Girls Day

On Saturday, Aunt Margie and I took Riley and Ava on a girls day for a little fun and pampering.  First stop?  Red Robin for pizza and milkshakes!

Always remember Ava and Riley, you may not have a sister, but you will always have each other!

Riley was so funny, can you see her green eye shadow?  Everyone who talked to her {the waitress, a cashier, Margie, Uncle Mike and me} was asked "Do you think I look just like a peacock in my green eye shadow?

I don't know about a peacock, but you definitely look amazing!

My sweet princess girl drinking a chocolate milk shake.  It's so easy for you to get lost in the shuffle of three kids and a demanding toddler.  It is wonderful to pull her aside on these special days.  I feel like I have a chance to really listen to all the little stories, ideas and thoughts that are floating around in her little brain.  

The other special thing about girls day?  We went to finally pick out her ballet outfit, a highly anticipated event by both Mom and Ava.  I'm so glad that I was able to leave the boys behind and just focus on my little girl, instead of trying to choose the right outfit all while making sure Dawson doesn't run away and Carter doesn't knock anything over.  She was playing it cool in front of everyone, but as soon as we got to the dressing room she started shaking saying "Mom, I'm so excited to try this on.  I'm just soo excited!"

Finally we capped girls day off with a little trip to Justice.  Or as I like to call it, the most obnoxiously overpriced store on the face of the planet with the ugliest clothes to boot.  But little girls love it, so they were each treated with a bottle of glow in the dark nail polish.

Wonderful girls day, my sweets!  Can't wait to do it again.

By the way, in case you were wondering about the males in our family they also enjoyed their day.  The kids begged Uncle Mike to eat at Taco Bell {yuck} and then they went through a walk in the big woods.  All in all, a very amazing day spent with our cousins!