Friday, November 29, 2013

Fun with Cousins

The cousins had a fantastic time playing and being together. Once Chandler, Jillian and Jackson arrived on Wednesday afternoon, Sofia and Olivia immediately wanted to hold "the baby" who they both adore. Sofia held Jackson first and then Olivia before we convinced them both to go play with Chandler and Jillian. The four older kids ran off and had hours of fun over the next few days bouncing and acting silly in the bounce house. Each night before bed, Sofia would read her books to Chandler and Jillian, which was so cute to watch. In the morning, Sofia would usually be the one sitting on the couch holding Jackson and both looked so content. If he got fussy, she would use her rubber band bracelet to entertain him and he'd calm down. The cousins also sat at their own little table for breakfast, which was really cute and worked better than expected. On the last night together, they came up with a story and played in the living room with Sofia and Chandler as the "king" and "queen," Olivia as "Lily" and Jillian as "Silly" who were both the princesses. Their story went on and on and they were having such a great time playing together without running around which was nice. They had such a great few days together and we look forward to seeing Chandler, Jillian and little Jackson again soon.

Ready to hold Jackson

So happy!

Giving kisses

Sofia loves Jackson

Kisses

Sofia reads stories before bedtime

Thanksgiving morning finds Sofia calmly and happily holding Jackson on the couch

Breakfast together

The closest thing I could get of them all posing together on the bounce house

Jillian and Olivia

The last night of stories together

Jillian "reads" to Olivia

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