Bemis Girl's Weekend

I ventured down to Phoenix for a long weekend to watch my two nieces while Carrie and Joe enjoyed a weekend sans kids in San Francisco.  On Friday, Carrie was able to show me the routine and point out where everything in the house was.  On Saturday, I was on my own with two beautiful girls...

I was brave and decided to take Carlie and Tessa to the zoo.  Actually, the Phoenix Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium.

It was only 15 minutes from their house and I anticipated a short adventure, but we were there for 3-4 hours!  We walked around the entire park, petting zoo and aquarium.  The petting zoo was filled with tiny deer and goats.  Carlie loved the baby deer and the goats were busy trying to eat our clothing! The zoo had lots of trees, greenery and many exotic animals.  We saw a baby giraffe, baby leopard, tons of macaws, albino crocodiles, kangaroos, and penguins that mimicked Carlie.

On Sunday, we ventured out to Carlie's Christmas play rehearsal.  Tessa and I enjoyed the music and lovely weather while Carlie practiced.  Carlie got a snack after practice which consisted of Cheetos and juice.  So, I got a picture of the two Bemis girls chowing on Cheetos!

Carrie loved it!  After that, we had a movie afternoon!  Filled with Tessa napping, CareBears Movie circa 1985, candy, popcorn and PIZZA for dinner!  It was great to spend time with just Carlie and snuggle since the movie is a little bit scary.

Monday morning was filled with music, singing and playing upstairs with toys.

Carlie sang, danced and Tessa giggled and mimicked her sister.  It was a beautiful sight.  We also went on a bike ride, played in the back yard and cleaned up for mom and dad to come home.  They arrived in the afternoon, followed by me leaving:(

Tessa enjoyed dragging my purse around the house!  Too cute!

I miss those girls so much!  It was such a wonderful, special time with the two of them.  I got to snuggle Tessa each night before bed.  I got to read and sing to Carlie before her bedtime.  I got to see Carlie ride her bike, read stories to me, care for her sister, beat up her sister, watch her play with fairies and enjoy life.  Tessa was a joy to see walking, playing with dvd's and anything else she shouldn't play with, adore her sister, mimic her sister, eat all day, and smile and laugh so beautifully.   Those two girls are very special and I am thankful for the weekend together   Surprisingly it was not too hard and I can't wait to go back and see them!  Love you Bemis Family!