Cousin Fun!

We spent a lovely weekend visiting my family. Lia was beyond thrilled to have a sleepover with her cousin Annemarie. Her older cousins are extremely patient and accommodating of Lia (and her incessant need for "dress up"!) which is such a nice thing to see. Jim and I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to let Lia's cousin, Renee, babysit so we could enjoy a wonderful meal at the County Club with my brother, my sister, their spouses and our parents. I was even able to resist the urge to reach over and cut Jim's food at dinner! :-)

On Sunday we had the opportunity for some fun time with cousins Abby and Olivia. There were many games of Hide and Seek (or some version thereof), Popsicles, pear "picnics" on Nana's living room floor (not with real pears by the way...they were from a centerpiece. Unfortunately little Livi didn't get the memo and took a big bite from one...she may never eat another pear again!), and many hugs and kisses all around.

Finally, we were able to fit in a quick visit to see Jim's mom and dad and enjoy a pizza party as well. Our trips are always a whirlwind...packed with every minute of fun we can manage!

On a different note, I was talking to my sister about my desire to begin making some changes and decorating our new house. I am a bit overwhelmed about tackling the whole thing. She loaned me these books which have beautiful pictures and ideas:

I have a lot of work to do, but hmmmm.....maybe someday my house will resemble a few of these pictures:

I'll let you know how it all works out! :-)