playing with cousins Ryan, James and Alice

We had a great night sleep on our super comfy guest bedroom bed.  Bennett got me up early of course.  Since Nick and Chris were out golfing already but everyone else was still sleeping, Bennett and I went out for a walk to check out the neighborhood.  We ran into a couple of the neighbors out for a walk as well and we chatted about this and that.  They were very friendly and nice.  The neighborhood is gorgeous too.  It is very quiet and every home is well tended to and just as beautiful as the rest.

After we came back to the house, Bennett got to spend some quality time with his cousins.  Ryan and James showed him how to play cowboys.  I guess since Bennett is the youngest he gets to be the horse.  I wouldn't have picked him though since he is very slow.

Alice was showing Bennett around too.  She liked to come and stand next to him and start a chat.  He would just stare at her in response.  Maybe that's why after a while she started smacking him with toys. Hopefully next time they will be able to communicate better.  I love their matching wild hair.

Alice is absolutely adorable and walking really well.  I cannot believe how fast this little nugget has grown.   

Here is the entire gang.  It's not easy to get these kids in action all at once.  They move very fast.

The rest of the day we spent getting ready for Alice's big birthday party tomorrow.  I was busy with the cake making.  This year I cheated and did not make the decorations myself.  Instead we bought the flowers that were going on the cake at Michael's.  It did give us more time to enjoy each other's company so that was ok with me.  We are very excited to celebrate Alice tomorrow.