A long holiday weekend...

For such a long weekend, I managed to take very few pictures, but I will share the ones I did take as I tell you about my extra-long holiday weekend!

I headed out of town Thursday and got to Chattanooga, well Ooltewah, around 1:30 I guess. Mom and I went to Couch's for a late lunch, ran out for little shopping, and then picked up Bentlee! Thursday is always Bentlee day at Grandmommy and Papaw's! When we picked her up she was READY to go and wanted to to directly to Grandmommy's house, but we stopped back by Couch's for desert first! When we go to Grandmommy and Papaw's we played school, of course, with all the Bitty Babies and American Girls! And then took them on a field trip to the "beach." Here is "everybody" at the Bitty Baby Beach Party!



Even thought all the babies had to pretend to swim, Bentlee decided she would swim for real! She cracks me up... her little lip was quivering, but she swore she was not cold!


Thursday night when Sarah came to pick Bentlee up to go to Collegedale to watch the fireworks' show (they do theirs on the 3rd) we decided instead of meeting them there we would just all ride together!


Bentlee, never one to perform on command, said the Pledge of Allegiance and sang "Take Me Out To The Ball Park" for us as we waited for the fireworks!

Here are Bentlee and Sarah waiting for Ken to arrive after work! We played the color game (I spy) a lot - she is REALLY good at it and never cheats. Seriously, you don't even have to pick easy stuff for her... she held her own playing with the adults!
Here are "Grandmommy an Papaw" waiting for the fireworks to start! Papaw walked to Domino's and got us a pizza fresh from the oven because we were hungry!!!

I managed to get through the actual 4th with almost no pictures at all... just a few of Bentlee playing with her friend Landon. It was a great day. Ken, Sarah, and Bentlee came over in the early afternoon and we hung out at the pool, sunning and swimming. Then about 4:30 Mom, Sarah, and I went in to start preparing food. Before we knew it everyone was arriving! Mostly it was Aunts, uncles, and cousins from both mom's side and dad's side! My grandparents came and a friend of Ken's and his little boy who is Bentlee's age! We had badminton, corn hole, horseshoes, swimming, and all kind of activities to go along with our BIG spread of hamburgers, hot dogs, sides, and homemade ice cream! Then we had a REALLY BIG AND FABULOUS fireworks show that my brother, Dink, and my Daddy put on! It was a GREAT 4th!!!

The 5th was very productive for me and mom with sunning by the pool , a mid-morning nap, and pedicures! Then I headed back to the 'boro!

And finally, I ended my weekend with a girlz night in honor of La's birthday! We had pina coladas, pizza, cherry coke, oreos, peanut butter M&Ms, and white cheddar popcorn while we talked, laughed, and started season one of Sex and the City!

What an action packed, all around, great weekend! I hope yours was just as grand!