Tuesday, February 1, 2011

I love Family

Last week my sister Julie and her kiddos came up for a spontaneous 2 night trip. We decided that there was no use being alone at our own houses so she came up so we could keep each other company. Teagan loved having 3 of his cousins to play with all day and I loved having someone to chat with while I ironed. Sisters are the best!

One night we went out to Idaho Falls to get together with my brother's and their families. Zac is always a hot spot when kids are around. He can't help playing with them. He walked in after everyone else had already been there for a while and the kids just flocked to him. To me it just doesn't look that fun, but he said that he doesn't mind. (He's wearing an orange shirt in the picture)
We realized that all of my mom's grandkids were there so we took a picture for her, can you believe that every single kid is looking?!?!?!?! My jaw about hit the floor when I saw this. We loved being with everyone.
I was sad to see Julie go, but I'll be visiting her at the end of this month so it's great to have something to look forward to.

Saturday my brother's brought their families all the way out to our house. It was great fun. My favorite part was when Jake and Brian took over the lego building and sent all the kids to find blocks for them. It was hilarious.
Right now it's 10 degrees outside, maybe less with the wind, and I've decided that the cold is worth being closer to more family. I can just barricade myself inside all week and then play with family on the weekends. Actually, I took Teagan to the park yesterday and we had a blast, so I guess the winter isn't so bad.


2 comments:

Angie said...

It's great having you close! Let's get together soon!

Garth and Alicia said...

I loved this post! Palmer was grabbing at the picture of all his cousins. We miss being part of that! Our family is the best!