InstaFriday - Fall Break!

Well, it's already Friday.  That means that fall break is almost over {wahhhhhhhhhhhh}!  So sad.  However, we have had a great week together, check it out!

Don't know if you remember from last week or not, but we were expecting Grandpa and Grandma's arrival and arrive they did and they were ready to shop!  So as soon as school got out, we headed to the mall together!  Had lunch together and then shopped until grandpa couldn't stand being in the kiddie playground area any longer!  We met up later that night at the fountain by Westgate to play with friends and listen to the band play!  It was perfect {and kicked off with an icy drink at Margaritaville with the hubby first}!

 Our weekend was spent dipping into the delicious applesauce donuts that grandpa and grandma brought with them from the best little bakery back in Wahoo.  We beg for them a lot and it works only sometimes, especially when you put Lola on the phone!  Also cleaning closets out!  Grandma has a way of whipping us into shape quickly!  She doesn't let us get to overloaded and is a true clean sweeper!  The kids even cleaned out their stuffed animal stash!  I was very proud of them!  We snuggled and decorated for Halloween too, since our house was so clean {for like 35 seconds, because that is about how long it stays that way in my house}!  The kids love those dang spider webs hanging everywhere, but lemme tell you they are a pain! 

 Tuesday we went to see Hotel Transylvania as a family!  Afterwards daddy was hungry so we stopped to eat and I caught one of the cutest and candid pictures I think I have caught of Lola on her daddy's shoulders.  Love it!  She was mid dance!  After the movie, Lola and I headed to her gymnastics class, where so many new skills were practiced, including the handstand!  Sure glad we practiced those all summer in the pool because it paid off when she went to do it during class!  Can't believe how strong her back/shoulder muscles look!?  Lola is loving gymnastics!!!

 Face painting courtesy of daddy!  Not bad huh?!  She loved it, but did not love me scrubbing that green paint off later that night!  She was a tint of green the remainder of the evening!  Enjoyed my favorite candy, do I dare say ever, cinnamon bears!  What is your favorite candy?

 Arizona has a store called Last Chance that is absolutely wild.  You can get name brand everything for a fraction of the cost (like TOMS shoes for 18.99, no matter if they are the wedges or the originals and phone cases for 2.97)!  So I headed there with my friend Meghan to try and score some deals - mainly for Lola.  Girlfriend only wears her flipflops, so I was hoping this would inspire her to change it up!  Once you get to the place, you don't wanna leave.  You wait for the next time they restock the shelves.  It could seriously be an all day affair!  Good thing that I can't go very often or I would be in trouble!  It was my goal to get there once before break was over!  Then, it was home to spend time with my babies!  I am a lucky mama that they like to snuggle as much as they do!

 

Cousins came over to play with us last night too!  I tried to snap a picture for Grandma Donna of all her grandbabies and getting 5/6 of them to smile was an accomplishment!  Whew!  At least they are all looking my way!  I love how this one turned out and so did grandma!

Usually I am happy the weekend is here, but this is one of the times that I am not.  Only 3 more days of Fall Break left and I am hoping to soak up as much family/kid time as I can {with a little bit of neighborhood garage saling sprinkled in too, I am on the hunt for mismatched wooden chairs for cheap}!

Hope y'all enjoy your weekend!