Friday, November 19, 2010

hangin' out, catchin' up, playin' & enjoyin' family

Well, we are FINALLY away! I guess you could call it vacation, but we've learned a long time ago that visiting family is not a vacation; nonetheless, it is a joyous and a MUCH-NEEDED time away from everyday life, and it is ALWAYS so good to spend time and catch up with the people we love and who love us so much.



Our first stop away was my parents' house in Delaware. Both of my sisters and my brother were going to be all together over the weekend. Before everyone arrived, we got to enjoy some days alone with just Grandma and Papa. The weather was absolutely remarkable, so we took full advantage of it and spent a lot of our time outside enjoying this gift of good weather. This made for some very happy kids!




Ivy and Owen helped Grandma feed the birds.



We went for bike rides.



We drew pictures all over Grandma and Papa's driveway.


We blew and chased bubbles. Because there was not enough bubble blowing wands to go around for all of the kids, Papa Snack turned his creative juices on creating these homemade wands to use (a key ring on a popsicle stick).

Ivy and her girl cousins then got busy playing inside. They turned this part of the steps into their house and car.
Letty had her own fun commando crawling all over the floor...

...and pulling herself up to this basket to leaf through the magazines in there.

Letty also enjoyed all of the attention and love that she got from many...

Of course, there has to be some wrestling matches as well...

...and some just plain fun and memorable times shared with one another.


I am so thankful that we had this time to hang out, catch up, play, and enjoy being a family.

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