A Trip to Aunt Katie's House

Sista Katie, Uncle Chip and Cousin Caroline have moved home to the Hoosier state.  No more long treks to Tennessee!  They are now only 3 hours away from us instead of 6.

YaYa, Genevieve and I went to visit for the weekend.

When we got there on Friday Aunt Katie let G drive us out of the driveway.

We visited a local farm where the girls saw pigs in their matching rompers.  

Genevieve had her first peach of the season and ate every last bite.  

We also mined for gold and did some serious swinging.  

We had dinner at G.D. Ritzy's, and everyone had ice cream.  Genevieve was particularly excited about having it out of a cone for once.  

On Saturday the girls played in Caroline's playroom, which is like walking into the American Girls Store, but messy.

YaYa rode the carousel with her 2 lovies.  

Caroline led the way.

You can rent these little stuffed animals to ride and Mom, Katie and I sat in those massage chairs as Caroline and Genevieve navigated the mall.  

It was hysterical.

G warbled "When I See an Elephant Fly" from Dumbo the whole time.  

$6 for 10 minutes of pure bliss.  

Aunt Katie treated G to her first Build a Bear experience after I bought her an Anna dress.  

Caroline showed her the ropes.

We had a great weekend!

My summer is drawing to a close.  I received my class list yesterday and my classroom is coming together.  I'll post pictures when it's all up and ready to roll.  

4th of July

Genevieve had her nails painted in honor of finally pooping in the potty.

She uses it for her other business, but had been holding out on the big #2.

She admired them all day, and

then went back to asking for a diaper the next day to poop.

I had been duped!

Manipulated by a 2 year old! 

No more $6 paint jobs until she's using the toilet regularly for her business.

Enough about that topic.

Trinity and Papi had vacation days on Friday so we went to visit Papi and Abby.  

We celebrated Papi's birthday a week late.

G gave him a new mug with her little mug on it.   

Then she presented him with a hat that we bought in Miami. 

Papi loves a good hat.  He always wears one.  

We ate dinner and strolled along the river.  

G switched into her play clothes and got to swinging.  

Owensboro has such a lovely river walk and playground area.  

Crafty Abby made G a magic wand.  

In typical Trinity/Betsy style, we decided that Trinity would run the local Independence Day 5K at 6:30 a.m. when registration closed at 7:00 a.m.  We barely made it.  While I wrote out the check, I trusted Trinity to fill out his own registration form.  

Paperwork is not his forte.

As the runners lined up to start, a local Kentuckian in charge of the event came on the microphone and said, "Trinity Lopez, git on over here girl.  You forgot to tell us how old you are."

I so love my husband who is often mistaken for a female on paper.  

In his defense, he did circle M for male, but just left off his age.  The announcer was far more embarrassed when Beefcake Trinity ran over to announce that he was 38.  

We swam at Abby and Papi's neighborhood pool.  

On Saturday the boys went golfing while the girls swam.  

Papi stopped to pick up G for a spin on the golf cart before returning it.  

We went on a neighborhood walk after dinner. 

G was terrified of the fireworks, so we watched the Macy's Fireworks show on TV instead.   

Aunt Katie and Caroline came Sunday morning to swim and visit for a couple of hours.  This was the best picture I got!  

It was a great holiday weekend.  

Genevieve's Latest Summer Adventures

While we enjoyed adult time in Florida, Lady G had her own vacation at Camp YaYa and Bob.

She played with her new water table on the porch.

She read with Aunt Meghan.

She spent some minutes in the time out chair after she decided to hit Aunt Meghan.  

She had a playdate with Weezie at Leslie's house where she painted.

She climbed large inflatable mountains.  

Genevieve blocked it up at the Children's Museum.

She had a wonderful time with YaYa and Bob and proved that she is clearly my mini me!  

We arrived home Friday and hit up the 4th of July parade on Saturday morning.  I'm not sure why it was the weekend before the actual holiday.  

She had her first pixie stick. 

Jenny and I ran out to pose with Abraham Lincoln, since that is where we teach.

I dressed as Abe for our school's charity basketball event about 5 years ago and I terrified the children.

Rosie was pleased with the whole affair.  

On Sunday we drove to have a Day out With Thomas the Tank Engine.

G continued to display her dislike of characters in costume.  

We boarded an old train and moved 15 minutes down the track in one direction and then reversed and came back.  All at about 2.2 mph.

I pretended to be Lady Mary Crawley when I boarded. 

We have our tickets!   

She loved it.  It wasn't quite as exciting as the Amtrak train we took to Disneyland, but it was fun for a Sunday afternoon.