Saturday, March 31, 2018

A Theme?

After going through the pictures from our trip,
 I found it kind of comical as to which child always 
seemed to end up on the lap for a picture. 





He might not be on his cousins lap,
but he sure could not get any closer
(and bless this cousins heart, he was so kind to him)







He is our snuggle bug!
I don't think any one above minded
him being in their laps.
Love this guy so much!





Friday, March 30, 2018

9 Hour Trip Home

Kids were getting a little restless in the vehicle,
although they honestly did a wonderful job.


We made one last stop to visit another
great Grandma (and Grandpa) on the way home.

Nathan's grandparents live about 1.5 hours from
our home and were right on our drive home.


Climbing the wall is always a highlight.



Playing with Grandma's toys





And playing cards.
It is so neat that both my grandparents and
Nathan's grandparents are card players.



These two loved playing with the cats


and dog


It was a nice visit and although it was too short, being
that we needed to get on our way and home, we really enjoyed
our time.

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Basketball Game


As it turned out, my dad, who we had 
come to visit the week before, was in Michigan
the same weekend we visited. 
So he stayed with his mom and came down
to my brother's on Saturday with Grandma.

So, kids got to see their Grandpa two 
weekends in a row, which is very rare.

We went to Cousin's basketball game.



Cousin had 2 games, with an hour between.
I had cards in my purse, so we took advantage
and played.  Not that it matters, but Aunt D and I 
made a huge come back and won : )


Nice picture of 7 grandchildren with Great Grandma
and Grandpa below



Wednesday, March 28, 2018

So Much Fun with Cousins

We visited Great Grandma's during the day
and spent time with cousins in the evening and on 
Saturday before we had to travel back to Michigan.

Aunt D brought out this fire truck.
We often saw him carrying this around.
He wanted to bring it home and hold it on
his lap for the 10 hour car ride.  


These two enjoyed playing basketball 
and of course video games together.

These two were inseparable.



These two and the girls built forts in the basement.
So Much FUN!


early morning


breakfast together




And lots and lots of playing




Picture with Aunt and Uncle.

Excavator Man was not so happy.
But in his defense, it was bedtime and he
had missed several days of nap.


So we let him leave the picture and 
got a nice one below





Our kids were so sad to leave.  They
had so much fun!  It is such a blessing that 
even though we live miles apart and don't
see one another often enough - when they get
together they jump right in
and have a blast together.

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Great Grandma

The next morning, we went to visit my other Grandma.

And once again, we love to play cards!  




It is so special to me to get to watch our children
play cards with their grandparents - just like
I did (still do) when I was younger.


Excavator Man loves playing the matching game.
He kept telling his Great Grandma "I beat my daddy 2 times!"
He was quite proud of this victory.


We brought along a few toys, one of which was these
magnetic tiles.  And true to this lady's love, she was
building things to show her Great Grandma.


And true to these two loves - they
enjoyed coloring pictures for their Great Grandma


More cards




Our to lunch




and more cards


A good bye picture


I told them they could do one silly picture
after they did a nice one.

And here is the silly one


Love my Great Grandma so much.  I have
so many memories with her and my Great Grandpa.  
They used to take us on trips and my Grandpa 
would always find ice cream shops along the way for
us to stop at.  They both love(d) ice cream just
like I do.  



I am so blessed to have such wonderful grandparents!!

Monday, March 26, 2018

Next Stop - TV STATION

While we were in Michigan,
we stayed at my brother's home, which is about
an hour from both Great Grandma's.

So after leaving Great Grandma Frieda, 
we stopped by the TV Station where my brother
works and got a tour.



The kids enjoyed pretending to the news anchors


However, once this boy saw his face was on the screen, 
the face below was quick to come out.


Saturday, March 24, 2018

Quick Trip to Michigan

We took a quick trip to Michigan to visit
some very special Great Grandma's! 

First stop - Great Grandma Frieda!



It was so fun to get to play games with her and
our children got to play with her. 
The same games I used to play with her 
when I was young


Trying on Great Grandma's
Happy New Year hat.




Lots of card playing


Love this Grandma so much!


When I was younger her and I enjoyed the song,
"Don't Worry Be Happy!"  It was our saying to
one another and whenever I wrote her letters,
I would always end with 
"Don't Worry, Be Happy!"