Friday morning, Mom, Aunt Kathy, Eli, Bella, and I loaded the van with enough clothes and snacks to last a week, and we were on our way. Jenny and her sweet baby girls, Ryan and Darby, were not far behind us. Destination: Brandon, Mississippi. We were all headed to Kim and Kevin's gorgeous home for the weekend.When we arrived, there were hugs all around, of course. Bella immediately wanted to get her arms around her baby cousins. The first thing she wanted to do was hold baby Darby.
I know. I know. Little Miss Darby is the same size as Bella. This didn't stop her from wanting to try to pick her up... multiple times. Joseph, too. We heard this statement many, many times this weekend, "I want to hold Baby Darby/Joseph." The funny thing was neither Darby nor Joseph wanted to be held by Bella very much. Imagine that. After Eli saw the girls dressing up, he wanted to join in. Obviously, he didn't want to wear a dress. What to do? Kate had an idea! Eli could be the beast and wear Jack's Halloween costume from last year. Kim made this beast costume; she's so talented! Eli didn't seem to mind that they fit him like capris. He and Kate had a great time playing together.
They all did...
While there, we celebrated Kim's 30th birthday. Jack isn't a happy camper in the picture below. He really wanted to eat some cake! 
Bella enjoyed the cake so much she had to be sure she devoured every little speck of icing. 
After everyone finished eating, Mom and Kim disappeared. I was informed that Mom was getting dressed in mummy attire AKA toilet paper. Mom is always doing silly things to make the kids laugh. She had been acting like a zombie and chasing them around. Dressing like a mummy is the next logical step, right? While waiting for the Mummy to appear, Aunt Kathy had a great workout, catching one child after another as they jumped off of the ottoman onto her.
Finally, we were given the secret signal (a knock on the bathroom door) to let us know the mummy was about to make her appearance. 
After scaring the children, came the big reveal... 
Then, of course, all of the children wanted to dress like mummies, too. 
When the babies went to bed, we had a lot of laughs. The most laughter came when Jenny decided to straighten our hair. After admiring all of us with such nice, silky, straight hair, Aunt Kathy asked if Jenny could do her hair, too. Aunt Kathy, sat there patiently, looking at all of our long locks, imagining her hair straight. I really do wish I had a picture of what Aunt Kathy's hair looked like. We were all too busy laughing to the point of tears. No one even thought to take a picture. What a wonderful weekend we all had together! 
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