Sunday, July 6, 2014

USA Visit-Days 14 & 15

The girls and I started our morning off by meeting Alaina and Kyla’s old preschool friends at 242 for a play.  It was great to see all of my friends as well as see how all the kids had grown in a year!

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Then it was back home for us to have lunch.  I got ready then and headed back to Brighton to do a newborn photo session for my good friends.

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Then I was off to catch a game of softball with my old team!

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I ended my night with a ladies night out at the Martini Bar with the preschool moms.  Fun times!

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The next morning, we got an early start to southern Illinois to visit my Grandpa, Aunts & Uncles.  Our first stop, as is tradition, was Steak ‘N Shake. 

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We made it to the farm in the early evening and went on a Gator ride around the properties.

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The corn was SO tall….way higher than “knee-high by the 4th of July!”

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Then the girls had some fun exploring the garden and new goat pen

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Dinner time!  The girls roasted all of the hotdogs.

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Then it was firefly catching time!  The girls had so much fun chasing them all around…one even landed on Alaina’s hair bow!

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We ended our night with watermelon and s’mores-yum!

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USA Visit-Day 13

We got to enjoy another fun day with my parents and brother’s family…more pool time and of course, family pictures!

Alaina and Adia posing for me, followed by pictures of all the kiddos and some family shots

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Adia-8, Alaina-7, Hallie-2, Easton-10, and Kyla-5

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My brother, Mike & I

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Adia and Papa matched!

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Some nice shots of Mike & Amanda and their family

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Making fun of my dad’s height as I stand on higher ground Smile

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It’s been a long time since we got a shot like this!

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After saying goodbye to the family, we headed to Brighton to meet up with friends that we hadn’t been able to see yet.  The kids had so much fun playing in the water and we all enjoyed a great cookout and catching up.

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Hallie was on a mission!

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Alaina & Eliana all cozied up and drying off

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Max joins in

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Then it was time fro a dance party!! Smile

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Gotta love the sprinkler

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We ended the night with yummy s’mores!

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Rachel, Maggie & I

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Matt, Brian and Jon

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Great time with great friends!