We all chipped in and rented a cabana. It worked out great for all the kiddos. We had a covered tent area with a large fan inside and they kept us stocked on ice and water. It was really nice to have a shaded, somewhat cool (I mean it was over one hundred yesterday) place to keep all of our stuff. We also got to spend some time people watching at the wave pool.
Kenna was still sleeping when we got to Hurricane Harbor so she got to finish her morning nap in her stroller with a fan just for her.
Once she woke up and ate, she was ready to hit the water! We found some floating swimsuits to use in the lazy river. She loved the lazy river. She would just kick and kick while we floated along. Of course, her daddy never let go so we never really tested how well the suit worked. We just wanted to have something extra to hold on to!!
Lathered in sunscreen and ready to go....
When lunchtime rolled around, we all headed out to the cars where we had coolers full of sandwich stuff stashed. It was nice to just sit in the shade and some AC while we ate.
We took advantage of the air conditioning in the cars so the girls could sleep. Kenna was sacked out. We stripped them down to their diapers so they could cool off a little bit.
It also appears that Miss K has officially found her thumb. Apparently (unbeknownst to me) she has done this a few times before...we'll have to see what happens with that!
After lunch, we put the girls back in their real swimsuits and hats and headed over to the kiddie area. They have a ride (for adults) where you can try to surf and all of the girls could sit in the shallow water (it is about 1-2 feet deep) and watch the guys attempt to surf.
Miss K and Abbye really enjoyed their little floats. Kenna's feet don't touch the bottom, obviously, and she would just kick and kick. I pretty much just sat on the bottom and kept her and her turtle floatie from floating away!
I L-O-V-E this picture...
Abbye and Kenna playing bumper floats
By the time we were ready to go home (about 5) the girls were completely worn out. They slept all the way home without making a sound and then slept for a little longer once we got there. We were really proud of them all...they did GREAT!! I don't think anybody ever threw a fit...
We let them sleep while we got hamburgers ready for supper and then we bathed them, fed them, let them play for just a little while, and then put them down for the night. I don't know who slept better last night...the babies or the adults!!
We eventuallywanted to wake Abbye so we could feed her, but she was having none of that!
Gran had so much fun and tried to keep both babies in her arms as much as possible!
More play time...
Abbye made herself comfortable on the Boppy... she loves to arch her back and throw her arms back.
We had a praise baby dvd playing and she would occassionally look up and then turn her attention back to the toys.
Once she got tired of the boppy, she still didn't want to give up the firefly so we sat her up in the bumbo (so many interesting names for baby gear these days) and let her play some more.
Of course, she eventually wanted to taste the firefly...everything is going in her mouth these days!
The end of a yawn...time to take a little nap!
Saturday morning Abbye and Kenna dressed in their A&M onesies before we went to MaMa and PaPa's house to visit. They were just talking and talking to each other but stopped as soon as we started videoing.
Kenna and Abbye with the birthday boy.
Saturday night we took a picture of my grandfather and his granddaughters - Twyla, me, Amy
Kenna and Papa seemed to have a good conversation.
PaPa and two of his sisters
Twyla's son Lane found Kenna's bow and decided to try it on. Won't this make a great photo for a wedding video?!? Kenna is in the background making sure he does not run off with it forever!
Kenna has officially laughed!!
For quite a while now, she has had a little squeak associated with a big grin when she wanted to laugh at something. Today she finally got a real laugh to come out instead of the squeak and we absolutely loved it! Miss K just loves playing with her daddy. She was really laughing at the beginning, but by the time I grabbed the camera, she had reverted back to more of a half-laugh with an occasional squeak. We can't wait to see more of her big smile and belly laugh! I can't believe she is already three months old!
Daniel and I got to get a lot of work done around the house this morning. He worked on sealing all the grout and the countertops while I went through some of Kenna's clothes. I cannot believe that it is already time to pack some things away! When we brought her home from the hospital, she wore a preemie outfit...it looked so tiny this morning! It was nice to clean out some of her drawers and replace it with things that she can actually wear, but it was hard to believe that she had already grown so much.
Once she woke up, she was ready for her turn in the pool. Miss K wasn't sure what to think at first but she quickly adjusted and totally relaxed.
She kept pulling her legs up out of the water until she adjusted to the cooler temperature.
We had to go get her glasses and her hat and then she was truly a sun-bathing diva. She was having a blast! She just kept grinnin' and chillin' (and sticking her hand in her mouth...)
She even had lots of kids to play with. Once we quit taking pictures, they all came up to play with the baby in the water.
I may have just missed them but I really need to find some swim diapers in size ones. The smallest I saw the other day at Target was a size three! When we finally got home and put Kenna in the bath tub, I think the diaper weighed more than she did because of all the water it had absorbed! We will definitely have to go swimming again soon...
Family portrait with the fire engine
Some kisses from daddy
Miss K even got to have dinner with her daddy.
When we got home from the station, Kenna had to play with her favorite red bird. Isn't that grin the cutest!?! (sorry for the weird angle)
Last weekend when we were at my grandmother's, I got a pedicure and they painted my toes to look like flags. I just thought they looked fun and were appropriate for the holiday weekend. They are also a great excuse to "have" to go get another pedicure!! :)
