This past Sunday we visited Chris’ sister and her family at their house which is about a two hour drive away. It was our first time visiting them at their new and gorgeous house. We had snacks, gave presents to the kids, went to dinner, it was a nice visit!
The kids were thrilled with their gifts- Ryan got the ROFLcopter t-shirt from ThinkGeek and a Nuttin’ But Stringz CD, Nathan got the Star Wars game for his Leapfrog Didj, and Kaitlyn got a cute MegaBlocks piano and a “Come to the Dark Side, We Have Cookies” shirt from ThinkGeek. My SIL also made us a wonderful gift basket with homemade Organic Whole Wheat Banana Nut Bread, two mugs, a jar of her homemade hot cocoa mix, and two framed photos of her and Chris dancing at her wedding. I forgot to take a picture of it! I did take photos of everyone while we were there though:
Nathan, J., and Ryan. J. doesn’t usually look so serious!
SIL, Chris, and MoMo the cat.
My brother-in-law:
Beautiful Holly the Golden Retriever. She’s a really good dog.
Kaitlyn really likes this MegaBloks piano!
My super-cute nephew “P”. Kaitlyn barely remembered him but loved playing with him (and all his toys!):
Me and my nephews, who I was going to hug whether they liked it or not:
Kaitlyn asked me several times today if we could please go back, I told her that her Aunt would love it if the next time we went, Kaitlyn was potty trained. So at the dinner table, Kaitlyn announced that we were going to see Auntie (SIL’s name), but that she had to be potty trained first. Hey, whatever works!
Looks like a great time was had by all- and I am all for bribery and anything to get them potty trained.
Nice pics. looks like you guys have a good time. Your family is adorable.
Is that a Dead Kennedy’s shirt J is wearing? I <3 the Dead Kennedy’s.
Sounds like a great family visit. Too bad they live so far away!
Thats cute! Good luck with the potty training!
What a nice family visit. I hope you had a great time.
It was wonderful to see you all and I’m really glad you guys had a chance to come down and visit finally!
Once we get the french doors up we’re going to be turning that room into a room that will easily convert into a guest room so you’re all welcome to come down and stay longer (as you know, we have the room now! 
) After the new deck, fire pit and patio that we’re going to put in we’ll be finishing the basement so there will be even more room for over night guests! And we’re happy to have you down whether or not Kaitlyn is potty trained (but we’re happy to help as leverage as needed 
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I can’t believe that picture of Holly! She looks almost like she’s GLOWING! Very nice capture
Rebecca – yes that is a DK TShirt – He just got that for Christmas this year. He LOVES them and had asked for a Tshirt of them, Rage Against the Machine, Primus and Jimi Hendrix for Christmas and got them all except the Primus one (he’ll be getting that for his birthday
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A very good family you had with i hope so..Thanks for sharing all the experiences with your family..By reading this post i am reminding my family as i am far from them..
Very good family and very good pictures
Looks like you guys had a good time. Take care.