The Parnell Family: Fun Friday Morning

9.12.2008

Fun Friday Morning

We were so excited to meet up with our friends, the Kitchens, at the indoor playground today! They have been out of town for most of the whole summer, so we have been missing our friends! Elise and Will play PERFECTLY together, and Mary Miller hangs tough with the twins.
One of the highlights is "bubble-time"....all of the kids love it! You can see Elise below dancing away!

Bennett loved this slide, and my little superman even went head first a few times!

All three of my monkeys climbing over the rainbow...

Playing at the Lego table (if you counting chewing on them and throwing them at each other as playing!)

Will and Elise taking a ride...

Mary Miller and Lila stuck in traffic...

It was a great way to spend a rainy day, and by the end of the morning everyone (including me!) was exhausted and ready for a good rainy day nap!

Our thoughts and prayers are with those weathering hurricane Ike tonight...we are so thankful we were spared, but hate that others are having to go through it....
Goodnight!
Love, Nicole

1 comment:

NIKKI said...: Looks like a ton of fun...love the matching outfits! :); September 13, 2008 at 5:16 PM

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Elise

Elise Laurent was born at 5:00 p.m. on July 19, 2005. We did not find out her sex during my pregnancy and we were thrilled to tears (and slightly shocked) to meet our beautiful baby girl. She was a big baby at 8lbs, 8oz, and David and I couldn't take our eyes off of her. Elise is an old French name that David and I have always loved. Laurent is both my paternal Grandfather's name and my Dad's middle name. We always dreamed of having a daughter and were so thankful and overwhelmed to be given such a blessing.
Elise is a true first born. She likes structure, likes to fully understand everything, likes her questions answered to her satisfaction. She loves to be challenged and to challenge. She is also highly sensitive and independent.
She is a wonderful big sister to Lila and Bennett....

Lila and Bennett

It would be an understatement to say that we were shocked to learn on November 11, 2006 that we were not expecting baby #2, but baby #2 and #3!! In just shy of two years we would have created quite a family!
But, on June 1st, 2007, at 36 weeks exactly, we were thrilled and completely overcome with joy and gratitude as we welcomed two big, healthy babies into our family. First, Lila Sue, named after my Mom at 7lbs 0.6oz, and secondly, Bennett Raymond, named after David, David's Dad, and my maternal Grandfather, at 7lbs 10.4oz.
Lila has been the vocal one from the start and to this day is still pretty much running the show. She is the life of the party, the entertainer. But she is also the most compassionate, most giving of our children.
Bennett is a true boy. He is active and rough and loves to tackle and throw. He also adores his sisters and his Dad and gives the best hugs around. His big baby blues get me every time.