Picnic in the Park

My mom loves picnics.  (Honestly, who doesn't?)  One beautiful evening she called us all together for a picnic dinner in the park.  My sister brought her camera and skills along and captured some great pictures of the kids and the fun times they had hitching rides on Uncle Kyle's motorcycle!

 My lovely Britta, getting so big!

Em had her turn first (of course)!

My fire-cracker, Juliana.  (And can you see Kari's little scowl in the background??)

A very wistful-looking Kari.

 Christian was up next!

 Erin captured a small sampling of the chaos that these four girls bring to the table.

Such a happy grandpa.  Britta just LOVES him!

 Yup.  That's Kari...

Grandkids, minus Kari, who was having her ride.

 At last it was Ju Ju's turn!!

 We also played at the park...

 ...picked flowers, played games...

 ...and took a walk around the duck pond.

We are so lucky to live so close to family and that my mom makes the effort to coordinate our schedules so we all get together!

Zoo Fun

We go to the zoo pretty frequently, but it's not very often that we get to go with both Grandma Karen AND Grandpa Harvey!  It was a gorgeous fall day and so we all ventured out for some fun timers.

 Everyone wanted pictures of themselves on the jungle vines..

 And bc Grandma and Grandpa were along, everyone got treated to a ride on the carousel!

 We also visited the local dinosaur quarry for some intense digging.

 And took pictures on various statues.

 Britta got a kick out of sharks and rays at the aquarium too.  Fun day!

Kari's Sleepover Fun

 Kari's sleep over nights at Grandma's and Grandpa's house is always a party.  From play-doh to dress-up, this girl knows how to par-tae!

 (And Grandpa is a really good sport!)

Minion Movie

Daddy and Grandpa Harvey took the big kids to see "The Minion Movie."  Big hit of the summer and I'm pretty sure it was Juliana's first big-screen movie.  Everyone thought it was hilarious!

Field Trip with Grandpa

Kari's preschool class went on a field trip to the Rose Theater.  They saw the play, "Charlotte's Web."  Grandpa got to go with Kari and they had lots of fun!

 After the show, Kari got a special McD's treat and then everyone got to play in Grandpa's truck after school got out.

Harlem Globetrotters Night

Back in April, Grandpa took Cubby, Emily, Christian, and Kyle out to see the Harlem Globetrotters!  They had a fantastic time and the kids LOVED watching the game and giggled and giggled over getting to heckle the Washington Generals.  They were amazed at the ball-handling skills and said it was such a fun night!

Meanwhile, at home with the littles...

Britta went to bed and I put in a movie for Juliana and Kari to watch.  Not even 10 minutes into the movie, little Miss J falls asleep.  So, it turned out to be a pretty fantastic evening for Kari and me as well.