What we've been up too...

Hello! It is currently Saturday night, a little after 8pm (it's Wes's night to put the girls to bed!) and I realized it has been a little bit since I have checked in so I thought I would pop in on a random Saturday night to say hi! and let you know what we have been up too.

We have been pretty busy, but in all good ways (work is super crazy busy in August - and sometimes I just can't stand to spend one more minute in front of the computer at night), we got to go on a date last night! and we have spent some time getting drenched in the swimming pool!

^ the Sunday after Everly's birthday ready for a few errands and looking entirely too big with earrings and a cold shoulder dress. ^

 ^ it also looks like she grew into a four year old overnight too! later this particular afternoon we took a killer family nap (birthday parties wear everyone out ;)) and then headed to the swimming pool for an evening swim.  on the way there my phone and the sunscreen had an unfortunate accident in the scooter storage area... booooo! ^

 ^ we went out to dinner on a Wednesday night (in the city!), this never happens to us (Emma is behind us - she didn't want to be in the picture). ^

 ^ we went to a burger place that we had not visited in more than one year and it was so much more delicious than we had remembered! ^

 ^ we happened to be out that night because we were invited to a party that was hosted from a group in Houston that puts on a big light show! Wes loved Christmas lights which I am sure you remember and so we were all excited to go! ^

 ^ they had fancy schmancy ice cream cones ^

 ^ the four of us, plus a person from Houston (who may have been assigned as our escort? he hung out with us the whole time...). ^

 ^ the girls really enjoyed the 7 or 8 performances that they had especially the acrobats, Emma has really taken an interest in practicing hand stands (in the pool) and she was dreaming about what she and Everly could do when they 'grow up'. ^

 ^ Thursday night we went on the most sweltering bike ride. not pictured: me carrying one bike/scooter back because someone decided they were too hot ;).^

 ^ Friday morning, one of our friends texted me to see if they could keep the girls so we could go on a date.  it felt totally rebellious/spontaneous, but we said yes! we have not been on a date in China in a sweet forever and it was so nice to have a night to ourselves.  we took uber to the city - ate bar-b-que and had a great new to us beer (Kentucky citrus wheat) - then walked to another restaurant to have a margarita.  it was so so so nice to have dinner alone knowing that our kiddos were in good hands! ^

 ^ today we went to the global center waterpark.  we happened to be the first people in there - crazy, right? but no less than twenty minutes later this place was packed.  we thought the girls would love love love this place (we went here last summer and had to drag them out), but the water was a little too cold for their liking and there were so many people that they were done in about three hours.  so I would say they liked it, but not loved it :). ^

 ^ after we got changed the girls found someone to give them balloons - this seems to constantly happen in Chengdu :). ^

^ and then we headed out for tex-mex and it totally hit the spot. queso in Chengdu!! ^

Hope you are having a great weekend!!!