My sweet niece Madison flew out from Chicago all by herself to visit us! I’m so proud of her. My girls were thrilled to see her. Once she arrived they wanted nothing to do with me. They requested Madison help get them dressed, get their meals, get them in their car seats, help with the potty breaks…luckily she is a fabulous big cousin and helped the girls at every request. They were quite spoiled this weekend with Madison’s visit.

Poppy, Melissa, Bob, Carole, Ryan and Reagan joined us for a combined birthday celebration for the girls at Morton’s. It was a long meal – 3 hours, but with the private room, lots of crayons andcoloring books, a DVD player, and many fun cousins to entertain themselves all the kids did great. The meal was delicious and there was an added treat of personalized menus that said “Happy Birthday Annabelle and GG”. Needless to say, the girls don’t know how good they have it!

After dinner the girls went to bed peacefully and Madison I stayed up and finished decorations for the girls birthday party. Madison was such a big help and was only a bit distracted as we watched “New Moon” — she’s a Twilight series junkie! I can definitely get use to having her around. She’s such a big help and so sweet.