LOTS of pictures

We had a wonderful visit in TN with Matt and Diana and the girls. We left here on Thursday evening and stopped in Grand Rapids to have dinner with Eva and Jessica. (Sorry, no pictures of that visit) We loaded up our car with a cabinet that we were taking to TN and continued to drive south that evening. We stayed around Ft. Wayne for the night. We arrived at Matt's house about 4 and Matt arrived home from his bicycle training ride shortly after. That evening we had burgers on the grill and just a fun evening of 'catching up' and such. This is the back parking area. I understand that Matt is planning to build a garage here this summer.

Here we have the dining room looking into the kitchen. Dinner is almost ready.

Brookelynn is good at being cute while we wait for dinner.

Hailey fixed a great dessert that evening. I have the recipe and am planning to try it some time soon.

After dinner the guys moved the cabinet upstairs. It will be a great place to store toys for the girls.

It fits and looks great.

I also delivered the OLD typewriter that belonged to Mom. This old typewriter now belongs to Hailey. I hope to hear about many great stories produced on this historic machine.

Everyone watched as she tried it out. It needs a new ribbon but otherwise it is in great shape.

That evening Bookelynn had a great time going through my purse and trying on my glasses and such. We couldn't resist the pictures and hope you enjoy them.

The next day we decided to go for a walk before the rain storm arrived. Brookelynn entertained us while pretending to text Gram.

We had a short walk because the rain did come. It was quite a rainy day but we managed to find lots to keep us entertained. After our walk was rained out the rain really poured down so we decided to go to Plan B. We went to a great bookstore and browsed for a while. After the bookstore we had a great lunch.

Here we are having lunch.

Brookelynn and I shared a nacho lunch.

After lunch we went exploring. We drove to a nearby lake/reservoir and checked it out. It isn't as big as Lake Cumberland but it has good possibilities. It was a pretty place to visit but the rain didn't allow us to go for a walk here. Maybe next time.

Matt cooked chicken on the grill that evening. Another great meal together with the family.

Then it was time for birthday presents. We celebrated Diana's birthday that evening and the next day at lunch too.

Brookelynn was a good helper as Diana unwrapped her gifts from Eva.

Matt, Hailey and Annika watched on.

Jewelry from Eva.

Other treats too. She did a great job finding wonderful gifts.

I made aprons for the girls. This is the same pattern that I used for the older girls at Christmas.

Annika treated us with muffins on Sunday morning. She looks great in her new apron.

Brookelynn did a good job of licking the spoon too.

Just a little of the batter made it to her face but it was good.

We had a wonderful visit but it did have to end. We went to church with the family and then out to lunch to celebrate Diana's birthday. Emily and Kevin (Diana's sister) and their two children joined us for lunch. We left about 3 in the afternoon and headed north. We needed to get closer to Ann Arbor because I had an appointment for my feet on Monday. We arrived in great time for the appointment and then met Brittany and David for lunch.


Brittany graduates this coming weekend. She is going on to medical school at U of M. We are going to the graduation ceremony. President Obama is the guest speaker. I am looking forward to the graduation and the ceremony. Brittany did a GREAT job in her 4 years of undergrad. We are all VERY proud of her. David just completed his first year too. He is doing very well too. GREAT KIDS.

SO there we are at the end of our trip. We did make one more stop on our way home. We had dinner with Leo in Clare. He is doing well but I forgot to take his picture. I loved the long weekend with family. It was good to see everyone. I hope you enjoyed my pictures. I love sharing them with you.