Tuesday, June 7, 2011

These are a few of my favorite things

We're back in one of our favorite places........Dayton, Ohio area!! While Avery is napping (and I'm trying to cool off) I figured I'd update the blog. We got here Sunday afternoon and had an awesome dinner at TAKK's (their signature fajitas). The girls have had a lot of fun just hanging out with their cousins. They were so looking forward to it too.

They are also really enjoying being in a hotel. I guess it's been a while since we've been in one. I remember that excitement as a kid. As you can imagine, it's hard to get them to fall asleep with all of that excitement. But we figured out if we put Avery in a pack n play in the bathroom until she falls asleep, which only takes about 5-10 minutes), then we can get her back in the more comfortable bed for much needed sleep.

Yesterday we got up and going early.....for me anyway. We went hiking with TAKK at The Narrows, which is actually a place I remember driving by several times but never visited. It was a nice hike along the river.
Mid hike - Who wants water?!?

Time to cool off in the water
Allie was lifting up her skirt to keep it from getting wet. I guess Avery thought she needed to lift up her shirt to keep it from getting wet too!

Admiring Uncle Kevin's pet minnow

Last night was Abby's birthday party. Can't believe she's SIX!! It was a water theme and a good thing too because it was 'stinkin' hot'. ;)

And this morning (or maybe last night) the exhaustion from the non stop festivities for the past week must have got to me. I think I could have slept most of the day today!! Avery got up at her usualy time of 6:30 or 7:30 here. Luckily, I think she was still tired enough to sit in bed with me and watch cartoons until we had to wake up Allie right before 9am so we could grab some breakfast. Unfortuntately I had an awful headache so I took some Tylenol and tried to get some rest. After that we met TAKK at Orchardly Park. It's a cute little park with a splash pad, sand area, and a few different playgrounds. We had been here 1 or 2 times right before me moved. Today it was packed! I think because it was the last day of school and there was a school party going on. The girls still had a lot of fun! Avery is now wiped out and I am enjoying the ac until she wakes up!!


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