The weekend we were in Maryland also happened to be Julia's birthday so we were lucky to get to celebrate with the whole family. We never get to see the girls on their birthdays so it was really special for us to be there. Donna just had knee surgery and we were worried that our visit would be too much of a strain for her. I'm sure it was, but she was doing great. We made her promise not to cook but in Bammie-Land, she kind of kept her promise -- just a quick chicken chili and beef burgundy...
For dessert, John and Nikki brought Georgetown Cupcakes, who you may know from DC Cupcakes on TLC.
Lyla did not want to leave Kelly's side.
Unless it was to play with balloons with Julia. Lyla made Julia climb to the top of the stairs and throw the balloons down.
Or to help Julia open her presents.
Or to blow out Julia's candles.
She loved Julia's Twilight card.
Lyla and Aunt Laurie
We saw a deer in the front yard and Lyla was glued to the window after that calling "deer" and asking everyone where the deer went.
She played the piano with Aunt Nikki
Aunt Nikki also helped Kelly with her dance moves (Note: I'm told that wearing different colored socks is not a new trend that I didn't know about; rather, Kelly could not find a matching pair that night. Love that girl).
Lyla tried to follow along
Bammie and the Birthday Girl
Pa and all of his girls. Lyla isn't a great eater to start but she is particularly stubborn about eating when we are in Maryland. Pa managed to get her to eat two eggs in one sitting which made up for all the times Lyla ran over to Pa crying when I was trying to make her eat. Pa would scoop her up and protect her from her mommy who was being so mean.
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