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Friday Night Entertainment

I love my nieces and nephews!  After a long week at work, I was more than ready to leave the NICU behind, cuddle my own sweet kiddos and soak up their dimpled smiles, soggy kisses, and goofy giggles.  So this afternoon I took a trip to my sister's house for some "Friday night entertainment".  :)

All was quiet when I arrived so Tammy and I took a few moments for ourselves before the kiddos woke up from their naps.  We spent an hour looking through cookbooks for delicious cookie recipes to try for the holidays this year.  We found MANY recipes that will be sure to satisfy any chocolate cravings we might have, and we also discovered a few craft projects that we'd like to try!  We're hoping to attempt some ribbon Christmas trees and Christmas gift tags...stay tuned for pictures of our creations!  :)

Once naptime was over, the REAL entertainment began!  Ruth and I put on matching aprons and made "cookies" together in the kitchen.  When we were done mixing up the cookies, Ruthie said, "I think I need some chocolate chips."  A girl after my own heart!  And since I AM the aunt, I was more than happy to give the girl what she wanted!  When I went to hand her some chocolate chips, she popped her mouth open like a little bird and waited for me to drop them in.

Oh, that girl always finds a way to make me laugh!  :)  And Luke...how can you not smile when he's around!?!?  

 

They have some new baby kitties at their house which were also a ton of fun to cuddle with.  We snuck all 5 of them into the house so we could play with them where it was warm and Ruthie thought it would be fun to put them all in her shopping cart!  Lol...here's the result of her creativity...






The kitties don't look like they minded too much.  Sigh...the whole afternoon just warmed my heart!  :)  Thank you to my sister and her family for a fabulous Friday night!

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  1. LindseyNovember 12, 2011 at 7:43 AM

    Awww...adorable kiddos, super cute kitties, and cookies. This is my kind of post! You didn't put a kitten in your purse and take one home with you, did you?!:) Want to smuggle one to Indy?

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