Boing, Boing, Boing!!!

Last night we took a trip over to Julie and Brian's house for a little cookout with them. We had such a fun night just hanging out, relaxing and playing some games (David and I apparently are NO GOOD at 80's trivia, but Brian rocked it out!). We had great food. Brian is a master at kabobs and Julie has a new signature dish in her potato casserole, if you ask me. :-) The highlight of Ally's night, though, was getting to jump on the trampoline with Jillian. She LOVED it and we had a really hard time getting her off of it when the rain started. We will definitely have to do that again soon. Jillian is such a pro at jumping already! It took ally a little bit to get used to it, but by the time it started to spinkle, she had really gotten the hang of it. She had the best time! Thanks to the Martins for hosting such a fun evening!

Double Trouble

My parents have had to go out of town a couple times this summer and when they leave, we inherit their dog, Maddy, for a few days. We LOVE Maddy and we enjoy when she comes to stay, so it is no problem. She is a wonderful dog and is great with kids. She mainly chills around the house all day, so it really isn't a big deal to take care of her. Ally and Maddy spend a lot of time following each other around when they are together and Maddy loves that Ally is always (despite the many attempts from mama to stop it) willing to share her food. Here are some cute photos I got of the two of them together and you can see how happy Maddy makes Ally, by the grins on her face (you can't tell from the pictures necessarily, but Ally is giggling like CRAZY at Maddy licking her fingers and her toes)...

The Smiths Come To Town

This weekend was a great weekend and it was made even more special by the fact that David's brother and our sister-in-law and our niece were in town from Pennsylvania. We don't get to see them near as often as we would like and our niece, Jersey, is getting so big and she is such a beautiful girl with all her curly blonde locks.

Most of David's family gathered at his mom and step-dad's house today, after the guys played a round of golf, to enjoy Maw-Maw's famous, Baked Spaghetti and Porkchops (YUMMMMEEEEEEEEE!!) and to visit with the out-of-towners. It was a great chance to chat, laugh and watch the small cousins play together.

Danny, Joey and Jersey- It was really great to see you and we are SO looking forward to catching up with you in a few more weeks at the BEACH!!! Thanks for coming to see us!

Game Night with The Martins

Last night we went to Julie and Brian's house to hang out. It was a really fun night and one we have decided to repeat on a monthly basis. Julie put out some snacky foods (YUM!) and had Grape Splashes ready for us (my new favorite drink!) and we let Ally and Jilly play for awhile before feeding them and putting them down to sleep. While Julie and I put the girls to bed, Brian and David got into a little Battleship match (it is important to note that Brian would like a rematch very soon!...I feel he would want me to add that) and then after both littles were nestled comfortably in bed, we broke out the Yahtzee game! I have not played this in years, but it was a lot of fun. We ended up playing until almost one in the morning at which point we decided it was time to call it a night because Julie was already half asleep on the couch and David could only keep about half an eye open. I think Julie won and I know David was the loser (sorry honey...that first round just killed ya!) of the evening. We will have a rematch soon and hopefully David can redeem himself. Thanks to the Martins for having us over~it was a super-fun night! We always love hanging out with you guys...next time is at our place!!

Hanging out with Cousin D

Today we hung out with Grandma C., Aunt Laura and Cousin Dylan. We didn't do a whole lot, just hung out and made a trip to Home Depot to help my mom pick out a light for the kitchen. It was a nice day and Ally even got to take a ride on the "Grandma Plane"! She really enjoyed that! (see pictures below) :-)

A Yummy Dinner and Two Cute Babies

Tonight we had Monica (Maw-Maw), Dan (Paw-Paw), Julie, Brian and Jillian over for a little Mexican feast! I made a garlic-lime chicken dish with rice and a corn and black bean salsa. It is a recipe from my sister's friend Emily (she makes Martha Stewart look pitiful) and we have had it before and really liked it. I have never made it before, though, so I was hoping it turned out. Everyone seemed to like it a lot and there was hardly any left over, so I guess that is good indication it turned out ok. :-)

After dinner we enjoyed some turtle brownies and ice cream and fed Ally and Jillian their dinner. They filled their bellies up and then we let them play in their diapers for a few minutes, before getting them into their pj's, while we all stood around and laughed at them and took picutres.

It was a fun night and good to see the family, since we hadn't seen them in a couple weeks. Thanks for coming over guys!