Family Day!

Well in BC we don't get "Family Day" so this passed Sunday I made one of our own.  We invited our nieces over in the morning for bike riding and in the afternoon we visited with our nephews. 

Dustin & Maritza are our old neighbours and the parents of our 4 nieces. That's Dusty hanging out in his bathrobe drinking coffee with our neighbour Kent. We live on an odd sort of street (or maybe we're just odd sorts) but it's quite common for us to hang out in pjs & housecoats. The spring, summer, and fall find the adults drinking coffee in the driveway and the kids riding bikes on the street. We live 1/2 way down a deadend street so it's perfect for kids to play on, there's not much traffic and almost every house has kids.

Maritza & Morgan. Morgan is 3.5 and learning to ride a two wheeler. Kayla, the 7 year old that lives beside us was riding her new bike too. But she must have been too fast for the camera! 

Maritza, Aiden (6.5), Morgan, and Grandma Irma (Martizas Mom). Although Aiden knows how to ride a two wheeler she is was working on turning and braking. Grant was running up and down the street behind her for while.

The babies, Isobel and Elena. They are 17 months and will be Sofias source of clothing for many many years to come!

Cutie Elena. Grant pulled out that ball for the babies to play with. I bought it for him the day that we signed on with our local agency and "got the adoption ball rolling"! :)  The babies are learning to kick, it made for very fun games! (Good idea Uncle Grant) 

In the afternoon we met Grants sister Regina & her boys at the soccer field where her husband Troy was playing.

Ethan, 2.5, has a fascination with Aunties purse. This time when we looked in it we found my brag book with Sofias pictures in it! In the picture Ethan is playing with the bow on the front. When he sees Sofias picture he smiles, says "so-FIa" and then giggles. I'm sure he is trying to figure out why Uncle Grant & Auntie Alicia keep showing him pictures of this girl and why Auntie has to choke back tears every time he say "so-FIa".

This is an extremely happy Auntie and an unusually snugly Beckett (5 months)!! Poor Beckett has a cold and mean Auntie pulled him out of his warm cozy seat because she needed cuddles! He did alright though, once I snuggled him in to my vest he was very content.

It was a perfect day! The only thing missing was Sofia. Come home little girl, your cousins want to play with you!