A few weeks ago Addison and I flew up to Kansas to visit with my family. We had a wonderful time. Addison did so well on the plane. We got to Kansas City on a Thursday afternoon. My parents picked us up and we drove 2 1/2 hours to Salina. That evening my grandmother came over for dinner. I was so happy to see her. It had been over a year and a half since I had seen her. (Which is entirely too much time between visits.) On Friday my sister, Angie's, family got there. I hadn't see her two little ones since September of '08. Carson was only a month old then so I was excited to see how she had changed. Cooper looks the same but is talking more. Much much more. :) That night we all went out to my aunt, Janelle's, farm house. It was so wonderful visiting with family that I never get to see. All my aunts and uncles were there along with my grandmother and cousins and their little ones. Here are a few pics of that evening....
My Aunt Janelle - what a gracious host
My sweet and tiny Grandmother and Aunt Jill
Watching all of these kids get together and play made me wish so badly that Zachary could have come with us. We didn't want to take him out of school so he stayed at home with Jason. Gabe is playing Mario Kart on the DS and I know Zachary would have loved that. Audrey is standing behind the couch and then there is Cooper, Gabe and Dario.
Janelle has two kittens that roam around her property. Addie was obsessed with them. The black one was too scared to be picked up but this little one didn't seem to mind it.
My sweet and tiny Grandmother and Aunt JillWatching all of these kids get together and play made me wish so badly that Zachary could have come with us. We didn't want to take him out of school so he stayed at home with Jason. Gabe is playing Mario Kart on the DS and I know Zachary would have loved that. Audrey is standing behind the couch and then there is Cooper, Gabe and Dario.Janelle has two kittens that roam around her property. Addie was obsessed with them. The black one was too scared to be picked up but this little one didn't seem to mind it.
Gabe
Janelle has a great tire swing. Here are Dario and Cooper pushing Addie.
Cooper
On Saturday we hung around the house and walked over to a small park. Late that afternoon my dad and I drove up to Manhattan to go to the K-State/Texas A&M game. I was so excited to go because I haven't been to a game in years. It's fun to see all of that purple. I took my camera but left the battery charging in my parents kitchen so I wasn't able to take pictures. I sat with my friend, Jen. They have fantastic seats. We actually chatted through most of the first half which I'm sure annoyed everyone around us. What a game that was! 62-14 I believe. Not sure what was wrong with the Aggies that day. The very next weekend they beat Texas Tech who killed us a few weeks back. College football is so unpredictable. On Sunday after Addison's nap Mom & I took her to the park. It was a gorgeous fall day. Perfect weather for taking pictures but once again, Addison would not look at the camera. Here are a few pics from the park anyways....
The trees in Kansas get so pretty in the fall.
After the park we went over to my Grandma's. Every Sunday my mom, her sisters and my grandma get together for a beer and popcorn. My aunt Janelle showed up later but here is my aunt Jackie, mom, aunt Jill & Grandma.
We had such a nice visit. I'm looking forward to my parents coming down here for Thanksgiving. I have a lot of pictures from the pumpkin patch that we went to on that Friday but I'm going to save those for a different post. It was wonderful seeing all of you in Kansas!!
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I love it that Addie is becoming a "cat person"!!... :)
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