Lovin' on our nieces!

A few weeks ago Chris and I were fortunate enough to spend some time with our sweet nieces :)

We took Cora Beth on a date so her mama & daddy could go on their anniversary date. We had SO much fun! We let Cora Beth pick dinner(*exception - McDonald's) so we went to Zaxby's. I must admit, it was pretty yummy.

When we get together she loves to watch "Hanna Tanna" on my phone("party in the usa" video) or text. I thought it was funny that her and Chris were both playing on their phones at the same time - 29 or 5, entertained by the same thing! :)

She LOVES her Uncle Chris! It was his idea to take her to Wal Mart after we were done for being so good during dinner. She got to pick out 1 toy. So we walked on over to the toy aisle and she found her phone that plays music. That was it. Mind was made. Although, we played with every other toy there - I wanted to make sure she was 100% about the phone. Well, there was no changing that girl's mind! Since Chris loves spoiling her so much he also got her a bag of candy that she could not eat until the next day. CB was really good about following directions. It's hard for a 4 year old not to rip that bag of candy open rightaway!

Don't you love the cowboy boots in the dead heat of summer?!

Next on the agenda was the baby shower for Ellie Grace the very next morning. We had a great time showering Shannon and Ellie Grace with lots of wonderful presents. Ellie Grace wasn't supposed to make it to this shower - but, we have all learned she had her own agenda. She wanted to be here for Mother's Day, Chris' bday, Don's bday, and her baby shower. She is a little party girl! :)

This is Shannon and Ellie Grace with our friend Rhonda and her son Oscar. Oscar was full term and born 8 days before Ellie Grace. Just a little different in size :)

Cora Beth and Jaime got to attend the shower. It is so nice that both sides of our family get along so well and can celebrate in each other's joys. As you can see, Cora Beth is chowing down on the candy her Uncle Chris got her and told her to wait to eat until the next morning. Ha!

This is one of the sweet pictures Jaime made for Ellie Grace's room. She did such a fabulous job!

One thing I love about showers is all the different people you get to bring together to celebrate with you. Pictured are longtime friends of the Day's Keaton(who Shannon used to babysit) & Brooke and Demetra Walden. Love these sweet ladies - what a longtime connection to the Day's!

Gammie and Papa with Ellie Grace. Ellie Grace stayed upstairs with Don during the shower since she is still very new and we didn't know what germs were floating around. He got the good end of that deal for sure!

My turn! Love this sweet girl.

She got some REALLY good stuff at her shower that we can't wait to see on her or in her room. What a fun weekend!

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them. ~Desmond Tutu