Katie and Maddison come to visit

Dan and Tonia decided they needed some time to go on a vacation by themselves. So, I was the lucky aunt who got to take Maddie and Katie. The two girls showed up at my house on Sunday night and stayed through Friday morning. We had so much fun. Dan and Tonia have two wonderful children. Seth, their third child, stayed with Grandma.

We did several things, although our numbers were great. I had six children for almost a week under the age of seven. Katie is 5 and Maddie is 3. We went to the mall and rode the carousel, played in the play area and went to the pet store. One of the days we hit story time at the library, had a picnic lunch afterwards and played at the park that evening during Taneal's soccer practice. One evening the older girls took a bubble bath in the Jacuzzi tub. I didn't realize it could make that many bubbles! Another day we went to the zoo and rode the train afterwards. I think the train was the highlight of their visit. Katie commented how she loved how the wind blew through her hair while riding. We had a lot of fun. My favorite part was the look I got from everyone in the store when it was 7pm and I realized I was out of milk. i had to go to HEB with all 6 children. I had Spencer in the front of the cart, Maddie and Danielle in the back, Camie under the cart on that lower shelf, and Taneal and Katie walking beside me. The comments and looks just made me giggle. We had fun, made it though the week without any tears, well, at least not too many, and not injuries. I loved getting to know my two nieces better. They are wonderful girls and a lot of fun.