The kids had fun helping harvest (and eat) raspberries. And Grandpa and Grandma even figured out a camping night, complete with sleeping in a tent (in the back porch) and making s’mores (in the grill)…
Raspberries and S’mores
Jul 1st, 2015 by ECM
Getting Our Money’s Worth out of that Magic House Membership
Jun 30th, 2015 by ECM
Last summer, when we realized we’d be in MO three times in a 12-month period, we decided to spring for a Magic House membership. I stupidly got the one that had 10 guest passes, thinking we’d be bringing Grandma and Grandpa along with us most times. Nope, they didn’t make it once. I used up one of our guest passes when Leann came with me over Christmas, but that was it. Oh well. We visited once or twice each of our times through St Louis, so I guess we came out about even. It is by far the best children’s museum we’ve been to, and we’ve visited children’s museums all over the country! The kids were disappointed that I didn’t take more pictures of them this time around (particularly with the stuffed pandas in the China exhibit), but keeping track of four children by myself in a museum crammed with about 500 other parents escaping the rain with their kids was challenging enough for me!
The rest of the time in Detroit
Jun 29th, 2015 by ECM
After a week, my computer has suddenly decided to read my card reader again. So here is a photo dump of the rest of our time in Detroit! The guys found their high school letter jackets hidden in some closet. Wow, they are sooooo coooool.
Jen plays the infatuated girlfriend who purposefully underdresses for the weather so that she can borrow her boyfriend’s letter jacket…
We went down to Ann Arbor for one more trip to the Hands-On Museum and a visit to Hunter House, of course!
Chicken waffle sliders…sigh. It’s probably good for my waistline that we live thousands of miles away.
And the kids loved playing in the lush, green grass!
No trip to Royal Oak is complete without a visit to Rays!
What is the coffee cup for?
This might make it hard to chew steak.
Few dry eyes during this dance.
Talking to Kaitlyn and Kelly.
Elizabeth and Nona
Dee-Dee promised to dance with all the kids, and she did!
So Raymond danced with Elizabeth.
The girls danced with every combo of uncles and/or Daddy, and Tommy wove in and out of everyone wildly. There’s a reason I love the Muller men!
Andy and Bailey’s Wedding
Jun 21st, 2015 by ECM
With a little help from Elizabeth and Susie, Andy and Bailey are married!
The girls are such pros at this now that they don’t even need to rehearse (which is good, because Susie totally melted down soon after walking up the aisle…)
Even though this was her fourth time, Elizabeth still got excited when Bailey started down the aisle.
admiring Bailey’s dress
They loved being up in the powder room with all the bridesmaids beforehand.
He pulled the tooth out just a couple hours before the wedding!
Janie really wanted to be part of the wedding party, but judicious use of cookies kept her close to me most of the ceremony. She did waddle up to join the flower girls and KK once, and when I held up the cookies, all three came over for a mid-sermon snack.
Janie and I had coordinating dresses, though Grandma had never seen my dress when she bought Janie’s!
No tears this time!
Lizzie took her job as senior flower girl very seriously, guiding Susie all the way.
Looking for the bride.
Here comes Bailey!
Very expressive attendants…
A great chance for family pictures–the Cobbs…
…Nona with all FIVE great-grandchildren!…
…us, mostly looking at the camera…
And I guess I’ll get to the reception pictures another day.
We Love Henry
Jun 20th, 2015 by ECM
One of the best parts of this visit to Michigan was meeting Henry! Elizabeth and I got to give him the quilt we made him. We {heart} second cousins! (Yeah, Kaitlyn and Kelly are nice, too, but not as fascinating as Henry…)
Matching Smiles
Jun 16th, 2015 by ECM
Tommy has finally caught up!
Tommy’s First Risk Game
Jun 15th, 2015 by ECM
(He didn’t win, but he’s studying Risk: Lord of the Rings edition for next time…)
Pedicures With Grandma
Jun 11th, 2015 by ECM
Good news: the raisin stuffed down the card reader did no lasting damage. Anyway…the big girls and I took Grandma out for pedicures for her birthday! We went to a cute little place called Rouge, and while Susie quickly got bored after hers was done, we all had a fun time doing girlie stuff together for a couple hours.
Picture courtesy of Elizabeth. Use your imagination re: my toes.
Jane-Bug’s Vacation Adventures
Jun 10th, 2015 by ECM
A few pictures of Janie from last week in Missouri. Her first time flying in her own seat! (Bug backpack from Uncle Matthew was always by her side.)
Trying on Mommy’s old dresses is always fun!
And turns out another generation of little girls likes having Grandpa slow tickle their feet…
