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Today we had to drop Dakota off at the kennel since the campground we are going to isn't pet friendly :( The girls were sad to see her go. Luckily, she is in great hands when she is away from us :) I got the car packed and mostly ready to go by the time Scott got done with work. Today was the Change of Command so all his hard work from this week was put to good use.

The drive wasn't too bad, considering we had to drive around Philly during rush hour :)  We made it to the campground before dark without too many complaints from the back seat. How our parents ever travelled without DVD players is beyond me. After about 3 "are we there yets", I am ready to turn around!

After we set up camp, we stopped by to see our friends and then we turned in for the night. The girls were tired and so were we :)

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Mckenzie had a birthday party for her friend Ava today. It was a princess theme so the girls got to dress up and get their nails painted. They all had a lot of fun! I took Abby and Ava's sister, Sophia out for lunch during the party since it was only for the little ones. We discovered that Abby's friend does not share the same joy about Pei Wei that Abby does. Oh well :)

I spent the afternoon making muffins and cookies to take along on our trip. There are 6 families that are camping together, so that is a lot of baking to do! Lucky for me, the girls were happy to entertain themselves so I could get everything taken care of!

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Mckenzie had dance this morning. She loves when we pick up her friend Ava and take her to class with us. I have never understood why the kids get so excited to have their friends ride in the car with us. Maybe it is just seeing their friends. I'm not sure. The rest of the day was spent getting ready for our camping trip. Scott normally takes care of things like this, but since he is working his butt off this week at work for the Change of Command, I am in charge. I am not sure this is a good thing. But, I did make a list and I think we should be able to survive a couple of nights with what I pack :) Besides, if I forget something, there has to be a Walmart nearby right?!

Apparently Abby thought her "dog" needed a bed to sleep in too!

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We went to our friend's house today to celebrate her 4th birthday and to swim. The girls really enjoyed swimming and seeing their friends. It is so nice that they have a daughter Abby's age and one Mckenzie's age.  Abby has gotten a lot more confident in her swimming and she can now swim in the deeper water without a life vest on. She is so proud of her new ability and so am I!
We bought the girls some Pop Rocks the other day. This is what Abby looked like when she was eating them. Abby loved them. Mckenzie, not so much :)

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Today was our "Sweet and Sassy" adventure. I took the girls to get haircuts, manicures and makeup. We met our friends there and the girls had so much fun! The girls were full of giggles and smiles. Mckenzie was the most patient of all. She was the last one to get her hair done and the entire time she waited with a patient smile on her face. Not a single complaint! I always think of her as my baby, but when she does things like she did today, I realize how fast she really is growing up :(

Since the girls were so fancy, I took them to lunch at their favorite restaurant. We got a few looks, but you can't blame people. I am sure it isn't everyday they see a three year old wearing hot pink eye shadow!

Mckenzie had a birthday party for one of her friends this afternoon.  She rode with a friend as I had to take Abby and her friend to dance.  It sounds like Mckenzie had a great time. Abby, on the other hand, was disappointed because she didn't get to go and eat cake.

Sorry this is blurry :(

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Scott ran a 5k this morning on the boardwalk. He took second place for his age group! Way to go babe!!! After checkout, we headed back to the boardwalk for breakfast and to walk around a little. It was so humid that we didn't do a whole lot of walking around though.

When we picked the girls up, they were sad to leave their friends. Mckenzie was so tired, she just cried about not wanting to leave. It sounds like they had a blast though. Swimming, cake, fireworks, and a sleepover with their friends.

Mckenzie fell asleep when we got home and so did Scott and I. Abby, on the other hand, wasn't tired and she was busy around the house. She fed and watered the dog, watched tv, talked to me for awhile, talked to Scott for awhile. Busy little bee.

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We dropped the girls off at a friend's house for a sleep over and we headed to Atlantic City for the night. The girls took off running as soon as we arrived at their friends and barely gave us a good bye!

It was crazy how quiet the car was without the girls. Just last week we headed the same direction to go to the beach and every couple of minutes we heard "are we almost there?" or "I'm bored". Not today. Just silence coming from the backseat. It was kind of nice for a change :)

We stayed at the Borgata and saw Jerry Seinfeld. He was hilarious! There were a few jokes he told that had me gasping for air! I can't remember them now, (must be oxygen deprivation!), but he was so funny! Scott was laughing so hard the entire show. He loves Jerry and I am so glad he had the chance to see him!

Scott did a little poker tournament after the show and I went to the room to hang out. Really exciting I know, but it works for us :) I'm not much of a gambler and Scott likes to play a bit of poker every now and again. We had a great night and I am so glad our friends were able to watch the girls for us.

The glasswork in the hotel lobby. It is blown glass and it is absolutely amazing! This photo doesn't do it justice :(



The fabulous view from our room! I am sure everyone out there is jealous ;-)

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Today was the girls' last day of VBS. I am so glad I signed the girls up this year. They have really enjoyed it. They got to play in wading pools and sprinklers. The older kids got to play on a huge water slide. Abby was disappointed she wasn't old enough to do that one. Next year she will be old enough :)

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Today was going to be my day to do nothing. I was going to sit on the couch and watch soaps. I know this sounds really lazy, but it was my time to waste. The house is cleaned, all the weekly errands have been done and I just wanted to do nothing. But, as I headed to Dunkin' Donuts to get a hot cup of Joe, Scott called needing me to bring him something he forgot. So instead of laying around like I wanted, I drove to base and got to see Scott for a bit. I'm kicking myself for not checking how much fuel I had because I ended up needing to stop on base. You are probably wondering why that is a big deal, but it is a big deal. I don't think I have pumped my own fuel since we moved to New Jersey. The base is the only place around here that has self service. Everywhere else is full service. At first I was all like "This is so dumb. Why do I have to wait around for some guy to fill my car for me. It would be so much faster if I could do it myself." But now, it's more like "Why do I have to get out of my car in this heat to pump my own gas!"

I bought the girls some purple colored soap the other day. Boy did they have fun washing up! I think they may have used half the container already!

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The girls are halfway done with VBS already. This week is flying by! I had big dreams of me time, but it seems to be filled with errands and housework instead:( But, it gives me the chance to get things done without dragging the girls around to do things they would rather not. We went to a friend's house this afternoon to swim. Abby turned into a swimmer overnight! She was all over the pool without using her life vest. She even jumped off the diving board like that and swam to the edge! I guess maybe swim lessons did pay off!


Super tasty s'mores bars I found at Six Sisters' Stuff