Double Birthdays

Uncle Jason and Aunt Julie both have January birthdays, so we decided to all get together for a long weekend--Em's school was closed for MLK day on January 16, so I had already taken the day off. Everybody got here on Saturday morning, and we had a really fun day just relaxing and staying at home. Jason had brought more than half a bushel of oysters, so he and Mick started the steamer in the backyard. The weather was chilly, but we spent the whole afternoon outside blowing bubbles,

playing cornhole,

and just enjoying being together.

Sunday, we decided to go up to Discovery Place Kids in Huntersville, just north of Charlotte. Cody and Emily had such a great time!

We all spent the afternoon chasing them around from activity to activity. It's truly the perfect place for kids--there was everything from an ambulance where they could examine patients to a water table (that Em loved!),

a bank with a drive-up ATM,

and a stage that she just had to dance on (but wouldn't put on a costume).

There was even a puppet show that she made herself comfortable and enjoyed!

She loved shopping in the grocery store, milking the cow and picking up eggs from the chickens too--just too many pictures to only choose a few!

It was a great weekend, and we topped it off with birthday ice cream cake on Sunday night :).