We had a big family gathering yesterday - my parents are back from Canada this month before they head to China for a year, so they had Nils, Allison, Sophia, and Allison's parents over for dinner. Nils and his family just moved here from Chicago, so Annette's looking forward to spending more time with her uncle, aunt and cousin (plus another cousin on the way!) :-)

Sophia showed Annette the animals from my old Noah's Ark toy box - the giraffes were Annette's favorite!

Today Annette got to see Rachel again, plus the 7-month-old Crozier twins, Reid and Corinne. All the babies had a good time playing together while their parents enjoyed homemade margaritas and enchiladas!

We're leaving tomorrow for our first family vacation - we rented a condo in Galveston so Annette can play in the sand and splash in the waves (minus oil slicks, hopefully!)

We have to make sure to pack all the essentials, including the baby :-)