Happiness in Highland

This weekend we packed up mama mini and journeyed down to Highland, IL. It has been awhile since we have seen Chuck's side of the family and plus everyone wanted to celebrate Gracie's 2nd birthday and daddy's upcoming 34th birthday! Gracie rode well in the car as she usually does. Thank goodness for DVD players and Rudolph (which is her current obsession). We stayed with Uncle Frog and Aunt Christy. Too bad we missed Drake and Maddie. Gracie had fun playing with her toys though. On Saturday night, everyone came over to Uncle Frog's. We cooked out and got to visit with everyone. Gracie was good about letting others hold her and saying their names. She could even say "Uncle Shmut"! Papa Weiss was excited to see her and had fun playing with his granddaughter. Cousins Sydney and newbie Peyton came to play too. We also watched fireworks put on by Uncle Frog and Uncle Chad. "Colors" as Gracie put it but she didn't last too long outside and watched most of them from inside. She had fun playing with Angel and Sable, the dogs. And of course she got lots of cool presents like a Dora trike from Uncle Frog, some playdough from Uncle Steve and Aunt Barb, some pajamas from Uncle Chad and Aunt Mandi and from Papa she got a gumball machine and a golf game. And no party would be complete without yummy cake and ice cream which Gracie gobbled up with no problem. It was good to see everybody. Cousin Jordin even held Gracie this time too! This will probably be the last time we see them until we have the babies. We don't want to risk driving too far with bedrest probably being right around the corner for me. So next time we pack up mama mini and head to Highland, we will have 3 in tow! Thanks for everything everyone! We had fun and we'll miss you!