Sunday, February 10, 2008

Wisconsin Dells

John had a week of vacation in January, which happened to co-inside with some of our friends' vacations, so we all drove about 4 hours north to Wisconsin Dells (it's an area with a ton of water and amusement parks) and spent 3 days and 2 nights there. Our hotel actually had a large in-door water park which was a ton of fun. All of our rooms were joined by a kitchen and sitting area so it was a great place for the kids to play and when all the kids went to bed, the adults were able to play games together.

Tori's favorite thing was a small area that looked like a little playground with small slides for kids and the water was slightly warmer. In the picture above she is sitting in that area with Megan, Kennedy and Luke. Below are a few more fun pictures of Tori on the vacation. There were also fun larger tube rides that John, Tori and I were able to all go on together. Tori had a blast and was getting pretty daring by the end of the trip.

Below are all the kids on the trip (except for Kennedy who was sleeping). From left to right: Anna, Andrew, Luke, Anne, Tori and Megan.

Below are all the adults on the trip, from left to right: Jessica, Kristi, Alisha, Heather, Richard, Scott, Jon and John.

Saturday, February 02, 2008

Grandma Margie's visit

Grandma Margie came to visit us for New Years and we had a lot of fun. Unfortunately, it was so cold and snowy that there wasn't a lot for us to do, but we had a blast just playing around. (I do think that Grandma played enough Candy Land and Caribou to last her a lifetime.)
Here are a few pictures of Grandma with "Princess Tori"


and some cute pictures that Grandma took while she was here.
Tori loved the little stuffed dog the DeHaemers sent for her
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