Family Fun

Georgia & Ivy Jane are like their Momma when it comes to loving family time. This past week my sister Angie & her boys Gabe & Will came to visit. The girls and I spent Thursday night with Mom & Dad so that we could enjoy time with all of them. Thursday night (before bed), Paw Paw got Georgia, Gabe & Will on the kitchen island and they all ate cookies & milk. Will enjoyed it so much that he couldn't put his milk down for the picture! (Georgia even had on her cookie pj's)

Georgia & Will became buds quickly. They colored together...
And read and read and read together...
Ivy Jane enjoyed coloring, sitting on MY stool from my childhood that reads "Stand up to be tall. Sit down to be small." Didn't everyone have one of those growing up? I love that my mom still has mine...
We enjoyed playing dress up in Mary Katherine & Caroline's room...
Look at Miss Hollywood!
Will, Ivy Jane & Caroline. They love each other so much!
Ivy Jane & Smokey (or Fokey, as GC calls him) became best buddies. She thought he was hilarious.
They even shared ice out of Paw Paw's cup!
Angie planned an art project with the cousins...fall trees with handprints! Georgia really got into it...
And then they got to ice & sprinkle their own cupcake to celebrate Will's (belated) birthday. Look at that face of concentration!
Grandma & Paw Paw gave Will a marble tower. The girls loved it, too!
It's hard to believe our Will is SIX! I love his new glasses...and look at his decorated cupcake! I especially like the candle placement!
After celebrating Will's birthday we got the girls bathed and got in the car to head to Mimi & Granby's house. All of the fun of the day caught up with the girls and they were asleep about 30 minutes into our trip. When we arrived, Heather, Julian, Granby & Mimi were all there to play! Georgia loves Julian (aka Joos) and was reading books with him in no time!

Aunt Heather (aka Hedder) always gets good snuggles and play time with Georgia!

When we were leaving Mom & Dad's house our nephew Luke said, "Are y'all going to the movie theater house?" :) The girls enjoyed a Sesame Street video or two in their little chairs from Ikea. Ivy Jane was mesmerized by the HUGE characters on the big screen...

Georgia's little pallet in our room. She was woken up early from her nap by her loud-mouthed sister!

And I have to give a "shout out" to Mimi! Shelby & his dad went to a post card show in Plano on Saturday morning. At about 11:00 I left the girls with Mimi & had a few hours to myself. She played with them, fed them lunch, and got them down for a nap! Yippee! Thank you, Mimi! I KNOW the girls loved every minute of it, and SO DID I!

Poor Mimi sat at their table and colored and colored and colored...
We had a great time seeing everyone, but all of us were glad to be in our own beds Sunday night! The girls did GREAT going home, too. Ivy Jane slept most of the way and then was just content as could be with her blanket. milk, snacks & a few toys...
Poor Georgia slept all but the last hour. That sweet baby girl was worn slap out!