Laniers at Last!

As already stated, Marlee loves dogs :) Jenn got this cute shot of her at the park!

Also as already stated, my sister arrived with 3 of her kids the day before Brinley's birthday. We hada GREAT week with them! Really just loved getting to have them visit. Here is Casen and Laurie, she is just 3 months older.

Riding his bike through the splash pad tunnel!

I LOVE you Marlee

Two days after Brinley's birthday, it was my birthday. I was SO glad to have Jenn there on my birthday! She was so great and made it a special day :)  She surprised me with birthday cards from all the kids covering the kitchen table when I came down stairs in the morning.

I had been craving Original Pancake house... ok let's be honest, I always crave it! But it was high time we went, so we had a breakfast date with the kiddos!

Jenn had never been there, so it was fun to have her try it. We ordered 3 of my favorite dishes - Western Omelette, Apple Pancake (more like an upside down apple pie), and Coconut Pancakes with tropical orange syrup. Yes, it was amazing.

We spent all day cooking for my freezer meal group which Jenn participated in. After going to exchange the meals, I came home to find this cute bunch with candles lit, singing happy birthday!

It was fun to blow out candles, it had been years. Especially fun on my Cherry Cheesecake! So yummy! Once again, so glad Jenn was there. She cleaned the house and was so helpful all day, all week really. It was a great birthday, even if it did bring me one year closer to 30 :)

Saturday morning we headed up to Mnt Charleston. The weather was beautiful and we had a great time!

The giant teeter totter, a must when we go up there!

I love how Casen is actually "flying" up the mountian :)

Taking a break. Brinley often poses and wants me to take pictures, this was one of such pictures.

Picnic lunch, also a must :)

Marlee just loves Cardon and wants to give him hugs all the time :) Poor Cardon. We had to keep her away most the time though... she was running high fevers for a few days.

Saturday night Jenn and I got a night on the town! It was great to get to spend time with just her. Joe bought her tickets to Celine Dion for her birthday and I got to be her date. Jenn had always wanted to see her and was so excited during the beginning of the concert... literally had tears of joy :) I think that was my favorite part of the night. The concert was great to. Celine is just amazing, can't imagine singing like that!

Sunday afternoon the kids got to make their own french bread for dinner. Casen did a snake on the left, and Brinley did her very own braid.

Eating their masterpieces!

For the last night we let the girls do a "sleep over" upstairs. They had so much fun. I love how Brinley's hand is on Andelin's shoulder in this picture :)



We are so so glad our fun cousins came to visit for a week! We loved having them!!