cousins

Barbara's brother Chip and 3 nieces left this morning after a week stay with us. Maggie LOVED them and had such a great week. We all stayed busy and had fun. Barbara's father also visited us from last Friday to last Sunday before returning to Nashville. We had a full house, but everything went great. On Sunday, myself, Barbara's brother, father, and her two oldest nieces went on an all day rafting trip down the Ocoee river. It was a blast!! I can't wait until Maggie is 12 and can go with us.

On Monday I worked and then met the rest of the crew at Coolidge Park. Barbara's cousin Beth, her son Brandon, and Brandon's girlfriend Jayme, along with Erin, had a picnic and a heated kickball match. It was alot of fun and Maggie really enjoyed herself. She can actually kick the ball pretty well for a two year old.

On Tuesday Chip and I played golf while the girls went shopping. After dinner, the nieces and Chip and I went to Sir Gooney's and raced go carts and played miniature golf. It was alot of fun.

We went to the pool on Wednesday and on Thursday we went to the fireworks show downtown. Maggie stayed awake and loved the show. She even held her hands out like she was going to catch them. It was adorable.

On Friday we had a cookout at our house followed by a fireworks display put on by Chip. It was a great show, but Maggie slept right through it.

We took Maggie to her first movie on Saturday - Wall - E. She made it about an hour before giving the hand wave and shake of the head, letting us know she was done. We have learned that she can only sit still for an hour - whether it be at church, in the car, or at a movie. We will probably wait awhile before trying it again.

Maggie got to play in her pool alot this week and it was nice having time off with her. It's going to be hard for both of us when I go back to work tomorrow. I can really get used to staying home all of the time.