This weekend I took a little surprise
trip to visit my sister and her family!
Geoff was in on it and we came up with a great plan!
My flight was scheduled to arrive Thursday
night at 10:45pm. So, Geoff told Kate he was
going to meet some friends for drinks after the
girls went to bed. Instead, when he left the house
he actually went to movies to kill time until
my plane arrived (too bad I was 2 hours late!).
Kate was asleep on couch when we arrived
at their house. Geoff woke her up and said,
"look who I brought home" and her eyes got so
big! She was so excited and jumped up and down
and gave me the longest hug ever!
The three of us stayed up until 3am catching up.
If you know us well, you know 3am is NOT typical at all.
Friday morning the surprise was revealed
to Annie and Caroline (Geoff had told Lauren
Thursday night when he put her bed that I would
be there in the morning, but she couldn't
tell mommy because it was a surprise and she didn't).
Good job, Lauren, for keeping it a surprise!
Friday we went to Lake Geneva and checked into
Timber Ridge Lodge & Water Park. I had never been
to an indoor water park before, but we had a blast!! The girls just
loved it!!!! It was so much fun to swim together, play games, and hang out.
Lauren, Annie, and Caroline in the van on the way to the resort!
We are all ready to go to the pool!
All of the bathing beauties ready to swim!
Caroline and I hung out on the side lines for a little bit and
then we hit the lazy river!
Caroline had the right idea while
cruising along the river...she fell asleep in the tube!!!!
Lauren and I played Hi-Ho! Cherry-O after nap time.
Saturday morning we packed up and headed back home.
Geoff and I took Annie to Little Diggers at the Botantic Gardens
while Lauren had a friend over to play.
Annie looked so cute using the magnifying glass
to check out the crickets!
Big smile to show me her painting!
She planted Mexican Heather to bring home and grow.
And, a big "cheese" when she was
watering rhubarb (my favorite) in the garden.
The butterflies were so pretty!
Annie and I enjoyed story time before her nap.
Lauren and Annie put on a show for us last night.
They were dancing and singing like crazy!
Lauren and I had a sleep over
in her room last night. It was so much fun!
We can't wait for Annie and Caroline to be old enough to join us.
Unfortunately, Sunday morning came quickly
and before I knew it, I was back to ORD for my flight back to CA.
