19 Hours....

Heather and her sweet family arrived yesterday!

18 hours in the car. WOW.

Before they got here, Mandy and I put together

goodie bags while Katie and Jeff ran errands. We

wanted everything to be perfect, but we all know

"perfect is boring", right?;)

Heather and I were partners in my Polka Dot Swap. This

wreath was part of her package. I wish I could take credit for

designing this, but I got the idea here. Genius.

Look at these smiling faces! Cousins by way of blogger.

Katie and Lindsey are so cute together. Fast friends.

The manly men posing by the Big Green Egg. ;)

Lindsey just had a birthday! Katie had the best time

creating this sign for her. Thanks for the idea, Nancy!

Brownie Trifle and birthday wishes.

Lots of games were played. Scooby Doo, Mario Cart

Wii, etc. Heather and I played Smarty Pants at 2 AM.

Who knew she knew about Sports?? I won two rounds,

but in the end Heather stole the title of Smarty Pants.

Until we meet again- mwa hahaha!

They actually fell asleep!

Michael was a good sport and camped on the floor.

Yes, the really did go to sleep!

Jeff made pancakes "with bugs" for breakfast. The kids

enjoyed the mini chocolate chips! (Love Michael's morning

hair- so cute!)

Crazy straws make everything fun! Oh, and see the table

runner? One of my polka dot goodies from Heather! LOVE it!

It was sticky and HOT. The kids braved the heat and

broke out their polka dot (of course) chalk. There was no

breeze. YUCK.

Mandy and Tyler have the same sense of humor and

had the best time together! Something about Cheerios and

the Lord of the Rings had them cracking up!.:)

Michael, Natalie (and Charles!) fell in love with Ruby.

Heather, you need to get them a Pug.:)

Our Girls' Night Out consisted of a trip to Walgreens and

Hobby Lobby. It was awesome. Heather makes me laugh (so

hard!) and she really "gets" me. We are so much alike and I

love that.

Come back soon, Sister. Or even better- be my neighbor.:)

Miss you.