Kelcee

We got to have Wes' cousin Kelcee spend this weekend with us. Have you ever had someone ask you for a "favor" that is actually totally in your favor? That's how I felt when Kelcee's mom asked if she could spend the night at our house while they went to a reunion in Joseph City. Kelcee is 15, beautiful, talented, sweet, and my kids absolutely worship her. Wes and I have been devising Plankton-like plans for years now about how we might kidnap Kelcee to make her our own, but since she is like six inches taller than me now and we always run into her pesky parents at family parties, it seems hopeless. So needless to say, we enjoyed having her around. She entertained and cared for the kids, read stories, and played mindless kid games without a whisper of complaint. It made me wish I would have had a kid a little earlier in life. It's very helpful as it turns out. For now we will take her whenever we can get her.

We had a lot of fun with the blue screen at the Dinosaur Museum. The kids were fascinated that they could make their bodies disappear. Perhaps they have a future as weathermen.

And they finished the day by having Kelcee read them stories until bed time. Sophie was thrilled to have someone to share her room with. You know her bed turns into "a queen", as she likes to tell people.