my eloise turned ONE & we had the party to prove it- although, i'm waiting to go through all of the photos before doing her big birthday post. 

in the meantime- here's what the girls have been up to :)

the weather has been super rainy & chilly the past few days [& frankly i'm loving it & the indoor time & cuddles that come with it!], but prior to that the girls were interested in nothing but playing in the water table jon built for a couple of hours each day! [lucy especially loves that it's positioned next to our "taste garden" of herbs- every few minutes i'll see her snatch off a basil or mint leaf to chew:)]

lucy & daddy park date :)

meme watched eloise while mama got my hair did at the beauty shop :)

lucy has been super into building castles- it occupied two full days during the rain! i LOVE the imagination of a 32 month old!

eloise outgrew her first pair of ballet slippers! she has literally worn these just about every day since february, so i had to commemorate them in her room :) i think they eventually may turn into a christmas ornament- lucy's saddle shoes that she wore when she first started walking were hanging on the tree last year-

we went with gold slippers this time for a fun summer twist- & classic pink, too!

meme surprised the girls with this super fun pool for eloise's birthday- & of course, lucy is really excited about "her own" personal swimming pool..... :)

it is so fun- it has a water spout & the girls played for a good solid hour & would have kept going that first night if bedtime wasn't calling their names-

eloise turned ONE on thursday! we had planned to play in the water all day, but the rain kept us indoors. my mom came over & we spent the day baking shortcakes for the party & just enjoying this sweet girl & her BIG personality!

daddy took us all to dinner at texas roadhouse- we wanted somewhere the girls could have fun & make a mess, and the waiters & waitresses do a texas two-step every 15 minutes or so that the girls LOVE!

jon completely finished the bunks- ladder, address, guard-rails- & they were the biggest hit of the birthday party amongst the kids!

AND sweet e turned ONE & had a strawberry ice cream social to celebrate the occasion- post to follow :)

xoxo, 

-ivy