Illinois Visit

We spent the last of 2008 in Illinois visiting Andy's family (Grandma Linda and Aunt Betsy, Schy and Henry, and Uncle Paul came in from DC with Maggie). It was a long trip for us this time, almost a whole week. It enabled us to relax a little before the long drive back home. We didn't do anything exciting really. All the cousins got to play with each other. The girls go to meet everyone again. They liked Aunt Betsy right away and then Uncle Paul, but it wasn't until the night before we left that Rogue would let Grandma Linda hold her. The weather was decent so we went to the park a couple times to let everyone get out some energy. And Andy and I even got to spend a couple hours out without the kids. Granted we were grocery shopping, but you take what you can get. For New Years we just hung out at Grandma's house and played the Wii and had Margarita's Betsy made us. Very relaxing and safe. Here are a few photos of our time there.

Harleigh slides


Jet sitting on top of the slide waiting for his sisters to come down

Rogue prefers to climb up over sliding down

The girls "horsin'" around

Harleigh Momma in her little Elf hat
(can you say trouble?)

Jet and Maggie getting along playing a little Mariokart

The girls visit Grandpa Tom

All the grandkids with Grandpa Tom