended up staying most of the day.  The day could not have gone any better!   Last night, we had a fun cookout to celebrate Pop's birthday next week.  The meal included homemade ice cream and cake so our tummies were very happy.   Here are the pics from our week:

First morning practice was chilly and rainy but these lovebirds still had a good time!

Hanging out with Luca at Busch Gardens!

Ellie loves roller coasters!

Ellie rode on the little flyer by herself while the big girls were on some of the bigger rides.  Poor Ellie is my daredevil and was so sad that she was too short for a couple of rides!

The older girls trying out a new ride!

Wet little girls after riding the log flume!

Ice Cream as a special treat!

Very tired little ones at the end of the day!

Sesame Street Show!

Bert and Ernie

The group after a VERY long and fun day!

Nothing gets better than a little pedicure during summer break!

My girls are getting so big!

Happy Birthday Pop!

Ended the week with a little summer sleepover with Cousin Cora.  The girls were so excited!