What a Full Weekend!

This weekend was full of fun for Kayla and I.  (Unfortunately not for Jeremy, who was stuck on the couch with a hurt back.)  First up was Arley's birthday party at Kiddie Park.  Arley is the daughter of a former co-worker of mine.  We were lucky to be pregnant at the same time, on the same team, and next door to each other.  Kayla and Arley were born just 3 weeks apart.  So fun!  I was so excited to see how Kayla would like all of the rides at Kiddie Park.  The only one I was allowed to ride on was the carousel--most of the rides were kids only, which scared me to death!  The worst was the first one she rode--the boats.  She wasn't crazy about it and kept tipping it. 

I was impressed she actually wanted to ride the horses on the carousel.  She was scared but made it through!

 She loved the gun on the pink plane.  :)  She did great on the other rides as well...the school bus, the horse-drawn carriages, and the train cars.

 This was the best pic we could get of Kayla and Arley...ahh, toddlers.

After Kiddie Park we headed over to O.P. for Cheyanne's party.  Abby Cadabby was there and Kayla just walked around smiling up at her.  I didn't know she liked Abby that much!  She got a wand as a party favor and absolutely loves it. 

 Once again, a picture with the birthday girl was a little disappointing, but we had a great time with Cheyanne and her family.  I love that Kayla has these sweet little girls and boys her age to play with.










On Sunday we made a trip with my cousin and her son, Kyle, and my dad to the Botanical Gardens for their BOOtanica Event.  It was warm, but a lot of fun.  There aren't many places that don't look touched by the drought in San Antonio, but the gardens are one of those beautiful places.   

Our first stop was to make slime.

 My little cupcake!  She was a trooper with the hat and the tights.  I was surprised at how much she liked the tights--she didn't want me to take them off even though it was getting pretty warm.  Silly girl!

 A beautiful smile for the camera!  Rare that we were able to capture it. 

My sweet cousin Sarah and her baby Kyle. 

 We went through the butterfly maze, a special exhibit going on right now.  They had cute little things set up for them to look at, climb on, and peek through.

 Peek-a-Boo!

 Kayla was so happy to be with her grandpa.  She played with him under the trees as she ran away from him and hung on branches like a monkey.  Grandpa has always been her favorite entertainer.  :)

The weekend ended with some work in the nursery, which is coming along very well.  Can't wait to share some progress pics soon!