Time at Kiki & Po's

As I mentioned before, my Aunt Kathy came into town to visit while we were in MD.  It's always good to see her!  The girls loved her, especially at bath time.  Aunt Kathy would make bubble from a bar of soap and the bath water with her hands.  Riley & Hadley didn't want to get out of the tub, they just wanted more bubbles.  

One of the evenings that Aunt Kathy came over for dinner, Trey & I went out to dinner, just the two of us!  That is an event that doesn't get to happen often enough for us!  We grabbed an early dinner that way I could be home in enough time to feed Emrey.  It was quite enjoyable to spend some one on one time with Trey!  

Meeting With Lots of Family

There was, of course, a trip to Aunt Leslie's house.  Kiki & Po got some steamed crabs per my request for us to chow down on.  Not to mention we also had corn on the cob, which put me in absolute heaven!!  We all spent the afternoon surrounded by family.  It was so great to see everyone again and have them meet our two latest editions, Hadley & Emrey.  My Aunt Kathy drove from Kentucky to visit with us too, so that was an extra special treat to have her there!  The girls got to hang out with Kiki, Po, Aunt Leslie, Chelsea and her fiance, Austin, Trevor, Aunt Kathy, Aunt Terry, Uncle Justin, Aunt Sara, Addie & Bella.  It was quite a party!!  I thoroughly enjoyed myself and was so happy to be able to spend time with so many members of my family!

Here are a load of photos to remember the day:

Visiting Justin & Sara's House

Trey and I took the girls one Saturday(or Sunday) to play at Uncle Justin and Aunt Sara's house.  The girls couldn't get enough cousin time in, especially Riley and Addie.  It was a nice afternoon without any hustle and bustle of an agenda.  The adults got some Mexican take out for lunch and Sara made the girls lunch at home.  The girls played together nicely and Uncle Justin even took Addie & Riley to the playground for a bit while Bella & Hadley took a nap.  Well, Hadley didn't actually take a nap, but Bella did!!  Hadley was having too much fun playing with Lucy I think.  She was absolutely petrified of little Lucy at first.  After a little while she warmed up to Lucy and started throwing her the ball.  It was rather amusing to watch!  I think everyone enjoy themselves.  It was so great to spend time with my family!

American Girl

 My mom, the girls & I drove to Tysons Corner and met up with Sara, Addie and Bella at the American Girl Store.  The girls are still a little young for the American Girl, but they also have Bitty Babies for the younger crowd.  All of the girls loved shopping around the Bitty Baby area.  I'm pretty sure they all wanted one of everything!  We all had lunch at the bistro that was in the store.  It's a cute little place where the girls were able to have their baby dolls sit next to them in a highchair.  The babies even got little tea cups so that the girls could feed their baby.  It was really cute, but definitely overpriced.  Not to mention it felt like Antarctica in the Bistro.  Hadley's lips were definitely purple!  Of course that didn't stop any of the girls from eating their ice cream for dessert!  It was a really fun time and exciting that the cousins got to experience it together!

Definitely trying for a Kiki and granddaughters shot!  

Best of friends!

Enjoying lunch!

I've never seen a child eat ice cream like Bella!  She could definitely win an ice cream eating contest!!

Typical Hadley cheese face!!

Helping Hands

We stayed with my mom & Mr. Kevin(aka Kiki and Po) while we were visiting.  It was so nice to have two extra people helping out with our three girls.  I guess I never realized how much work goes into taking care of three little ones.  Especially when you aren't in your own home, you really have to be on your toes making sure that the kiddos aren't getting into things they shouldn't be!  I have to give it up to my mom though.  After being at work all day she would come home and play with the girls as if she had all the energy in the world.  I wish I could be more like that.  I'm exhausted by dinner time most days.  I don't know how she was playing so much with the girls, but they were definitely loving every minute.  And I must say that I was loving every minute too because I was just sitting back and relaxing, watching everyone have fun!

While Kiki entertained Riley & Hadley, I was trying to capture some moments with my camera.  Then Trey wanted to play with the camera and take a billion pictures of us.  So here are a couple of shots I figured that I'd include since I rarely make an appearance on the blog!! 

I LOVE this shot of Emrey and Po!!  Emrey is such a sweet and happy baby.  It was so funny because Po would always comment how you almost forget that Emrey is in the room because she's always so quiet!  She's such a little angel!  Look at her smile!

Poppy & Grandma Kathy

 Next stop on our trip to MD was to visit with Poppy & Grandma Kathy.  They hadn't met Hadley or Emrey in person yet, only through skype.  I knew Riley wouldn't be shy because she recognizes most everyone from talking to them on skype.  And I figured Hadley would quickly warm up, especially because they have dogs!  Riley was totally outgoing and not a bit shy.  Hadley was extremely shy and totally freaked out by the dogs which really surprised me.  It was funny to see Hadley freak out over the dogs.  So Riley stayed downstairs with Poppy and the dogs, while Hadley stayed upstairs with me, Emrey & Grandma Kathy.  It was nice to have the girls spend time with their grandparents.  Of course, they tend to get a little too spoiled!

A Long Time Coming

 Trey, the girls, and I made a trip to Maryland last month.  The main reason for our visit there was to see my brother, Justin, sister-in-law, Sara, and our nieces, Addie and Bella.  They have been living in the Philippines for the last three years and are moving to Ethiopia soon for the next two years.  This was our chance to have our nieces meet our daughters!  It didn't take long for Riley and Addie to start playing together.  They had to feel each other out, but became friendly rather quickly.  Bella and Hadley were both all over the place!  That's what you get with two year olds!  Both Addie and Bella were amused with Emrey.  It was so nice to see how loving they were with her, especially since they have a new sister on the way!  

I was super excited to introduce Emrey to her Uncle Justin and Aunt Sara.  Emrey was all smiles with both of them!  It made me so happy to see her in both of their arms.  It's hard sometimes being so far away from your family when you have babies.  You just want them to know all of their family.  Thank goodness for skype!

I had a great day getting to know Addie and Bella!  They are the best nieces an aunt could ask for!  It really was priceless to see all of the girls together.  Finally, the cousins get to play together!!!