Happy Birthday!

Today we celebrated cousin C.'s birthday!  She and Michaela are six months apart, and seeing them grow up together (as far apart as we have been) has been such a joyful (most of the time!) experience.   They are often the best of friends, and of course have their moments when they are more like sisters who irritate one another.  They love to play with their babies, dress alike, and when we're at the beach, jump waves together. C. woke up to some fun balloons on her chair at the kitchen table and the celebration went from there.  We were busy all day (and by we I mean Wendy, her mom) getting ready for a family party this evening.  Grandma and Mr. Bob came over from Orlando and got a good dose of madness while they were here.  It wasn't all craziness; there were moments of reading and card-playing, too.  There was a lot of cooking and baking.  Also decorating.  Mostly, though, there was a lot of fun. Here are some images that I captured using a video recorder.  The picture quality isn't that great, but hopefully will show some of our good times well enough. Brother of the birthday girl... High School Musical puzzle with one of the big cousins, as they are called... The cake... The balloons, they enchant... A happy birthday girl... And needless to say, Eliana enjoyed her cake... What a fun day...it's so good to be with family!  You know, I'm here ahead of Mike, and I am an in-law, but they always make me feel like just one of the bunch.  I'm really grateful for that.  We're looking forward to Mike's arrival! He's bringing my battery charger and razor. Just kidding; it will be so good to be together, as Christian has said,"The five Walkers again."

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[Mindee@ourfrontdoor]

Necessity it the mother of invention. Great job with the pics! And I'm glad you're having so much fun.