Ground beef for the huge crock pot of Bar-B-Que...check!
Candles ready to burn and make my house smell yummy for my cousins...check!
Pretty flowers outside to celebrate our spring weather...check!
Paper goods from my Mom's 'store' ready for use...check!
Confirmation of what treat each cousin will bring to make our 2nd Annual Cousins Day a success...check!
The rest of the housework completed before their arrival...che...well, that can wait until tomorrow!!
Come on, weekend! HURRY UP!
This weekend is going to be so much fun, and I can hardly wait for the festivities to begin!
Saturday, I am hosting the 2nd Annual Cousins day for my family! Last year, we surprised my sister in early July with a birthday party unlike any other! We fulfilled her wish of wanting one whole day with all of the Richard cousins together - just us - just being us!
Since her birthday was right around the corner, we decorated our cousins day with '30's' and birthday balloons for my 30 year old sister! (sorry Meg!) What fun we had! I had spent the day driving around town with Meg and Josh, while all of the cousins gathered back at her house, secretly preparing for our arrival! She was so surprised and so excited to spend the entire day with all of us - yet another masterpiece pulled off my me and my brother-in-law! YESS!!
1st Annual Cousins Day!
(Danaca, me (with Brooke in my belly!), Neen, Meg and Josh, Stephy, and Stacie! We were missing Abby, Kacy, and Cory's wife Shannon! No boys allowed!)
We had so much fun last year, and we promised to make it a tradition -
When Stacie was planning her baby shower for this coming weekend, we decided that, since everyone would already be in town, we should squeeze Cousins Day in if we could! I offered to host, and the rest of history...well, almost!
What's my plan for Saturday's event? EAT, laugh, share stories, share my daughter with my favorite people, EAT, laugh some more, marvel over Meg and Stacie's prego bellies, EAT, EAT, and EAT! My mouth is already watering - dreaming about Danaca's chocolate chip cookies! HURRY UP, WEEKEND!!!
I still can't wrap my brain around the fact that Stacie is about to be a Mom, and that Brookie will have a new cousin to love... but I can't wait to celebrate with Stacie and the rest of the family!
I'll be back next week with lots of pictures!
Have a great weekend, everyone!
P.S.
Things are great in the world of Brooke!
She's inches away from a crawl, spunky as ever, and possibly working on tooth #4! (Little brat won't eat or sleep...jeesh...)
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