Gaga's Movie 2016!

We took the kids up to see Gaga's movie again this year, or her spring musical, if you will. (We have done this before) It was Once Upon a Mattress.  Charlotte was excited about princesses and Tommy loves anything with a story.

 We checked into our hotel and the kids just love laying on all floors all the time.  Hotel hallway floors, check.

 High school hallway floors, check.

 High school hallways in front of ladies walking by, check. They give zero cares.

 Seriously, what is Charlotte doing?? Why do my little weirdos like laying on floors???

But anyway, they also liked the show.  Charlotte did pretty well.  We took a break and were able to catch it on the TVs in the cafeteria.  (Posted this pic specifically to remember Charlotte's cowlick.)

 We also spent some time in the bathroom.  If she knew the song, "I'm so pretty" she would have been singing it to the mirror.

 After the show, Tommy got his picture with the queen.  He liked her because she was the bad guy, of course.

But then we got to see the real star of the show.  The reigning queen and her kingdom. :) We don't know how many more musicals we will get to see under this queen's reign but we always enjoy the magic while we can. 

Erin's Second Baby Shower

The Thornburg side threw Erin a second baby shower in Syracuse.  We make the trek up north for a fun weekend in the 'Cuse.  

Charlotte didn't think the trip up was so fun.  We really believed she would sleep during the trip.  I don't know what we were thinking.

Tommy had a great trip though! Movies and games, who could ask for anything more?

 It rained before we got there but once we headed to the beach, it was sunny and beautiful! Perfect day for the beach.

 That belly.  It doesn't get any better than that.

Tommy loved the lake except for any water that would get on his head.  We really need to look into swim lessons!

 We went to dinner with Gaga and Pop that night.  After dinner, it was play time.  The kids were having a crazy rowdy super fun time with pillows and jumping and whatever else they could think of.  So much fun to be had!
However, Charlotte had a hard time going to sleep that night.  She screamed for an hour and a half for no reason.  They both ended up finally falling asleep at 10 and both woke up at about 7:30 am.  We knew they would be tired.

 But it didn't matter because the next day it was time for the beach again!

It was sand and some sun and lots of fun! 

 Charlotte's favorite part was throwing sand.

 Tommy's favorite part was swimming!

 After swimming and before the shower, they need to rinse off that sand.

We went to the shower and the kids had an instant friend to play with.  You might remember her from all these times Tommy and Addi played together.

They finally started showing their sleepiness near the end of the shower.  Hugs were needed.

Erin's shower was great.  Food was awesome.  She got some great gifts too! We took some family pictures after the shower.  Check out the siblings! 

 Tried to get one picture with the kids and this is what happened.  I still laugh every time I look at this picture.

 It took about 10 minutes of the ride home and the kids were asleep.

 It was a long weekend.  They were exhausted. Also very cute.

Charlotte was still tired when we got home.  She laid around all night with her hand in her pocket.

We had a great weekend in the 'Cuse on the beach.  We'll be back for more lake time in August! Can't wait!

Lake Wawasee Trip 2014

Way back in September of last year, you might remember another event where a lot of Thornburgs were able to get together.  That's where the planning for this trip began! 

 These are the people who put this all together.  Andrew's dad and his siblings wanted to get the whole family together like they did back in the day and enjoy time on the lake.  Andrew found the house and the rest is history.

 So a family reunion was planned! Andrew's Aunt Jenny made shirts for everyone and we got a family picture.

 We had a full house! 

 Here's the full house we stayed in for the week.  We moved in on the 4th of July.

 We started swimming right away.  Oh no! Don't squirt Pop!!

 Andrew did his best dolphin impression.

 We were able to watch Andrew's friends in their sailboat race.

 Tommy loved the sun and water.

 So did Charlotte but she got a lot less of it.

 Andrew's parents rented a pontoon boat and we took it out every day.  We did canon balls and flips off the boat.  Andrew's an expert. :)

 I jumped off too but you don't need to see a picture of that.

 Sunset family pictures!!

 The sunsets were pretty incredible over the lake.

Baby kiss pose!

 Another one!

 Family picture.  Thank you, Charlotte, for throwing the bird for everyone.  She is OBSESSED with her middle finger.  What a stinker.

Here's another family picture in front of the house.

 These pictures are a bit out of order so just bear with me.  Here's Charlotte looking adorable in her 4th of July outfit.

We had beautiful views out of the windows of our bedroom.  Check out the beautiful sky and lovely lake.

 Here's the view at sunset.  Love it!

 But not so great for sleeping.  There were no curtains in the whole room.  Tons of windows.  Plus it didn't get dark until 10ish.  So this is what bedtime looked like through the monitor for us.  It didn't go well, as you can tell.

 Tommy and Charlotte loved, loved, LOVED spending time with their cousins. :)

 They are too cute!

 Hey a picture of just the two of us! Nice! :) And right before the fireworks.

 BOOM! Oooooohhh aaaahhh! Not bad for iPhone pictures!

 Another picture from our 3rd floor view over the lake. Awesome.

 One day we did the limbo with a pool noodle! Ha!

We're on a BOAT! :)

 This is one of our attempts to get a grandkid picture.  Some ran upstairs.  Two were trying to turn on the light.  One was crying.  One was trying to stop the crying.  One was smiling politely.  Too funny.

Charlotte did some stretching to relax.

 Tommy loved the star shaped light up shades that Pop found.

Check out that awesome sky again. (Yep these pictures are way out of order.  But hey, they're still cool! :)

Seriously, we had amazing weather for this trip.  We were so lucky.

 Check out our Tommy-friendly tie-dye cupcakes! Just get a box cake mix (one without milk), add a can of sprite, and viola! Best tasting cupcakes so far! (So far, the other recipes I've tried tasted like corn bread, vinegar, or were soupy so this is a HUGE improvement)

 Charlotte really wanted to get back out on that boat, I think.

 I have a lot of these pictures.  Tommy LOVED driving the boat.

 This picture cracks me up.  Tommy was marching out of the Oakwood.  Too funny.

 Did I mention our house had an elevator?? #elevatorselfie

 Andrew's Aunt Jill took this picture of Tommy.  What a look.  Love it.

 She also took this picture which I love.  Charlotte was super excited about the week on the lake.

I took just shy of 400 pictures from this trip.  There were so many good ones but I had to cut somewhere.  We had SUCH a great trip.  So many memories.  Thanks, Thornburgs, for a great family reunion!