Nicole

Having lived in Michigan for 4.5 years now, I have, in a way, forgotten what it's like to have my mom and sisters close by. Even with all the wonderful, truly loving people I am blessed to have in my life in Michigan, there's nothing like a sister to turn to( I count my mom as a sister, too..she's so youthful!) . Who better to understand my weird quirks than someone who has them, too! Having Nikki here for a weekend reminded me how much I miss having them close by.

Nicole's trip to Michigan was short and sweet but it was so much fun! I was sad to see her go but not TOO sad, since I'll be seeing her , and all of my other Colorado family, in a few weeks! Here's a recap of our weekend in picture form!

By the way, Nikki, Mackenzie is still looking for " Auntie Ninni"

We tried really hard to take a good picture of us. This is the best we could do:
Here's a sample of how the rest looked because we couldn't stop laughing long enough to snap the picture:
Mack took to Nikki right away. Even if Nikki went to the bathroom, Mackenzie was looking for her, shouting " NIIIII! Where are ye?" . Here's Mackenzie showing her some of her favorite things:

Beloved GiGi:
Her kitchen:
Her Crib:
We took Nicole to the Ann Arbor Farmer's Market, our favorite Saturday morning hang out:
And to Zingerman's to pick up stuff for dinner:

Here's Mike at the MudPuddles, a toy store, just moments before our bag of overly ripe cherries spilled all over the floor ( and Mackenzie offered free, fuzzy samples to anyone standing near by)
Nikki getting pay backs on me: Load the kids up on sugar then hop on a plane!
Mackenzie feel asleep on the way to drop Nikki off. She was sad when she woke up to Nikki kissing her good-bye:
We miss you , Nikki! Can't wait to see you in.....45 days!