A Week at Grammy and Grandaddy's (part 2)

More about our wonderful week with Grammy and Grandaddy...

 

One day during the week, Grammy and I took the girls for a day packed with fun.  We didn't tell them what we had planned, only that there were surprises in store for them.  They were so excited

 

Our first stop was the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts.  We didn't tour the entire museum (I'm not that brave!  I could just see some of that priceless work hitting the floor while my 2 monkeys jumped around- haha).  But we spent a couple of hours in the "ArtWorks" area.  Everything in that section was just for kids.  Audrey and Addison LOVED it.

 

 

There were so many fun and interesting things there.  The best part was it was FREE! Addison really liked the lighted table.

 

Addison, Grammy and Audrey doing a little dance in front of the screen.  I loved how this turned out.

 

We had loads of fun trying on the masks from different countries.

 

Audrey wanted to sketch a picture at one of the drawing stations. 

 

This was the "object" that they were supposed to draw (photo below).  I was totally stunned at how well Audrey drew this.  She paid attention to all the details including how many squares in each area, the phone and even the length of the lady's hair.  It was amazing to see her final product.  Grammy and I were very proud of her!

 

Addison got a kick out of racing the cars in this table.  You pushed a button to make the cars go and race against each other.  Apparently, the sound was appealing, too, because she would race the cars while putting her ear to the table to "listen" to it.  Silly child!



 

They also had really neat computer programs the kids could use.  This one would take their photo then allow them to draw and paint on their faces.

Addison and her creation.

 

Audrey's design.

Addison wanted to do a little sketching, also. 

 

Once we finished with the museum, we got some bread to feed the ducks and geese.  The girls thought that was just wonderful. Lots of laughter here!

 

Next on the agenda was lunch at Jason's Deli then a quick stop to take some photos of my 2 beauties at one of the lovely gardens nearby.

 

I used a little bribery to get good photos...Aunt Carolyn had given the girls money for their birthdays to go to Build-a-Bear and this was the first opportunity we've had to go since then.  Since they did so well with their pictures, Grammy and I brought them here for more fun memories.

 

It took them forever to pick which animal they wanted.  It is quite overwhelming with all the choices offered.  Addison insisted on one of the most (ahem) "interesting" bears they had.  It did end up cute and she does LOVE it...but it wasn't quite what I was expecting her to choose.

Giving their animals a bath.

 

Meet Lucy (Addison's bear) and Rainbow (Audrey's rabbit).  They had so much fun!! Thank you, Aunt Carolyn!  And Grammy!  She bought the new pets extra clothes and sunglasses.

Then they spotted the carousel in the mall.  We couldn't end this great day without a ride on it.

 

By the end we were all exhausted, but had oh-so-much fun!

Week #1

For 2012 I am going to try to do my own sort of Project 52. In addition to all the "big" things that I blog about, I am going to try to take some photos each week of the "little" things we do so I can treasure those little moments that we often forget.

The first week of 2012 was pretty quiet around our house. We stayed home most of the week until the girls went back to school toward the end of the week.

The first day of the new year was gorgeous. It was hard to believe that it was January 1 since we had nearly 70 degree weather. The girls and I took advantage of the lovely weather and played outside most of the day digging in the sandbox and playing on the swing set.



The rest of the week was unseasonably warm. We spent time outside when we could. When the rain and wind came and kept us inside, the girls loved playing with their Aquadoodle which was a Christmas gift from Aunt Carolyn.

Whoever invented this thing was pure genius. Such a neat item.



Almost daily I have "school" time with the girls, especially Audrey. In order to keep Addison occupied during that time, I have to have some activities for her, too. Lately she has really enjoyed putting together puzzles. She is getting quite good at it.

Halloween 2011

This Halloween I had an adorable Ariel (Audrey)....

...And a BUSY little bumble bee (Addison).

I do think they were the most adorable Ariel and bumblebee in this neck of the woods.

We don't usually take them door-to-door knocking on strange people's houses for candy. There is just all kind of crazies out there and I'm not all that fond of finding them. So we usually limit their trick-or-treating to a few family members.

This year we started our trick-or-treating adventure at Aunt Carol and Uncle Jim McGriff's house.

I was a HAPPY mommy because they had fruit for the girls instead of candy! :)

Then we visited Aunt Carolyn. Every year we have gone to her house. She always has something special and wonderful for the girls. Not just regular ol Halloween candy.

The girls love visiting with and loving on her.

Next, we made a stop by the nursing home so Nana could see the girls all dressed up. Audrey and Addison had balloons to give to Nana to brighten her room.

Here is Nana with her two special trick-or-treaters.

Last, we went to the church for their Fall Festival/Trunk-or-Treat. They both enjoyed playing the games and getting LOTS of candy.

I'm fairly certain that the pony ride was the favorite.

Thomas Family Christmas

After we enjoyed all the surprises left by Santa, Audrey, Addison and I loaded up and headed down to Grammy and Granddaddy's house.

We were going to spend Christmas Eve night with my dad's side of the family for their Christmas party. It is always lots of loud laughter and fun, not to mention delicious food since my Aunt Carolyn always cooks!

Audrey and Addison were covered in love, kisses and many gifts! And as you can tell, they enjoyed them all!

Audrey was ecstatic about the ladybug pillow pet!

Addison and Jay

Then Addison said, forget the gifts...I'll just enjoy these coasters. :)

So Much Silliness!!!

These two girls are full of silliness! 
Audrey adores her Aunt Carol.  I'm sure part of the reason why is because she acts like this....

She wasn't posing for pictures.  This is how she always acts.  You can tell that Audrey eats it up.  



Camo Cuties

I just love Fall. When I think of Fall, things like cooler days, colorful leaves, football games come to mind. And when you grow up in a family like mine...it means camo and hunting season.

Well these two cuties aren't quite old enough to follow Daddy out into the woods hunting just yet...but their kind, generous Aunt Carolyn saw these adorable camo outfits and bought them for the girls.

Now, how cute is this?!

Please notice the numerous fat rolls on Addison's cute little leg. Don't you just want to pinch those thighs? :)

The hat is compliments of Grammy and Granddaddy. Audrey has one too...but we couldn't locate it for this photoshoot. :(