Crawfish Boil

Last night, we were invited to our other mother’s house for a crawfish boil. Her son Chris was in town and we were so excited to spend the evening outside enjoying their new pool in wonderful company. Ella thought we were having bugs for dinner and let everyone know that she was NOT having any of those.

Obviously, Emma {Chris’ youngest daughter}, didn’t feel quite the same way!

The kids were all perfectly self-sufficient, thanks to a last minute run to Dollar General for floaties and rings, so the mommies and daddies got to visit instead of play life-guard all night.

These two were the lowest maintenance of all and hung out poolside for most of the evening. Sophie is 7 weeks old and Natalee is 12 weeks old. Aren’t they cute?

{Side note, isn’t this romper adorable? Ella has a matching big sister shirt and was thrilled that Sophie’s finally fit so that she could wear hers. If you need one, let me know and I’ll put you in touch with the wonderful Amy. Thank you, ma’am.}

Ella made huge progress in the swimming department thanks to these floaties. We’ll be purchasing a pair of these tomorrow to help her gain a little confidence. I predict she’ll be swimming before we know it.

These two cuties kept each other entertained all night long. Emma is a little over a year younger than Ella, but you wouldn’t know it. They were glued to one another both in and out of the water.

And these two couldn’t be more perfect for one another. SD and Chris were the best of friends growing up and we sure do hate that he and his wife make their home in Louisiana. It was so good to hang out with them and their girls tonight. Chris was concerned he might not make the blog this week, so I took and posted this picture just for him. CG, I expect a comment in return!

Perhaps the star of the show was a wonderful pool slide that the kids LOVED. We begged Ella all night to try it and she vehemently refused. Finally, she’d had enough watching and decided to try it out. SD told her that if she went up the steps, she was coming down the slide and I promised a little shopping trip in return. Here are the before and after photos and she isn’t smiling in any of them. He had to give her a little shove and boy did she fly.

Perhaps the best photo is the “during”. She went under the water, but thanks to the floaties, came right back up! She cried for a few minutes, but got more and more proud of herself as everyone congratulated her on being such a big girl. Pride, however, couldn’t convince her to repeat the process.

Thanks, Garrett family for sharing your home with us. We had such a wonderful time and can’t wait to do it again!