This past week we took a quick trip (since it was Riley's winter break and Brad arranged it with work) to see family in Michigan. We hadn't been able to make the trip out there since summer of 2008 when Naomi was just a few months older than Elijah is now! So it was good to get the kids there to see their great grandparents and lots of cousins and other family.
The kids did great with the car ride. They even were all asleep at once at one point!
We stopped at the Van's for tea time and Elijah got to meet his great grandparents!
He warmed up right away, not surprisingly!
Riley and Naomi were sure to get there share of back scratched from Grandma Van while we were there!
We then headed to the Joslin's house which is where we stayed for two nights. The kids loved having Great grandma Joslin read them lots of stories.
And great-grandpa Joslin colored with them quite a bit too...
Elijah loved meeting these great-grandparents too!
Friday, we headed over to Aunt Christi's house and Julie and Marcy put on a delicious lunch for us. Marcy's girls are the same ages as my kids so they all clicked right away and were soon running all over the house looking for treasure, playing cards, and having a blast :).
Elijah and Daphne are only 4 days apart!
Thanks for a yummy lunch and a fun visit!
That evening, Julie came over to Grandma's house with her kids since they were in school at lunch time. The boys went in the basement and played cars, but Naomi and Gracie played princesses and colored upstairs and hit it off from the moment they met. I think they'd be good friends if we lived closer.
Scott and Melissa and their two teenage kids came over too and we laughed histarically at Elijah who was dancing up on the table and playing around with their cell phones for a good half an hour.
The kids with the Joslins! 
The next morning we said goodbye to the Joslins and headed over to the Vans for the day.
Uncle Randy and his family stopped over to say hi.
And so did Michelle and her family! 
The Holleboom family came over with their whole clan too! 
At one point Riley and Naomi had snuck off upstairs to cool off (the house was very warm and the upstairs stays nice and cold) and I caught them jumping on the bed! Probably not the best idea for a bed that old! 
Playing with cousin Carson.
The kids with the Vans!
It was a quick trip but so great to reconnect with so many family members while we were there!
2 comments:
WOW so much family, SO much fun! LOVED the pictures. I bet there was some hysterics with Elijah on the table!!
and I love the one of Brad and Elijah snoozin' - Elijah is so cute with his bottle in his hand. your family is so cute!
Great pics, Melissa! It was great to see you guys, even though it was kind of chaotic and hard to really visit with so many Hollebooms there at once. :) It was fun, though! Hope you guys had a safe trip home!
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