365 Photos in 365 Days: Week 22

 A little watering in our jammies as we saw Daddy off one morning.  

 

 My Anni loves to love on our Mary statue, but Colette?  Colette is definitely St. Francis' buddy.  There are hugs, kisses, and lots of splashing when I fill up his little shell with water.

This was the day Colette learned, "mmmmmmMMMMmmm" (think in terms of "Vroom!").  The big basket of cars at Nonna and Papa's is always a huge hit with my girls. 

Next was another big wedding day!  It was a crazy day!  Daniel was a groomsman (the groom is one of his best friends), I was photographing, Daniel's dad was receiving the vows (he is a deacon), annnnd Nonna was herding my little lambs.  Thankfully, God heard my desperate prayers that Colette would handle unavailable Mommy and Daddy time alright, and she really did!  Woo!  Anni danced until the night was over, and Colette ended up snoozing on Papa's chest.  It was a beautiful, happy night.

We got one recovery day after our four days in Greeley... just enough time to frantically throw together everything we needed (while missing several things of course) for a four day road trip to the panhandle of Nebraska.

Seeing Anni with "her Charlie" definitely made the drive with a vomiting Colette worth it (not sick, well not with a stomach bug, just mad, snotty, and choking on the snot anytime she had a snack in the car).  Charlie is like a big brother (and is her "Godbrother") to my girl, and she adores him to no end.

 At Mount Rushmore, Anni counted every single step we walked up... and, as you can see, there were lots of them!  We had to steer her clear  of other people several times, but there were lots of grins, especially when she got in the habit of skipping eight every time.