Wordless Wednesday: These are a few of their favorite thi....er.....PEOPLE! :)

If ONLY you could FEEL the love the girls (and the fur kids) have for their Nana(s) and Papa(s)!!!

 

Insane in the Membrane-- Duluth again. Yep.

Just some more visuals of my visit from DULUTH from March. I was on Spring break, and I hauled the girls up on a Saturday through Monday, for a quickie visit. The weather was snow and cold, so we didn't go too crazy up there.

Here we are, the girls and I, lazing around after church, getting ready to go out to eat with the family.

After stuffing ourselves silly at Outback, Nana Dian and her 2 kids (me and my brother) and her Grandkids!

 We had to add in Stephie (Darren's GF and Wyatt's Mommy)

 What pic would be complete without a Silly face one?

 Papa and his Favorite Fans

 Silly again

This one- check out the look on Keifer's face as she snuggles her beloved Papa Dale. Oye, does it melt your heart or WHAT!?? Oye.

And the kids, just being themselves. The older 2 (K1 and Wy-guy) are so damn ACTIVE! I'm surprised we stopped them long enough for all the pictures here!

 And there ya go! Oh, YEAH!

Papa & Nana Visit - April

A few scattered pictures, of here and there with my parents a few weeks ago!

Papa & K1 in the early AM: so happy to have her Papa visiting and eating our Mickey Mouse pancakes with us! 

Sissy was not awake enough to be happy!

Kyla at church, coloring in the aisles as we listened.

Their favorite time: after church means snacks! Kyla and her loves

I was having an emotional week at work, so my Mom bought me some of my favorite flowers: tulips! How perfect! I put in the two roses from my friend, Roz! :)

TGIF- Odds and Ends

An eclectic collection of pictures from here and there.

Below, sissies in K2's bed; can you tell it was Daddy's turn to put K2 down? :)

 Papa's biggest fan: Tboy.  Treble is insane about Papa!

 K2 playing with the collection of cars that Nana Di put out last month in Duluth.

 Daddy's favorite helpers (er, shadows?)  Doing work in the garage......

  Kyla forgot her pants! She thinks tights should be considered pants! LOL

 This girl loves her ICarly shirt she rec'ed for her birthday!

 Date with daddy!  LUNCH! 

 Kyla dragged all these chairs into the house for a birthday party for her baby....

 ...we even got to sing to Cindy (Cinderella baby)!  Complete with (notice) tablecloth (blanket) and a miniature candle from the dollhouse!

Papa & Grandm'a "old" chair:

My good friend Allison rehabs as her hobby and stress-reliever.

A few months ago, I came across my Papa and Grandma's old dining room chair in my parent's bathroom in the basement (also the furnace room/fridge storage, and other odds and ends). I thought: Oh MY! I should have Allison take this and work some magic on it and then I'll have a piece of my beloved grandparents (who are both gone) in my new home!

And she did an AMAZING THING WITH THE CHAIR!
I could NOT love it more! Thank you SO MUCH, sweet friend!

READ HERE FOR THE PICS!

The girls' first TRAIN RIDE- Duluth Part 4

Is this not the cutest picture of Papa & Nana holding hands w/the girls and Wyatt?

On our very last day of our "girls" vacation up in Duluth, visiting Nana & Papa, we took the girls and Wyatt on the North Shore Scenic Railroad, which was a 90 minute round trip up the Lake Superior Shore and back. To say the kids were excited was an understatement!

Here it comes!

Upon boarding the train, Keifer was truly (not acting!) thrilled beyond belief!

Getting silly with her tongue!

Watching out the window w/the Wy-guy!

After awhile on our way back, Wy and K1 decided to bicker like true family, so Nana had to go give them a talking to. Poor Keifer wanted to sit by Wyatt and he didn't want her to. We tried explaining about how much she loves him but that didn't work. Threats of no more treats did the job! LOL Ahhh, kids..........

That night, we all had dinner with Uncle Darren, Auntie Steph (Wy's Mama), Auntie Barb, and Aubrey. The line-up :)

And this was on our way home to Daddy, after all our travels and vacation, we had to stop and get a SMOOTHIE for the girls! Keifer is modeling hers.....

...while Kyla just practices on her sucking skills! LOL

To say we were all tired out is an understatement. It was SO MUCH FUN in Duluth! The girls and I played "tourist" and had a blast doing so. We all got to see more family and friends than we've ever been able to in one trip (only!) and had so much fun every.single.day we were there. Plus, the weather this trip was unbelievable. Sunny, not "too hot", and lovely to sit in.
We were all tiredand Keifer ended up getting really sick a few days later with a nasty fever for 4 days, that had us in the ER for some length of time..........but we were all so happy to be in our new home and be with our Daddy/CJ! HE was also very happy to see us! I ended up dropping the girls off at home and running away to the mall for some "mommy time". Six days with just me in charge, and oh boy, were the girls cranky messes. Sorry, CJ, I left them and ran! However, we can't wait until next summer, to do all these fun things again!

**Yes, we are able to visit in the Winter, but with me working full time, it's a lot harder to swing trips up there and visit for any length of time. Sad, but true. Sniff**

Duluth- June- 2011

The girls, puppers and I packed up one morning in late June- prior to our move --and headed up to visit w/my parents and some family and friends. It was another whirlwind trip, as it usually it- trying to see and visit family and friends. I'm' hoping to visit more friends the next visit we do - so know that IF I haven't seen you this summer (Duluth friends) - we'll be home for a long weekend again soon! :)

When we arrived, Kyla was so excited to play with the old Fisher Price Airport!

Kyla made sure she didn't walk too fast for Great Grandma - she kept the pace alongside the wheelchair

Cousins! Aubrie, Keifer, Kyla & Wyatt! * and I should explain Kyla- she think she is using her phone to take a picture of ME* LOL

Visiting Great Grandma!
Click HERE for a video clip of the chaos that defined who we were when we were visiting! Music, Ipods, Dancing, Whoa.......

Visiting Mama's good friend Alicia and her boys- Soren & Talen - Keifer called them "wild boys" - LOL - but she was just as wild as them!

Visiting our favorite spot in Duluth- Lake Superior! This was Kyla's FIRST time throwing rocks into the BIG LAKE!

Keifer was a bit crabby once we got down there. I think the HYPE of getting down there tired her out, perhaps?

Doing our pose! Aubrie, Keifer & Kyla

The girls saw a baby crawling in the grass and quickly became friends with her and her family!

Aubrie & Keifer checking out the fountain on the street

Nana Di, Me holding Kyla & Aubrie, Keifer and Auntie Barbara!

Mama's sweaty baby, taking a lunch break

Ready to get back out and walk, with baby strapped in!

Aubrie & Keifer holding hands with Auntie!

Lots of fun was had in the whirlwind trip. Next time, we'll be staying for a longer period of time and have a lot more people to see! It's exciting for my girls and makes me all the more excited when they are so happy to visit. We are hoping to FINALLY take the girls out in Papa Dale's boat when we are home - it's unheard of that my girl is 4 years old and hasn't been in a boat or fishing yet (yikes!). Let's cross our fingers for some more NICE weather and good sleeping nights!