Chillin' with the Cousins...

Visiting Great Grandpa

We went up to the nursing home to visit Grandpa Tuinstra.  It was such a nice visit!  He pulled Ben right into his lap and said, "Hi Benji!".  We were really thankful for a good visit with him, and that he knew who everyone was, even the little kids!  Carly wanted to get her new Webkinz in the picture, of course...


Chillin' with the Cousins!

oh my word, did Ben and Carly have a blast with their posse of cousins! 

Carly introduced her little cousins to Webkinz...

Good times playing in their Daddy's old room....

ALL the kids got a long so great all week!

HA!  Even BEN!  He was tired of me taking his picture, not so much his cousins!  These boys LOVE watching each other play the DS...

The Boys Pajama party... the girls had one in the camper!  LOTS of giggling going on here!

Can't forget the SWIMMING!  Grandma and Grandpa have an indoor (HEATED!) swimming pool that all the Grandkids LOVE!

Seriously Chillin' with the Cousins...

Playing outside... THANKFULLY for the FLORIDA people, there wasn't MUCH snow, and we DID get to see a LITTLE falling, so the best of both worlds! 

McGregor Sled Rides... pulled by the 4 wheeler!  Apparently it was fun... no way was I trying it out for myself!

Wipe Outs are part of the fun!  Don't worry, Uncle Josh was driving VERY slowly... unless it was just Ben, then he went a little faster:)

Renae made a snowman.  Those are chocolate chips for the eyes, etc.  Nope, they didn't melt!  HA!

My favorite picture from the whole trip!  Might because it's Classic Isaiah... AIRBORNE, chasing the other kids... might be the WalMart bags on his feet (his boots were at home!)... LOVE IT! 

So sweet... Ben on the sled with Adriana.  Trying not to touch her.  Nice.

Even Eli came out for a turn... with his Dad... going REALLY slowly!  He didn't cry, so we think he liked it. 

Last Bits of Random Fun

It's so hard to remember EVERYTHING.... we really did have a fun time and LOVED loving on these cute kids!  Here are a few last minute memories:

Somewhere along the week I had a birthday!  Isaiah and Carly were going to help me blow out the candles, but Uncle Ryan stopped them... Sweet moments with Isaiah sitting with me, telling me all about his life and how he can read.  I really loved that and will cherish those quiet moments... it's so hard to get that with all the commotion of over 20 people under one roof!

Ryan's Annual Snowman.  We thought he was going to have to be happy with Renae's mini, but eventually it warmed up and he was able to come up with his Vision of the Year.  Renae graciously shovelled snow off the back deck to make it happen for him!  He had a few little helpers making hamburgers and running into the house for spatulas and scarves, so it was a family effort.


Get out of the city, these kids are cute!

You can't deny these kids are ALL cute... Matthias with his Aunt Randee (and Mama of Coming-Soon-Grandbaby #11!!!)

Mr. Eyelashes, Eli! 

She looks so much like her Mama, Ryan couldn't resist calling her Nae-Nae all week!  Little Keira is a doll!

Julean... he holds his own with the big kids, it's easy to forget he's only 2!

Chloe... her sweet looks perfectly match her sweet, quiet disposition!  She's really come out of her shell alot this time, and seemed to love playing with her Girly Cousins!

Adriana... the only girl among 3 brothers, I think she was happy for her cousins to be visiting! 

Caleb... he looks so much like his Uncle Ryan and acts so much like Ben!  So, you guessed it... he's a GameBoy!  Love seeing the family resemblances in all these kids!

Isaiah... again with the sprinkles!  HA!  He has more energy than any kid I have ever seen, but he also has a very sweet, sensitive side, too... it was fun to see that this time around!

And Carly... she entertained us with her great dancing skills!  Oh, and her Gestures skills... She can do a mean "Hungry" pantomine!  HA!

Ben... he DID get a haircut since this picture was taken!  Aunt Randee hooked us ALL up with new do's!

Can't forget Mom and Dad's faithful Pooch, Sam.  Nothing like going for a run and Sam going along!  He's ALWAYS up for it!

Look at all those people!  THANKS Mom and Dad for a GREAT week, and a GREAT family!