Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Indiana Trip Part 4

Thankgiving dinner was at Norma's, as was the traditional group photo.

Smile, everybody!

Rick, Norma, Sherry, Kathy, and Debbie.

Our fearless photographer.

Amy and Judah.

Hayley, blowing her horn.

Collin leading the cheers.

Hayley and Judah, ready for dinner.

Everybody in the kitchen.

The kids table.

The big kids table.

Help yourself!

Everybody eating.

Remember those cupcakes? They were good!

Playing cards after dinner.

Hayley, Sarah, and Shannon.

Who put that tambourine on Sarah's head?


Indiana Trip Part 3

On Thanksgiving day we all headed to Sherry's mom's house. Norma always throws a good Thanksgiving bash!

Norma and Hayley play with the Russian nesting dolls.

 
Norma and Laura in the kitchen.

Sherry helps the kids make cupcakes.

Cupcakes are done!

Everybody enjoying the nice weather in the backyard.

Mike and Judah tinkling the keys.

 
Tof sucking the brains out of a frog.

Kathy, Norma, Ben, and Tof in the kitchen.

An important conversation.

Amy playing with nephew Judah.

Collin and Ben tossing the old ball around.

Judah in the backyard.

Kristi, Debbie, and Laura.

Not quite dinner time yet.

How do so many people fit into such a small kitchen?

 
Well, some of them overflow into the dining room...

Missy, Kristi, and Jacob.

Collin, Amy, Hayley, and Shannon.

Indiana Trip Part 2

We took three of the grandkids (Judah was asleep) to visit Mike's folks, Norm and Pat.

Somehow or another, we fit three car seats into the back of the Accord.

Norm was putting up Christmas decorations when we arrived.

Hayley and Alethia check out Norm's new bike.

All three kids check out Pat's dollhouses. 

Norm and Hayley.

Norm and Collin.

Hayley and the dollhouses.

Collin and the dollhouses.

Alethia, chillin'.

Three kids playing in the yard. (It was a very nice day, weather-wise.)

Collin looking through the cat-door.

Alethia through the cat-door.

Hayley through the cat-door.

Indiana Trip Part 1

Our entire clan traveled back home again to Indiana for Thanksgiving. Here's the first batch of photos, from the trip down.

Collin and Hayley eating pizza in our hotel room.

Playing at a rest area playground.

Collin walking the "tightrope"...

Collin and Hayley on the playground.

Hayley, just hanging around.

Hayley in the car.

Collin in the car.