"Camping" and St. Patty's Day

The following weekend was Troublemaker's 4th birthday, so grandma and grandpa came back to visit.  It was also St. Patrick's Day so we were super busy.  We made tie dye shirts with E, P, and B so we had six girls in matching St. Patty's Day shirts.  I meant to get a picture of us tie dying but forgot so a pic of Mimi is her onsie will have to be enough.  OK, a couple pics. She is so cute and has such a great laugh! 

The night grandma, grandpa, and my sister got her the girls were "camping out" in the livingroom. 

It started that they were going to sleep in the "camping room" (which so earned its name because it has stars on the ceiling) but when we started to put the tent up it was too big.  So the tent moved to the livingroom, and the girls came along with it.  : )  And they NEVER went to bed!  (I am only kinda exaggerating)  I kept yelling at them to go to bed and Bumpkin's comment was "this is our first time camping inside, we aren't supposed to sleep".  Can't really argue with that; however, they haven't gotten to camp inside again yet....

They also insisted on taking pictures with Mimi.  Here are a few of the best.

The next day we got ready and headed to the parade downtown.  When we were walking to meet E, P, and B we also found our friend, M.  So there were lots of crazy little girls watching the parade (that never ended). 

It was genius for someone to open the back of their car so the girls could play before the parade started and once they got bored. 

The girls weren't so patient waiting for the first pieces of candy go come but it quickly got boring and they moved on to playing again.  Mimi was very impressed. 

Troublemaker also helped Heather show her maturity level... :)

Bumpkin got this cute hat from one of the floats.  She knows how to look cute doesn't she?  She took this one picture then hasn't shown any more interest in the hat at all.  So Troublemaker took it....

Stay tune for Part 2