Christmas with Riley, Nancy & Josh

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Riley & Rachelle, Menomonee Falls, WI

It’s early to celebrate Christmas, but December weekends have been filling up fast for a while now. This weekend I went up to Nancy & Josh’s house in Wisconsin for a few hours to exchange gifts and cookies* and to spend some time with them. I don’t see them nearly as much as I should. Riley has grown so much since the last time I’d seen her (wow, was it really this long ago?). She’s at a really fun age – a year and a half. I tickled her belly then told her that my toes were really ticklish so, of course, she had to tickle them every chance she got and even though I could barely tell she was touching them, let alone tickling them, I had to laugh hysterically.

It’s funny how kids, even at her age, have already developed such strong personalities! She’s a great kid and listens well, but you can already tell how strong-willed she is! It will be fun to sit back and see how Nancy & Josh handle that .. in like 10 years! ha!

* I baked a TON this weekend. Look for those posts soon!

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Stephanie
Stephanie, Wauwatosa, WI

Stephanie
Stephanie, Wauwatosa, WI

Jessica
Jessica, Wauwatosa, WI

Menomonee River
Menomonee River, Wauwatosa, WI

Menomonee River
Menomonee River, Wauwatosa, WI

Yesterday I went to WI to celebrate my birthday with my family. We grilled out and then went to a festival in Wauwatosa, Tosafest. My niece, Stephanie, was extremely psyched to run a 1/2 mile “Kids Fun Run” but some idiots put the wrong time on the website and we arrived right when all the kids were running in with their free tshirts and ribbons. It wasn’t a great situation and Steph was pretty upset but that was solved by treating her to fresh squeezed lemonade and some time in the kids play area. Later on – dinner at Applebee’s. Thanks to my parents, Aunt Sue, Nancy and my brother’s family for the gifts!