Unexpected Babysitting

So Gabe & Lyndon went to Mexico for a wedding and Me-Mommy was all set to watch the kiddos that weekend. UNTIL...she got violently ill. So much in fact that Darren & I had to step in. No big deal since we were planning on hanging out anyways but it was sort of an adjustment for the girls to come stay with us since they expected to be at home with Mom.

So to fill the day we did many fun things with the girls including playing with playdough, playing hide & seek, and bathing the dog... (they actually enjoyed this and Smokey surprisingly sat still enough for them to dump cups of water on him).

We took them for Amy's ice cream (and took a group photo in the photo booth with not so good results).

We also took them to see Santa (Lexie would not get near him, Sawyer hid behind my leg and told me she was shy, and Ava decided to show off and go hug him, go figure).

And finally after dinner we took them to the Lakeway Trail of Lights. Best part of the day in my opinion. Never seen Lexie so happy or talkative. She was so cute, running around with our flashlight (the girl was obsessed with it...if we did not already have her a gift I would get her one for Christmas I swear), saying "Lights lights lights" and then "Run run run." Too. Cute. For. Words.

We even tried to take a group shot but of course I ruined it. In all fairness the guy working my camera did not know what he was doing and since this was set to Night Portrait, it takes the photo at a weird time and I guess I blinked. Oh well!

We had fun and I had to wonder all day long if people thought all 3 of the kids were ours...man if they were, I would be one TIRED lady. Not that I'm not already. :)