Crazy Trip

So, we went back to Grandma's house. There were a lot of people visiting and we got to see family we hadn't seen in a long time. It was very hectic though, and I didn't get to see any of my old friends (sorry, guys.)

Here is a picture of Uncle Mike teaching all his young nephews how to play chess:



On the 4th of July, we had 11 of the 15 grandchildren together (the oldest one not yet 8!) We tried to take a picture and I think I accomplished something very important. In the following picture, not ONE of the eleven children is smiling. I never got more than 3 or 4 of them to smile. But for posterity's sake, I'm glad we made the effort.


Everyone was dressed so nicely in red, white, and blue for the 4th of July. Aaron and Marian looked particularly nice, I thought.


Here's a cute picture of Jared holding Ellie and his niece Abby:


And here's one of Abby's mom Rachel with the same two little girls: