Visiting Norma

We spent a lot of time at Sherry's mother's house during our vacation. Here are some pics of our visit:

Everybody playing croquet in the back yard.

Collin, Hayley, and Norma.

Hayley and Norma.

Collin in the back yard.

Hayley by the pond.

Collin in the backyard.

Collin and Norma.

Collin on the porch.

Hayley playing with nested dolls.

Collin playing with nested dolls.

Hayley on the piano.

And here's a cute video of Hayley (and Norma and Collin) playing the piano.

At the Hotel

When we arrived in Indiana, we stayed at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Brownsburg. Collin and Hayley really liked the hotel -- especially the swimming pool!

Hayley loves her new swimsuit!

Hayley and Collin getting ready for the pool. 

Mike and the kids in the pool.

Collin playing with his Batcave in the hotel room. (Yes, we brought lots of toys to play with.)

Hayley playing with her Sesame Street house.

Taking a nap -- in different directions.

Mike and Collin roughhousing.  

The maids arranged the kids' stuffed animals every day.

Brother and sister sleeping late our last morning there. (Sometimes they actually cuddle while they sleep.)

Checking out!

Visiting Kathy & Steve

Next stop on our trip was a short visit with Sherry's sister Kathy and her husband Steve. They live on farmland just north of Lafayette, Indiana, in the midst of the world's largest windmill farm. Steve and Collin really hit it off.

Kathy and Hayley looking at flowers. (It's spring already in Indiana... not in Minnesota, yet.)

Sherry pushing Hayley on the swingset.

The view from Kathy and Steve's backyard. 

Windmills, windmills, everywhere.

Collin swinging.

Steve giving Collin a push.

Collin on the playset.

Hayley and Collin playing.

Mike and Kathy.

New best buds Collin and Steve.

Visiting Mark and Steph

First stop on our vacation -- visiting Mike's brother Mark and his wife Stephanie in Milwaukee.

Collin and friendly cat Kiddo.

Collin giving Hayley a ride.

Hayley and Collin in bed with Kiddo.

Kiddo and Collin's toy kitty.

Mark coloring with Collin and Hayley.

Three kids coloring.

Hayley and Steph.

Sherry and Hayley in the front yard -- a very nice day.

Mark on his Harley.

Hayley on the Harley.

Collin on the Harley.

Mark and Steph and bike.

On the Road

Last week we traveled with Collin and Hayley to visit friends and family in Indianapolis, Milwaukee, and Chicago. Here's our first batch of pics from our road trip -- we're on our way!

Collin in the car.

Hayley ready to roll.

We stopped at a rest area and found a real, honest-to-goodness phone booth.

This is a job... for Super Collin!

Hayley at the rest area.

Hayley and Collin posing in front of the mighty Mississippi. 

Bunk Beds

Collin and Hayley have new bunk beds in their room. We think they like them...

Two little monkeys, bouncing on the bed...

Hayley gets the bottom bunk.

Collin gets the  top bunk.

Getting ready for bed.

These bunk beds have stairs instead of a ladder.

A fun place to play.

Sherry repainted the room, and later added a fun decorative border in the middle.

Here's another shot of the animal border.

While she was at it, Sherry repainted the kids' bathroom, and found this fun crab decoration that she put on the wall.

Hayley has a new superhero costume, too.

Supergirl to the rescue!