One of the joys of living in Toronto is that we get to see and spend time with our cousins. But not only that--Gabriel and Magdalene have cousins too and so it has been really fun seeing them get to know each other and interact and become friends too. Last week we got to have a family birthday party with Elsie.
Ok, so Elsie turned six and is all grown up. She is in school, loves arts and crafts and has a significant vocabulary. Gabriel is still two and can barely sit still for a second and most of what he says I'm pretty sure Elsie doesn't understand. But man, oh man, does Gabriel ever love his cousin to pieces. Despite their age difference, they have a lot of fun together. After church every Sunday they run laps of the sanctuary to burn off steam. Both of them finish all sweaty and exhausted and so I have Elsie to thank for those big long afternoon naps on Sunday.
So when we found out about Elsie's birthday party, he got pretty excited and was talking about "Elsie's Happy" for a week. Oh, kids birthdays are soooo much fun! They just tore around in the backyard chasing each other, got tossed around and up in the air by the uncles, blew bubbles, bopped their balloons like monkeys, tore through presents, iced cupcakes and then only ate the icing and the sprinkles (Gabriel). It was wonderful, simple fun. (Although I'm sure putting it all together was an incredible feat and I am sure everyone completely crashed when it was a
I would just like to point out that this is Gabriel's
ecstatic-i-can't-believe-how-happy-and-excited-i-am face. It's a rarity
to catch on camera since he is usually running so face when he makes
it.
Seriously, Magdalene, that pout cracks me up!
And can I just say how amazing the uncles/aunts/cousins are with kids!! Love this!!!
Oh! There's Frankie!
Well, we think this girl is pretty special! Thanks for sharing your day with us, darling!
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