Fun and stuff

Before we all reunited in Iowa I took the kids to Auntie Jess' house in Georgia to visit with their cousins for a week.  They spent the week in the pool and had tons of fun...

Grandma recently moved down the street from them so we got to see her too! Jess and Marc were gracious enough to look after Max and Elise for a few days while I headed up to Asheville to visit Erik, Mel and their kids.  It was a beautiful drive, followed by a fun weekend.  As Erik pointed out, "I haven't laughed that hard in awhile."  I couldn't agree more...

Sara and Julian fell hard for my iPad and my camera.  I can understand the iPad fascination but my craptastic camera? Nonetheless Sara demanded I pose.

note the beautiful stone masonry behind the counter!

Julian likes to cuddle almost as much as me:

It was great to see everyone; the detour was worth the agonizing flights with sir Maxwell.