Annie's Visit

Lily's friend, Annie, came over to play last Thursday evening. Her mom, Ashley, is on full bed rest until baby Wilson arrives (he's currently scheduled to arrive on October 5 if he can wait that long). We knew it had to be frustrating and boring for Ashley and Annie to be at home all day when Ashley can't really play too much with Annie (and husband/daddy Drew is at work all day). Since their house is about 10 minutes from my office, I thought it would be fun to pick up Annie and let her come to our house to eat dinner and play with Lily for a little while; that would also allow Ashley and Drew to have a relaxing and quiet evening.

The girls had a great time together. Lily was a little shy at first, but quickly warmed up. They played in the princess castle together and in Lily's "Tokyo Restaurant." Then it was time for dinner which Liz had made. She made an awesome pot roast with onions and carrots, and we also had mashed potatoes and yeast rolls; it was all delicious! The girls ate a little dinner, but I think they were so excited to play together, they were quickly ready to get down and resume playing. After we all finished, Ryan went out to cut the grass while Lily, Annie and I went outside to play on our playground, draw with sidewalk chalk and blow bubbles; it was a lot of fun! After being outside for awhile, the mosquitos started to come out, so we headed back inside. Annie had brought a cute Dr. Seuss short movie, so we watched that while the girls had bananas for dessert. After that we played in the playroom some more until Drew arrived. The girls really seemed to have a good time together, and it's fun for me to see Lily interact with other kids her age. What a fun evening! Here are a few pictures from our time outside.

On the back porch swing, ready to go to the playground.

Walking down the stairs together and talking the whole way.

Annie used the swing while Lily had fun on the trapeze.

Heading up the ramp to the slide.

Lily was having a great time!

Both girls at the top of the slide. They did a good job taking turns going down the slide.

Annie had fun making silly faces for the camera.