...and it's not even over yet!

What a weekend it's been! The best part is we still have another day! So, where to start...well the girls had a wonderful week at school. They were tired on Friday, but not exhausted. Greg got to pick Trinity up from school for the first time this year and she was so surprised and excited! He said she was out of control she was so excited! It wasn't too hot outside Friday night, so we had an early dinner, then went to the lake to throw rocks at the spillway. The girls always enjoy doing that and seem to bring home as many rocks as the throw! Saturday we woke up kind of early so Greg could take Trinity shopping for her big birthday present. She got a brand new bicycle! Apparently she wasn't too excited when he told her what they were getting, she was hoping it was a new Barbie or the costume for the new Barbie movie...oh well! She was excited to get it home and show it to me, but hasn't ridden it yet (two days later!).

Saturday evening we had the whole family over to celebrate Trinity's birthday and had a great time. Of course our A/C had to break just before they got here, so it quickly climbed to 85 degrees and we were going outside to cool down! Yuck! The homemade ice cream did seem to help a little. The girls loved playing with their family! Emory has been crying for everyone to come back over to play and Trinity has been talking about all the stuff her cousins played with and what they will play with next time they come over. Some of the things I really hope to remember from this celebration,

• Trinity opened a gift from David, home made pickles (not just any home made pickles...they are incredible! I think they're even award winning!) and she came up to me and whispered to me with a huge grin on her face, "That really is a great gift Mommy, I love those."
• Getting her first American Girl Doll. She doesn't have a name yet, but Trinity keeps coming back to Sally. This doll is now a member of our family and I'm expected to treat her that way (I'm afraid she will end up costing us almost as much as another daughter, but Trinity sure does love her!). This looks to be the beginning of a whole new chapter in our lives!
• The broken A/C...of course it started working again not long after everyone left. That's what we get for trying to make the house cold before everyone came over.
• Dad falling asleep in the front yard
• Ali's drug-induced personality (I can't believe you were even able to make it, but so grateful you did! We're praying for a quick recovery!)
• Matt's lame excuses for backing out of his niece's birthday! Work...hah!

What a fun time! I love family get-togethers! Thank you everyone for making Trinity's birthday so special and memorable!!!!!!!

Today has been a lazy day full of playing with new toys. Both Trinity and Emory took new toys to church with them and had a great time showing them off. We walked to the park this evening so Trinity rode her new scooter all the way there. She hasn't exactly mastered balance yet (she has her mom's grace), so I think it was more work to ride the scooter than it would have been to walk, but she still enjoyed it!
Here are a few pictures from her bday celebrations so far, of course we still have three to go. When will we stop spoiling her so much? I'm sure the answer is NEVER!