Yay for cousins!!

A couple weeks ago we had a jam-packed cousin-filled week! Edy and Uncle Phil came to visit us for a couple days. We proceeded to wear the kids (and ourselves!) out while Dr. Phil attended his conference.

Within 5 minutes of Edy walking in the door (perhaps even less time), the girls went downstairs and transformed into this:

bee-yew-tiful princesses! They spent most of the week trading dresses -- I don't think they wore their regular clothes except to leave the house.

Many thanks to A. Terri for the sprinkler ball! We've used this many times already -- it's great for hot days.

Why, yes, Katie put her swimsuit on all by herself! How could you tell?

CLASSIC Katie mad-face.

Edy and Katie got along really well -- they had a lot of really cute moments together.

Also thanks to A. Terri for the matching striped shirts! It was easy to pick them out in a crowd when we went to...

Chuck E. Cheese!!! I think Katie rode the mini carousel about 20 times.

Edy was here for 3 whole days, and each one was jam-packed. We went to playgrounds, played in the backyard, went to Chuck E. Cheese, and even went to a waterpark (forgetting the camera, of course!). We thoroughly spoiled Edy... and then sent her home. :) Hey, that's what Aunts are for, right?

playing all week long is hard work! (Mr. Pickles is laughing b/c Katie is trying her hardest to get into as horizontal a position as possible)

We had lots of fun, and missed them both a lot after they left. Now Miriam is asking for a cell phone of her own so she can "walk around and call Edy whenever I want to."

friends forever!