Our short four days together came and went all too quickly. But what a whirlwind of fun it was! On Thursday we ate dinner together, played and laughed together and eagerly anticipated the arrival of the rest of our group.
On Friday morning the excitement grew as the rest of our group was due to arrive.
Uh-hum, this might be a good place to add, that most of the time it was excitement. Our Miss Grace had what my father would call a "character building moment" or two as she had to turn her house over to five friends and share all of her toys exclusively. Sometimes it was lovely, sometimes it was ugly. But in the end she's better for it, at least that's what I think :)
Oh the joy when all six girls and all five families were reunited! We ate lunch together, went to the playground together and after dinner we went to the classic Hoffman's Playland together. If I were to place a dollar figure on every smile, squeal or giggle that night I'd say we got a 10-fold return on our modest investment. It was an awesome night.
The Zamboni Man was a hero to these southern gals...snow in August?! Never mind the playground!
Miss Grace's photo of the Mom's and Dad's playing Catch Up at the Commons (hurry back Ed!)
Now that's alot of Pinkness for one train, good thing we had Sam in the back to keep those girls in line!
Can't you just hear the giggles? What a great day!
On Saturday we took the girls on a special outing to Yaddo Gardens. I must admit, this is the part I was looking forward to the most. Mama Darling from over at Desheng Darling and Doodlebug made these absolutely angelic dresses for all the girls. In like one day. She's amazing.She provided the lovely daisies for their hair too, it's was perfect! We arrived at 10:00 am all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, ready for the camera with lots of smiles.
Such joy, such beauty, I was overwhelmed to tears. What a wonderful moment to behold all my days...
After Yaddo we all went to the Saratoga Race Course for the afternoon. I think it's safe to say that Sharon was the big winner. We all had a great day, even if we left a little money behind. For me, it's all about people watching and those beautiful horses.
After a little rest time, we all had dinner together for one last time and some yummy S'more for dessert. Thank you Mr. Skip! Oh, and this would be a great time to insert another genunine "Thank You". This one is for the brothers who have given the limelight over to their sisters for three days straight. You guys are AWESOME brothers!
What a tasty way to wrap up a super fun day!
Sadly Sunday had to come. We all met for breakfast at their hotel so we could have one last bit of time together.
Footnote to Sunday...
After the largest part of our group left we decided to show the Darling Family a little bit of the Adirondack Park. Since it was a rainy day, what better thing to do than take a ride? The girls were great in the car while the grown-ups chatted a little more. We did as much as possible considering the soggy day. Then we wrapped up the fun with a little Mexican food for our Texas friends with hearts truly a big as Texas. We miss having you as "neighbors". Can't wait until we all meet again.
Still Smiling ~ Kate-Lyn
