More cousin time

Our first all-cousin outing and Malachi's first trip to the zoo. It was priceless to watch his face light up as he saw the animals.

He really got into the bird thing.

This pic. is a little out of order. This is Annie meeting Ava for the first time. She called her Aba and by the end we were all calling her Aba. They are our future besties.

Another cute zoo pic with everyone in their cousin tee-shirts.

The Girls

Ava and Annie sat themselves down on this step after church. They were so cute together. They outfits coordinate too.

Later that afternoon my mom hosted a tea party to celebrate all the summer birthdays. It so happens that all the girls have summer birthdays except for Kelly. It was so darling and the girls loved it! It was Annie's first real tea party using real glass. What a treat!

Our family gave the Jacoby girls matching dresses for their birthdays. Precious!

Take me out to the ball game....

Caleb and Noah have really gotten into the Rangers this year. Their daddy is soo happy. On Tuesday Sept. 1, the day Baby Emma was due, the Rangers were playing a double header. I called Matt and begged him to come home and watch the kids so that I could be at Emma's arrival. He wasn't sure. A co-worker reminded him that the Rangers were playing and told Matt that he should leave early and take the boys to the game. Well, you don't have to tell him twice. He called me up with this souped up plan that he would go and get tickets from Laurie's dad and come home early and take the boys. It was perfect! Five minutes after I got to the hospital Emma Elisabeth was born and Kelly and I both were there! The boys stayed all the way till the 7th inning of the 2nd game. They were mesmerized and loved every second of it (not so much Hud, but for sure the twins). Go Rangers!

Baby Emma

Cousins Crazy Hair Sleepover

The Jacoby cousins have been here for three weeks and we have crammed each day with tons of fun! This week while Aunt Jen was having her baby, we had our Cousins sleepover. It turned into the crazy hair sleepover which the kiddos loved. We let each of them take turns being the leader and picking the games. It was so cute to see what they picked.

Root Beer Floats

About to start a serious game of kickball

Duck Duck Goose

The night ended with reading time with Uncle Matt and of course a movie on a pallet.
It was for sure a memory maker!