This is one of my favorite things to do, meet friends in the park about mid morning after I have gone to the gym and then play and then go out for some lunch. This time we met 2 friends there who each have 2 girls so 3 adults and 7 girls under 4 for lunch is quite an adventure. But before we went off to lunch, down the tunnel slide. 
We also like to try and get some fresh air after dinner when Daddy comes home. The sun is going down so it is a little bit chilly but the perfect after dinner and before bedtime activity. Sometimes we bike ride, sometimes we just open the garage and play and sometimes we ride around in the wagon. We looked back to find our little girly girl had unzipped her sweatshirt and was wearing Daddy's hat backwards! 
This week, we also did some babysitting for two of our best buddies, Kayla and Allie or "kawa" and "Owie" as Ella says. They live next door and are pretty much Ella's older sisters, she adores them and they are so sweet to her. The other morning when she was waking up in her crib, Mike and I could her saying over and over, Kayla, Allie, Kayla, Allie. 
Kayla and Allie's Mom and Dad had a date night so we watched the girls and of course built a fort! Well, Mr. Mike built the fort for them, first on the couch but it wasn't big enough, so we moved it to the playroom so we could add more pillows and blankets. 
Like, I said, Ella adores them and they are so cute and patient with Ella. 
Giving each other a hug and then bursting out into laughter! We are definitely lucky to have them living right next door. 
Saturday morning, the rain blew in with wind and thunder and so we had to take the party inside. Back to our favorite indoor musuem and what is so great is that everytime we go, we discover something new and different to play with. This time, we found a different water table, perfect for splashing and making a huge mess that I didn't have to clean up. 
And because we are in Charlotte, no musuem is complete without a racecar. I think she might be the next Danika Patrick if only her feet would reach the pedals. 
This picture cracks me up because she is waving out the window, like she is doing her victory lap and waving to all her fans! 
This week, we also found a new place in the house, timeout. However, I don't think she quite got the concept since she thought it was a game to keep hitting all the buttons on the tv and then run and sit in timeout without being told and repeat it. And by the look on her face, I think she is enjoying it a little too much! 
When the sun came back out after the storms, we of course went back to our new favorite park. Ella watching and trying to be like the big kids and hang from the bars, luckily for her and me, her arms aren't quite long enough yet! 
Finally, no week is complete without at least one picture of Ella and Dakota. This was taken after much torturing by Ella to sit in Dakota's bed, grab Dakota's collar, trying to strangle, I mean "hug" Dakota and you get the idea! Like timeout, someone was enjoying it a little too much. 
And the week was actually topped off yesterday with an Easter Egg Hunt but that definitely deserves it's own post and I haven't downloaded those pictures so more on that later in the week. And finally, a special congratulations to our good friends Katie and Dean (Katie and I worked together at Bank of America) who had a little baby girl on Mike's birthday, April 8th. After a rough first week of life, Emma Kathyrn got to finally come home on Saturday with Katie and Dean and I know they are thrilled to have her home. We can't wait to meet to her and have another new playmate for Ella.
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