So I painted Malia's nails this evening after her bath. The most difficult part is getting her to leave them alone while they're drying. Zachary helped speed up the process:
He also had some quality time with Miss Kayleigh- I felt really comfortable with having a boy- I was a little nervous about having a girl when we found out Malia was on her way and now that the girls outnumber the boys... I was a little more nervous. There's just always been more boys around. Zachary has one brother, I have one brother... and then Liam... there were boys everywhere for so long but he's adjusted quite well!
Today started as every Saturday should- with Chickfila breakfast- as I was getting Malia ready and Kayleigh's stuff packed for our morning outing, Zachary got this picture:
Also... here's a fun guessing game- who's this?
Answer:
Our last chickfila breakfast for a while...
While we were at breakfast, Zachary told me I should go to Mount Vernon by myself. I've been wanting to go since... well, since Zachary and I took a DC trip for our second wedding anniversary. It was on the list of things to do but we decided to go see Matthew, who happened to be in Quantico that weekend, instead. It was a good trade but Mount Vernon stayed on my list of things I wanted to do at some point. I thought for sure we'd make it during our stay in Annapolis but with just days left, it didn't look like it was going to happen but my sweet husband stepped in. I decided to take Miss Malia with me to keep me company :)
She's got her ticket in her hand- others had dropped their tickets and it was her mission to pick them up and collect as many as possible.
We got to the line to go tour the mansion early- shocking- so we walked around the gardens. Malia loves flowers so much so she was in heaven!
As you can probably tell from the pictures, it was kind of hot. We sat to rest for a little while before getting in the line- Malia approved.
You aren't allowed to take pictures in the mansion but when we came out, this was our view. The camera doesn't do it justice but just looking at the picture reminds me of how beautiful it was.
Malia was nearing her patience limit but I pushed her to walk to the tomb anyway as it was on the way to the shuttle that would take us back near our car. Malia was not very cooperative so I snapped this picture really quickly and we walked toward the shuttle.
This is what being at her patience limit looks like:
She was happy to get on the bus though- here's some of her tickets she picked up along the way.
I had to stop by the gift shop- I wanted to find something for Zachary- I found some wine for us to share. Malia loved these puppies and wanted three of them "because they're friends."
This was exactly two months ago so I'm so glad I took this screenshot of funny things that happened on our trip. I'm not sure what "I'm back- it's my turn not yours" is but I do remember us being on the shuttle and Malia was climbing all over me and I said, "Girl, you're killing me" and she said "I'm not killing you, I'm just sitting." She also said, "Get off the bus, I don't like you." I started to pretend cry and she said "I sorry mommy, I love you." So that was nice... and then on the way home she started singing "I like to eat, eat, eat chicken and fries" to the tune of apples and bananas.
This was the longest I had been away from Kayleigh since we got home from the hospital- I missed her so!
So it's Malia's birthday but since she's three and didn't really communicate to us what she wished for her birthday plans- we had our families meet at La Cocina! This is a birthday tradition for my family so it was the perfect plan, at least for me ;). Here's some pictures from dinner:
After dinner, we went back to Grandma & Dops house and I snapped this picture of Kayleigh and Gramps before they left. I got a tad bit emotional when my family left because I knew it would be the last time they'd see Kayleigh as a itty bitty baby- I was surprised my dad let me get this picture but he might have been thinking that too.
I can't believe little Miss Malia is three years old! She is so full of joy and love. She's always willing to help, very generous with hugs and kisses (as long as it's on her terms) and so very smart. She talks so much and so well- you never have to wonder what she's thinking. I love her wild spirit- I think we should have named her Tarzana- she can give you a look that makes it look like she just belongs in the jungle. She's got lots of energy like her daddy but also loves naps like her momma. I can't imagine our family without our Malia Mae!
We love hanging out outside in the afternoons- we eat dinner outside almost every night- it's so fun for the kids and for Rosie and Kayleigh loves it too!
Also, you know how infants are easy because you put them down somewhere and they stay there- well that's already expired for us:
I don't really have anything to say about today- it could be because I'm blogging about it exactly two months later or because nothing really went on- I guess we'll never know.
