Fun with Family

Today was soooo much better than yesterday, hands down (thank goodness!). The kids and I spent the morning running errands and getting ready for a visit from my sister (from now on I will refer to her as Aunt Martha) and her family. My kids were bouncing off the walls with excitement this morning, but luckily I was able to channel the energy into good, productive things like cleaning rooms, etc. They just love visits from cousins!

Aunt Martha, Uncle Plumbean and their 3 kids arrived right at lunchtime, so all the kids were able to become reacquainted over their food before plunging into play. We spent a few hours indoors and then when Big woke up from his nap we went outside for some real fun. Big, and his cousin Cindy Lou got to play in a cute frog pool while the older kids ran through the sprinklers. I'm happy to say that everyone had a grand time! Now, on to the pictures (Martha and Plumbean's kids first).

This is Cindy Lou (as in Cindy Lou Who from "The Grinch"-- see the resemblance?):

The Wizard (he's almost 3):

A grim-faced Newton:

Big and his new funny face:

A smiling Bud:

Ginger watching the babies:

Pen watching the babies:

Pen, Newton and Ginger:

One of the funniest parts of the day for me were all the conversations between Martha and me. We have both been stricken with the new mommy/mommy short term memory failure. Constant interruptions are the norm because if we don't say what's on our mind right when it pops in there then we'll forget it.  Maybe I should start doing Sudoku and Crossword Puzzles. I have been trying to play Scrabble online with my brother and Plumbean on Wednesday nights, but (ironically) I keep forgetting.