Catching Up

Last weekend my sister, Sarah, and her family came for a visit.  Sarah, Patrick and their 3 kids, Lily, Will and Leah, live in Port Angeles, WA, so they don't make it back to visit often.  It has been WAY too long since I've seen them, so I took Ethan out of school for a couple days to hang out with them in Salem.  My brother and his family(who are getting ready to move to California) and Abby and Alex were there too!  It has been about 6 years since all 4 of us have been together.  And the first time all 9 of my parent's grandkids have been together.  Family photos were a given :)!

All 19 of us!

Grandma Terri and Pop with the kids

9 Grandkids
Leah (3), Paige (almost 9), Ethan (almost 6), Josiah (7), Tyler (15), Atley (7 mo), Will (4), Lily (almost 6), Nora (3 1/2)

Jim, Becky, Sarah, Abby

We let our other halves in on the group shot :)

Abby and Jared- waiting patiently for our photo shoot 

 All the kids had so much fun playing together!  And us parents enjoyed catching up.

Cousins helping Atley play ;)

Timm came over for some mule rides!

Ethan, Lily and Jared, playing some baseball

Ethan and Lily (born 5 weeks apart)

Lego fun for Ethan and Will

Don't Wake Daddy with Pop is a fun tradition at Grandma and Pop's house

Always after bath and right before bed :)

Before we came home, we went to Greenville to a local creamery for a tour.  We got to see where they make cheese, check out the cows- including some 1 week old calves, sample some fresh cheese and ice cream!  

Watching a very captivating video on cheese making :)

Checking out the calves

Nora got to give one a bottle!

Atley was excited to be there too!

Working on his cow milking skills

My 3 babes!

Will, Lily, Atley, Leah, Nora, Ethan

Ice cream time!

Ethan the barn and Lily the sun

Nora, Atley, Ethan

It was so great all being together again!  I'm sure it won't be 6 years before this happens again!  Or at least it better not be!!