What a Fun Week!

We have had family in town this week and we have had so much fun! Lots of cousins, playing the the cold pool (the kids, not me), watching the girls reach complete exhaustion and then go some more.... they were so great! Very few melt downs and only today showing signs of seriously needing rest. And now they are resting. So thankful.

What did we learn this week? Amanda is totally a performer! She has all the facial expressions, silly looks, giggles, grabs her little microphone every time she wants to sing (which is ALL the time), bows at the end of everything she does, falls down and laughs just for fun and is just plain silly! And yes, she also bows after she falls and makes everyone laugh. She is so funny! And the look out of the corner of her eye!!! TOO MUCH!

Abi is quite the ham too. She is all about being silly and getting a laugh out of people. She is also very creative and had a great time being one-on-one with her 10-year-old cousin, Antonio, who also likes to build and be creative. They built forts and had tea parties (yes, Antonio was a trooper with the tea parties and even helped Abi get "tea" for the tea pot since she couldn't reach the sink). And they ALL went in the pool. It was cold, but they all had a great time! Abi is usually a little nervous in the pool, but she wanted to be part of the action so she went for it. I can't wait for the girls t learn to swim this summer! Amanda has no fear of the water. I gave her a little ring and showed her how to float in it and now she picks it up, puts it over her head, steps down to the second step and jumps in holding onto the ring. That girl is all over the pool in that thing! She thinks she can just jump in anywhere.

These girls are both a ton of fun and it is so wonderful to see them shine in their own ways and to just jump into the fun, wherever and whenever. They are just so excited just to be together with everyone. So nice. Tomorrow will be a shock when they realize that they are no longer here. But tomorrow Amanda turns 2!!!! So another distraction to kind of ease the sadness of the cousins leaving.

I am currently baking a cake in the shape of Strawberry Shortcake, per Amanda's request. I will let you know how it turns out!