Summer Vacation!

FLORIDA/VEGAS GETAWAY AND SUMMER FUN!

     Wow!.....I am a blog slacker!!! I've been having so much fun with Eddie and the girls that I have completely neglected our blog! Well I guess it's time to catch everyone up on what we've been doing this summer! I will start with our great vacation. This summer we took the kids to Florida and my wonderful parents watched them, while Eddie and I went to Vegas..... ALL BY OURSELVES! We left the kids for 6 days and may I say it was wonderful!! Eddie has been working a lot and we both needed this well deserved break! We relaxed by the pool, went shopping, went out to delicious dinners, gambled, saw a show, got pampered, slept LATE, worked out....it was AMAZING!!!!! Here are some pics from our vacation:

Just arrived at the airport!

The girls made daddy buy them these neck pillows and of course he couldn't say no! LOL

We went to Aquatica before we left for our Vegas Vacation

First night in vegas we saw a really cool Prince Tribute Band

We stayed at the Wynn Property in Encore

Dinner at Nobu in Ceasars

After dinner drinks.....my favorite Champagne!!!

Here we are at Tao

Leaving to do some shopping!!!!

Vegas is crazy!!! The pool was soooo packed!

Me and my love!

Going out to dinner again!!

At SW steakhouse....the best meal in Vegas!!

Meanwhile back in Florida the girls had a lot of fun with my parents!!......

At Chuck E Cheese

Going to the sprinkler park!

On our way to Disney!!

Emma has 2 friends that she has known since she's been a baby. Isabel and Abigail

Getting pampered at a girls spa

Chocolate facials!!

Hair and nails too!!!

Sidewalk chalk

Eating frozen yogurt at Sweet Frog!

When we arrived back to Orlando to get the girls we went out to dinner

We also went on a swam paddle boat ride

Bye Bye Florida!!!

After we returned from our vacation we enjoyed summer on Long Island!!!........

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We celebrated our good family friend's 50th Wedding Anniversary............

Lyla and Emma with Cousin Brooke

My girl being a HAM!

Emma and Cousin Jake

My 2 beautiful girls!!

Janet and John renewing their vows.

Me and my girls!!

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We hung out at the beach a lot.........

Daddy having some fun with his girls!

Ice cream is a necessity at the beach!!

So is digging!!

Posing is very important also!!!

The girls with Eddie

A beautiful sunny day at the beach!

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We got our weekly mani's and pedi's...........

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We went out for ice cream............

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Emma continued with her MMA this summer.........

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                 We went to Aunt Weezer's house each week with cousin Katie and Aunt Michelle....

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I ran my very first 5K race and came in 2nd place in my age group (30-39) and got a medal.....

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We celebrated my beautiful goddaughter's 4th birthday...................

Group shot!

Awesome cake!!
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We went out to dinner in the Hamptons, hung out with friends, hung out on boat "BET ON IT".........

Me and my love

                                    

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We hosted our very first Little Littles get together............................

Evelyn, Kyle and Lyla

Alexandra and Lyla

All the kids!!

Introducing.....the Long Island Little Littles and their families!

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               We hosted our First Annual LPA Summer Get    Together..........................

We had 70 people at our house. We had the party catered and we enjoyed a DJ and of course...Mr. Softee!!! The Granshaw Family never has a party without Mr. Softee. We had our local chapter and other people from various chapters come out to Long Island.

Lyla turns 3 on September 21 so we sang Happy Birthday to her since her LPA family was at our house.

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 The coolest milestones we celebrated this summer were......

Emma lost her very FIRST TOOTH!!!!!!!

She got $20 from the tooth fairy!!!

and Lyla is now fully potty trained, takes a shower, and sleeps in a toddler bed!

We converted Lyla's crib into a toddler bed in June!

We also have her taking showers. We found this cool modification which helps her be very independent! She gets in and out of the shower all by herself because the shower is low to the ground.

There's my big girl!

She was also potty trained at the end of July! Big Girl underwear!!!

Here she is!!

I have these in my house. I didn't get a small potty for her. She gets up on the step and I just place her on the potty. She reaches the toilet paper by herself and wipes her private in the front by herself. I have to help her with the back.

This is what we've been up to this summer! To all my blogger friends I will catch up and comment on your blogs soon!! I promise!!