Saturday

What a wild Saturday we had this weekend! Grandma and Peggy’s friends, Lara and David, were in town from New York, and we’ve been talking for years about how much they’d love the Memphis Zoo when they came to visit. So obviously a zoo trip was on the agenda, and thankfully, the weather cooperated and gave us a beautiful morning. That afternoon, we celebrated Hayes’ 10th birthday with a skating party, so the Hasseltine/Eskrigge crew was in town too. Helen Grace caught a 30 minute nap on the way from the zoo to the rink, and when she literally woke up swinging, I thought we were doomed. But she soon realized where she was and jumped out of her seat with a big ole smile on her face. Whew. She took a bit to get her skating legs back, but by the end of the afternoon and with the help of a gaggle of girls oogling over her (“OMG, did you hear her say her name?! How sweeeeet!!!”), she was soon dancing and racing around on the ice. The Jackson crowd went back to Spiffer’s to let the girls chase frogs and play in the dirt, and then John and I joined our out-of-town parties for dinner at Three Guys pizza. We visited and ate until we were sick, but we had such a nice night!

Checking on the baby giraffe The gaggle This was the only time the girl let go of her walker. I thought for sure that cousin peer pressure would work, but it was a no go. We were breaking it down in the middle of the ice. I have to admit, it was *really* fun. Dance party!! (Look at the way HG is looking at her big girl cousins. You couldn’t wipe that silly grin off her face the whole time. She’d chase after them if they ever left her side.) Hot chocolate and cake break

Skating:  Fast forward to the 2:00 mark when she really gets going (and I stop dancing).

Dinner:  Fixing her pizza at Three Guys