Science Center, Bridges, Thumb Sucking, and Pedicures

 We've been up to some pretty fun things lately. It's the only way to make an Arizona summer worth it.

My kids love the AZ science center and our membership expires the end of June so we got over there one last time.

 This was my spot most of the time, sitting somewhere, rocking the stroller with the fussy baby with my feet.

 George and Ellie were the best of friends.

 We've also spent a lot of our time stretching because Miss Petey is determined to be more flexible to show Mr Kevin at dance class.

 She's got that bridge down pat!

 This summer has also brought along a new phase; the phase where my 3 year old suddenly thinks he gets to become a thumb sucker. What? Yeah, you read that right.

 Summer is also a good time for a pedicure. Well, anytime is a good time for a pedicure and I had been having a hard day so Petey and I got to go on a mommy/daughter date.

Don't our toes look purdy? And I am seriously jealous of the way that girl tans!

What does summer look like at your home?

The Weekend

 Last Friday, I took the kids to Mesquite Groves Aquatic Center. It's one of the kids favorite pools because there is a play area in the middle of the shallow end. We invited some friends and the kids all had a blast.

Right before we were leaving, they all layed the towels out and sunbathed for a couple of minutes.

 A picture of all the kids that were with us. Aren't my kids adorable? I mean, they're all adorable but it makes me happy to see my kids loving each other.

After the pool, we took the kids to Chik-fil-a for some lunch. Did you know that if you turn your kids meal toy back in, you get an ice cream cone?

 The kids were pretty excited about that.

We headed home and met up with Nana and Papa so they could give Petey her birthday presents a little early.

 They got her some skirts, a coloring book, and new play doh toys. She was pretty happy.

 This is a picture of her in the skirt they got her. She loves it. {She insisted that the bandana went perfectly with her outfit that day}

Then on Saturday morning, my sisters, mom, and I headed out for our mother's day tradition.

 Pedicures!

 Here are our toes after they got all prettied up. :) Can you see what color I chose?

Now can you see it? I always like to do different things and this time, I picked rainbow. I'm already think that next time, I'll do different shades of one color. So fun!
We went to lunch and frozen yogurt before heading home to our kids and husbands. It was a wonderful weekend and I'm so thankful to have such wonderful family and friends in my life.

Mani/Pedi's

Last Saturday, my {almost} SIL Katie (who is marrying my BIL Fatty in Dec) spent the whole day with us. The boys were going to a bachelor party and they decided it'd be nice to let us girls go do something fun before they left.
So off to Kathy's Nails & Spa we went!
Before we left, my little girly kept asking if she could come with us. I told her she had to ask Daddy if that was ok (since he sometimes doesn't like her to do things that aren't age appropriate for her...which makes sense). Well, Boss said yes!
The first picture is proof that Katie was there with us. She was getting a manicure so we didn't get to sit by her and I forgot to get a picture of her end result. She picked silver for her nails and I really liked it! I let Petey picked out the color for my toenails and of course, she picked the most neon orange I have ever seen in my life. So that is what I did. :)

They painted Petey's nails a sparkly hot pink (that she picked out for herself).

The nice lady even painted hearts onto her thumb nails.

And here is the finished product of her toe nails. Sparkly hot pink with flowers on her big toes.

She was nervous at first but that quickly turned to smiles when she saw what they were doing. :)

I am so glad we got to go have some fun for ourselves and thankful to have a husband that will let me do special things like that every once in a while.

And that's how Suze sees it.