The first stop was on Friday night to Frankenmuth for Joby's 9th birthday (where has the time gone?). It was a beautiful April day and the kids had fun playing together. They don't see eachother that often, but when they do, they love playing together. I wish everyone lived closer, but I don't think that will happen in the near future! Of course, the highlight of their night was chocolate cake! Then, it was off to Midland for the night to visit with Grandma Polly and Grandpa Joe, and to drop Savannah off for the night!
We woke up on Saturday and headed up north for Mia's baby naming and Nolan's bris. This was a total cousin weekend! Sydney was soooo excited to see Mia and of course she loves anything that has to do with babies! We also got to meet baby Frankie for the first time! He was a little angel! I swear, he barely cried and was totally happy just sitting there taking in everything around him...total opposite from my kids! I can't remember that last time Lizzy just sat on my lap for more than 30 seconds. And if she is ever sitting still, it's probably because she has food in her hand!
Anyway, we all went out to eat on Saturday night. It was nice to visit with everyone, there was like 18 of us...I love big family gatherings!!! Sydney had Mia there and the two of them were so cute and even shared a chair at the restaurant. They both sat there with I-phones playing games the whole time...I know, bad parenting skills right there...but hey, they were quiet!! As for Lizzy, she wanted nothing to do with being in the restaurant. Once 7 o'clock rolls around, she's about had it! She was absolutely petrified of my grandpa, so Jason had to switch seats with her. Towards the end of the night she wouldn't even sit in her seat at all...it was time to go! We headed back to Northport and Mia and Sydney had a little sleepover. They both slept in the same bed, but on differen't ends...they were really cute together!
Finally on Sunday we headed to Sutton's Bay for the bris and baby naming. Rebecca acted like she didn't even just have a baby. She was out and about and running around the house like nothing happened (that wasn't the case for me!!). Lizzy was pretty awful throughout the whole thing, she was kicking me and pulling people's hair in front of her during the bris, so I put her down and she opened and closed the library door about 50 times. On a side note, Lizzy loves to close doors. Every time I go upstairs in our house, she has all of the doors closed. She says, "mommy, I quose ze door" (close the door). So, she was pretty happy playing with the door. But at last, the kids were allowed to head upstairs to the playroom and Lizzy was in toy heaven (until we decided to take a family picture). Lizzy does not like pictures...at all! Every other kid was sitting there smiling and Lizzy ruined the pictures by kicking and screaming...but at least she's consistent...she never likes pictures. As soon as I put her down she put a big smile on her face and ran back to the toys!
We left around 6pm and headed back to Midland to pick up Savannah and then continued on home! Afterall, Jason and I had to go to work the next day! It was a great visit with family, but a lot of time in the car! Overall, the kids were pretty good! Lizzy had her moments, she is definitely set in her ways, but had fun nonetheless. Sydney was a little angel and loved playing with Mia and Peyton and was of course all about baby Frankie and baby Nolan. Hopefully we will see them all again soon! I keep saying this, but it really is too bad that everyone lives so far apart...Sydney just loves her cousins and hates saying goodbye!
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