Hide n' Seek with Aunt Bess

All of these pictures are of actual hiding places that Bethany and Noella chose while Ryan was counting. Ryan and I have never laughed so hard.

The Pedicure

I'm really not one of those moms who wants a beauty queen daughter and is starting the up-keep on the feet early! It was just a fun Grammy/Mommy/Noey date and Noella LOVED it. Best $5 bucks I've (my mom) ever spent. She sat so still and just watched intently as her toes were cut, filed, buffed, and painted. She even managed to get her feet under the special dryers.

The finished product!

The Grammy/Aunt Sissy combo

Grammy and Aunt Sissy came for a visit and Noella, once again, loved all the attention. She even forgave Aunt Sissy for her sidewalk scrape and played with her in the world's smallest pool out on the back deck.

Notice the big girl panties on Noey. We're starting!

Cousin Lovin'

The cousins came for a visit to meet Mercy and I have to say that Noella may have enjoyed the visit a bit more than Mercy. :) KiKi and YaYa taught Noey Hide n' Seek, Tag, and The Trick Game as Lily like to calls it. The Trick Game is where you run across the yard as fast as you can and then do a "trick". Lily and Caroline were doing somersaults and handstands (mostly) and Noella managed a few rolls in the grass but she got the idea which was funny to watch. I have to say though that Hide N' Seek was the most comical. Noella and KiKi played and would hide in the most obvious places (more so Noey than Kiks). Noella would count to 10 (or 6) and then say, "Here I come...or not!!" which is obviously a slight variation on the usual, "Ready or not, here I come!" Tag was pretty easy to catch on to. Just run around the yard after the cousins and try to keep up.

As you can see, Noella keeps her eye on her big cousins and likes to take the lead from them. One of these things is not like the other... :)

And here Mercy and Gus finally get in on the action...

Cousin Lovin'!

Moe, Larry, and Curly

A Horse of Course!

Noella rode a horse! I honestly couldn't believe that she actually got on it. We went to Aunt Bess's horseback riding class and on the way there Noella started asking if she could ride a horse. Of course I told her that she had to wait until she was a little bit bigger, thinking that there wasn't any possibility for her to even try let alone not be too freaked out to get that close. But she kept asking so Manna asked the instructor if Noella could ride a horse and she said yes! (When I told Noella she could ride one she said, "Yeah? I'm bigger?") You can tell from the pics that she's a little unsure but she didn't hesitate at all when I lifted her up. Maybe my dreams of a soccer star are going to have to be put on hold for my little equestrian.