Thursday, February 10, 2011

More Cousin Pictures

The Francis family ended up staying longer than expected due to some ice and snow in Texas and we were more than happy to keep them company!

One afternoon we went to the park and the kids had a blast playing together.

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Trying to get all 3 kids to look at the camera and smile. . .not an easy task!

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Later that night Jack and Mia played dress up.  Yes, Mia at 8 1/2 fits easily into all of Jackson’s clothes.

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I love this crazy girl so much!

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One day Dad, Jenna, Shelby and I took Lennon and Jackson on a tour of a fire station.  It was AWESOME.  The firemen were so incredible great with the boys and the boys were in total heaven.  It was really cool for all of the adults involved as well.  I actually learned a few thingsSmile

Here the guys were checking out the awesome uniforms.  And yes, as you can see Jackson was super excited to wear his fireman costume to the station.

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Both boys got to hold the hose.

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And sitting in the fire truck was a big hit!

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Jackson was completely awestruck each time the fireman would speak.

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Checking out the weight room.

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After the fire station tour we met up with Jaclyn, Emma and Mia and had dinner at Chili’s. 

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This is me remembering why I don’t eat out with my children. . .

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Luckily Jaclyn was able to hang out with us several times while Jenna was in town.

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Here we attempted to get a shot of all 4 cousins.  Of course we didn’t get that one perfect shot but here are a few cute ones.

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Later that day I watched the big boys and they of course played fire fighters.  I love Jack’s expression in this one.

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The boys were being so sweet to each other and got along perfectly all morning.

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Here they were running into the garage screaming about the fire and who/what they were saving.  At one point they were running into the house shouting, “I’ve just saved 1,000 puppies!” or “there were 7 mommies and I’m carrying all of them!”  Lennon at one point screamed, “oh no!  I dropped the daddy and he burned and died!”

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I just wished Lennon lived closer!  We miss all 4 of the Francis family so much!

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Uncle Shelby is awesome with babies and volunteered to play with Baron quite a bit.  Baron LOVED every minute of it!

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Here are several pictures from one night at Nana and Papa’s.  As you can see the kids had a blast over there.

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Lennon was watching a movie in Nana and Papa’s bed.

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He invited Jackson to watch with him.

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Later that night wrestle mania took place.

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Aunt Sissy is so much fun!

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Proof that Nana and Papa were there as well.

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Mia calls Freckles “Aunt Freckles.”

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One night that Jenna was here Cari and Rylie came over for a nacho dinner.

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Rylie and Mia have been great pals since birth.

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That night Mia spent the night with us and Jackson was ecstatic.  It was a last minute decision and so she didn’t have any jammies.  She was so excited when I offered her a sweatshirt from Jenna’s high school.  Then of course Jackson wanted to wear one of my shirts.  They had so much fun together, I wish she could sleep over more often!

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Silly faces.

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I can’t believe my tiny precious niece is almost 9 years old!

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We all had such a great time with the Francis family. . .please come back soon!

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