Swim Lessons

Elise had her first swim lesson this morning with Will. It was so funny to watch the differences in their personalities!! Will has NO fear. He is such a boy! What a cutie. Elise, on the other hand, likes to play it safe. Definitely not a risk taker! But, she did jump off the side, kick her feet, and put her face in the water (even though it was just for a few seconds!). This is big news for an almost 3 year old! Their favorite part of the lesson was the sucker at the end. Of course.

I'll be back this afternoon to post about Lila and Bennett's 1 year check up.

Have a good day!

Nicole

Another Big Birthday!

Here's a Happy Birthday Wish to Pops from the "Birthday Princess"!!

Hope ya'll are having a great trip!!

Happy 60th!!

Happy Birthday Emmy!

June is a super busy month for Parnell birthdays and today we wish Emmy (David's Mom) an extra special one!
Hopefully she is having a great time in St. Barth's celebrating!!

Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday my Emmy,
Happy Birthday to you !!

(That is Elise singing to you!)

Love you!

(By the way, David is obsessed with his new Wii. He is LOVING it! I think you hands down win best birthday gift ever.)

We went on down to the Audubon Zoo...

David has been working overtime lately, so on his first day off in a while he wanted to do something extra fun with the kids. So, we took a trip to the zoo! It was really nice....
Although it was very hot, we all enjoyed it!
Above you can see Elise pointing out the monkey's play set...




Bennett and Lila stayed in the shade in their awesome new wagon! Of course, everyone had to wear their monkey outfits in the spirit of the zoo! My little monkeys loved the monkeys and sea lions the best!



Lila pointing at one of the animals...



David and his three little munchkins...They love their Daddy and had so much fun spending the day with him!! We topped it off with a trip to Creole Creamery for ice cream with Shelley and Gray. Elise was so excited to see them and was extra chatty!
What a fun day!

We'll all be going to bed early tonight!

Love, Nicole

Simple Fun

While Elise is napping (and Bennett and Lila SHOULD be!) we have been playing fetch with Baxter and hanging out in the kitchen. Now that Lila can say "ball" she is so excited to show it to me over and over. Bennett is attempting as well, but his comes out more like "da"...




I am loving these super cute OshKosh overalls I found dirt cheap at Marshalls. I remember when we were little and Jared LIVED in OshKosh overalls. SO CUTE!!



Look how proud Lila is when she stands up unaided....Now only if she would be brave enough to take a step!!

Hope you all have a great weekend!!!

Love, Nicole