There are two other things I want to tell y'all before I get to the highlights of our first Perry-cation. One, I forgot to mention that when we took Alexa to the doctor for her cold, she weighed in at 17 lbs 8 oz - a whopping 2.5 lb gain in 6 weeks! I've been jokingly calling her "Skinny." Two, if you haven't done so already, please vote for Alexa in the Beautiful Babies contest!!!!!!! She could win $5,000 and a professional photo shoot :-) Help a girl's college fund out!
On Monday, Alexa and I headed up to Perry. The trip took us 2 hrs 26 min. Thankfully, Alexa slept most of the way so I didn't have to stop at all. She hung out with Noni immediately while Danielle and I went shopping for a bit. In the evening, Alexa enjoyed playing with Papa (while eating watermelon). Gram & Noni found an old phone for Alexa to play with... chewing on the phone cord was her favorite!
On Tuesday, Alexa went to the Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo with Mommy, Noni, and Auntie :-) While there she got to see her great-uncle (Noni's brother) who is working on the elephants' new home! We had a really fun day!!
On Wednesday, we had a "Babe" (which is what we call each other) Day at the pool with Kelly, Bry, Rissy, and Regan. Alexa & Regan kept looking at one another with fascination... we're all happy to see their BFF friendship is off to a great start! After being at the pool, Alexa came home and played with JaJa. She seriously smiles EVERY single time she either sees him or hears his voice - she creepily stares at Auntie, like a stalker haha. After Alexa went to bed, I was able to go hangout with Lindsey Klco for a few hours. It was so great spending time with one of my dearest friends :-)
On Thursday, my good friend, Kristin Saywell, came over for four hours to visit. We had a great time catching up and playing with Alexa! A little bit before bedtime, Daddy arrived!!!!!!!!!! We were SO HAPPY to see him because we missed him SO MUCH!
On Friday, we hung out at home with some of Paul's friends, Jeff & Allison. We also layed out in the backyard. In the evening, Alexa stayed home with Papa & Daddy while we had a Girls' Night Out. Every month my mom's high school friends get together and this month the daughters were invited :-) We had so much fun seeing each other and celebrating Jess' last night single! The pic on the left is our sisters photo - Rissy & Bry and me & D. Then, of course, a pic of Mom with her daughters.
On Saturday, we had a lazy day because it rained for a bit. Later in the day we went to the Saint John Vianney's Festival in Mentor. We watched a Duck Race and danced to Michael Jackson music :-) After getting Alexa to sleep, my parents taught us how to play spades. The guys beat the girls - blah, that's all I have to say about that, lol.
On Sunday, we FINALLY were able to go jet skiing! The weather (rain, winds, waves) had prevented us from going all week. So we spent the entire day on the lake :-) Noni & Papa bought a big pop-up tent so that their baby could be protected from the sun a bit (which she definitely utilized for her nap). We didn't leave until much later then planned because a 12-year old boy went missing and the entire beach was in lockdown searching for him. The were searching cars that were leaving, as well as doing a water search with volunteers and the Coast Guard. It was so scary! It ended up being that his older sister lost track of him, and he walked home (Fairport is a really small town). Thank goodness he was okay! We had a tearful good-bye and headed back to Columbus with Gram in tow. Bringing her back with us made leaving home a little easier :-)
Here is Alexa playing in the sand with Noni.
Obviously, I have WAY more photos then the two per day highlights from above. So if you want to see more, check out my Snapfish photo album. I already cannot wait for Perry-cation #2 in ONE WEEK!!!!!! We'll enjoy some time with Aunt Janine & Gram, get to hang out with Aunt Kathy & Uncle Dave, get Alexa's 9-month photos taken, and go to Cedar Point with Danielle & Anthony! Never a dull moment in the Carroll household, that's for sure :-) Busy and noisy - just the way I like it!
We've had a great week so far back in Columbus. I'll post about it later in the week. We're looking forward to seeing Arthur this weekend (he lives in Florida) and having a get-together at our house with friends on Saturday :-) Hope you are all doing well. Ciao.
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