For the week of the 4th, Josh's whole family was in Indiana at his parents house! All 6 of his siblings and their families (13 grandkids total), and his Grandma and Grandpa Elkins. We had a blast!
Their neighbors put on a big fireworks show for the 4th so we got to watch from the front yard.
We went to the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, MI (this picture makes me laugh because after Josh rode this with Sadie she kept telling me, "Daddy not fit in airpline. Him too big!")
It is a really fun place with airplane museumy stuff and also rides, which Sadie and Shane enjoyed a lot,
and Marissa took some convincing towards.
We went to the dunes at Lake Michigan
The pictures never quite do justice to just how big they are
It was a windy windy day and too cool and too many riptides to swim but we had a lot of fun playing in the sand, making the trek up the big dunes, and cuddling with grandparents:)
We stopped to get ice cream at the little shoppe in town,
these kids sure love their Grandma!!!
We also went to the South Bend Zoo and a fun park next to it.
But I think the kids enjoyed being at Grandma and Grandpa's house with all their cousins just as much. It is fun for them to be able to spend time with them and get to know them better since we don't get to see them very often! Mine especially enjoyed jumping on the tramp.
There were a lot of games of baseball played,
and cousin/aunt/uncle bonding time
And of course the kids love all the grandparent time they get,
and it was even more fun with another set of grandparents there!
2 comments:
Looks like great fun! Kel, do you remember going to the sand dunes with John and Pat? It was while we were swimming(actually standing around) in Lake Michigan that Dad made his famous statement: "I think I'm a fun-loving guy." Great memories are made at family get-togethers.
Thanks Kelly, for posting. You had some good shots that we hadn't seen yet. Really some very cute pictures of the kids. I love the one at the zoo with Josh and you and all three of yours together!
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