My college roomies came to visit this past weekend. We shared a room senior year. Between the four of us, we have six amazing little girls. We couldn't have asked for a nicer weekend!
The girls LOVED playing together. Mady organized a show and the older girls played along. They showed off their dance moves and creativity- it's so cool to get a preview of the things that Penny will be doing in the coming months! Mady and Ella go to dance class and it was so much fun to see what they've been learning.
Penny had fun sharing her swing set with her friends. She usually rides the tire swing by herself and I can tell you from the size of her smiles- it was tons more fun with her friends! Myah and Ella were such good sports- they let us go slow at first so Penny could get used to spinning before we picked up speed! 
Penny has a ways to go in learning how to share. She does good sharing with the older girls, but when Leah wanted to get in on the action, Penny had a hard time sharing her toys. Luckily, Leah was the happiest little lady and didn't seem to mind. And, by the end of Sunday, Penny was saying "Share Leah" and seemed to be making progress in the sharing department.
Penny learned a few things from Myah. Since their visit, Penny has been doing much better with the stairs to the slide and is sliding down on her own with no fear! She learned so many amazing things by watching her friends play.
Miss Lily is the smallest of the bunch. She was an absolute doll baby! She hardly made a peep and rewarded us with these amazing smiles :)
The girls had fun eating together. Penny felt like such a big kid sitting at the table! 
And, when it was time for bed, we read some stories and said some prayers to thank God for our amazing friendships. I LOVE that our girls are growing up together and hope that they'll all be friends in college, just like their mommies!
The girls LOVED playing together. Mady organized a show and the older girls played along. They showed off their dance moves and creativity- it's so cool to get a preview of the things that Penny will be doing in the coming months! Mady and Ella go to dance class and it was so much fun to see what they've been learning.
Penny had fun sharing her swing set with her friends. She usually rides the tire swing by herself and I can tell you from the size of her smiles- it was tons more fun with her friends! Myah and Ella were such good sports- they let us go slow at first so Penny could get used to spinning before we picked up speed! 
Penny has a ways to go in learning how to share. She does good sharing with the older girls, but when Leah wanted to get in on the action, Penny had a hard time sharing her toys. Luckily, Leah was the happiest little lady and didn't seem to mind. And, by the end of Sunday, Penny was saying "Share Leah" and seemed to be making progress in the sharing department.
Penny learned a few things from Myah. Since their visit, Penny has been doing much better with the stairs to the slide and is sliding down on her own with no fear! She learned so many amazing things by watching her friends play. 
Miss Lily is the smallest of the bunch. She was an absolute doll baby! She hardly made a peep and rewarded us with these amazing smiles :)The girls had fun eating together. Penny felt like such a big kid sitting at the table! And, when it was time for bed, we read some stories and said some prayers to thank God for our amazing friendships. I LOVE that our girls are growing up together and hope that they'll all be friends in college, just like their mommies!
After everyone left, Penny continued to talk about the fun we had. I love that she calls the girls "Penny friends." She has been having fun looking at the photos with me and has been reminding me that she wants to share and play with each of the girls. I couldn't ask for better friends and am so excited that we'll get to watch our girls grow up together! Thanks ladies! LOVE YOU!!!!
At dinner time, she's eating with a spoon and a fork. We've recently started eating cheerios with milk and she has a blast trying to get every last drop of milk onto her spoon. She's been a little picky with foods lately- it's hard to get her to try new things these days, but we're working on it. She still loves 
Even though she's not quite ready for the equipment on that side, she tried to show us what a big girl she is! She had fun hanging out with Daddy! 
She even tried the big girl slide! Definitely bigger than our slide at home.
She looks forward to her Sunday video chat's with them! She loves to tell them all about her week and put on a show. She get so excited when she talks to them! And, she loves to leave them video mail on the computer. I think she says the same thing every time she records a message for them, but she loves to do it again and again, telling them hi and "love you too". Grammy & Pa, thank you so much for being such an important part of Penny's life! And, for teaching us new things all the time! We are so lucky!
Penny is so lucky to have you here when she needs you. If it's a sick day during busy time at work or a weekend where we need a little help, we know you'll be there and we are truly thankful. Even if I've taught her to say "no no Papa" when she is done with tickles, you know she loves it! And, napping with Nana...who doesn't love that. Thank you Nana and Papa for everything you do!
Penny wasn't sure she wanted to share her toys, but she had fun playing with Luke. She especially loved her lunch date with her buddy!
Penny liked riding just about every ride that we could go on with her. She is still too small to ride the kiddie rides alone and let us know when we tried to let her ride the kiddie boats. She wasn't a fan of the ball pit either. But put her in any type of car ride, and girlfriend drove and drove to her heart's content.
She had fun playing with Nana and Papa!
One of her favorite rides was the antique car ride, just like Aunt Missy!
Penny and the crew :)
And, my favorite part of the day, the Grand Carousel! I LOVE the Carousel at Knoebel's. It's one of the few brass ring carousel's in the country. Penny can't catch the rings yet, but she rode one of the inside horses and had a blast!
