Great Weekend With The Cousins

Well, to say the weekend flew by would be a vast understatement. The 5-day visit from Uncle Jason, Auntie Amy and cousins Keira and Audra has come and gone but not without many wonderful moments. We're so thrilled to have hosted Kari and Bryce's cousins from Colorado that we wish they didn't have to leave.



Kari asked me just this afternoon upon pickup at school, "Daddy, I want to go see my cousins..." While she somewhat understood that her aunt and uncle needed to return to their respective places of employment, she was none too thrilled that the girls left West Lafayette already.




After some initial "feeling out" stages Thursday night - you know, the typical "That's mine" or "Kari, I said NO" or random crying from exhaustion of traveling, etc. - the girls adapted to being around each other quickly. We learned rather fast that letting all three of them sleep in the same room was a recipe for disaster, so splitting them up worked best.

Once again discovering kepup's versatility. This time: waffles. Also notice how the bottle is almost empty. Yep, Kari is working to polish that bottle off all by herself.

Friday morning we spent a good bit of time at Kevin's fire station. Multiple pictures in each of the trucks were taken, along with 30-second rides from the front to the back of the parking lot. The girls really did love their time there. Following a jaunt to Fort Wayne Friday night, the girls (and Bryce) welcomed Gran and Beep Beep to West Lafayette for an all-day bundle of fun.


This gave the parents a chance to head over to Purdue for an afternoon of tailgating fun on the golf course prior to watching the Boilers collapse and lose to Notre Dame. Trust me, you don't want to read my feelings on the game... so, back to Windflower Place! We're told there were many wonderful times had by all, capped with a chilly, dew-filled night of sleep in a tent. Somehow Kari opted out of that activity and chose the comforts of indoors instead.



Sunday we all went to Prophetstown State Park - a Kari and Holly staple. The girls got to see horses, pigs, cows, sheep, chickens, cats and dogs. Afterwards they got a snack and played on a playground for some time. That afternoon entailed a craft project that Holly found in last year's Family Fun magazine. See pictures of their Halloween outfits here.



Monday featured a visit from Grammy Pammy and Dale. All in all, it was a terrific time had by everyone and did nothing but make us wish the Colorado Crew were closer to Indiana. We can't wait to see all of the Williams clan again soon and thanks for making the effort to get to the heartland.

This was the first time for Amy and Jason to see their nephew Bryce, too. We certainly don't want to leave him out of this post, but there wasn't much he could do other than be held, sleep, eat, be held, sleep, eat, poop, eat, poop some more and cry a little. Bryce had his two month doctor's appointment today and passed with flying colors!! He is nearly 24 inches long (75th percentile), 11 lbs, 10 oz (50th percentile) and has a relatively small noggin' (25th percentile). Kevin's projecting that to be a tall, lean, football machine.

Today was a sad day to see the gang from Colorado head home, but also a day to regroup and look forward to the rest of the week. Holly and Bryce head to Ouray (Co.) with Minerva for a long weekend. This is a trip Kari got when she was little, so the favor is being returned to Bryce. Should be a great time for Dad and Kari to continue bonding! We hope you enjoyed the pictures and this quick video clip. This is more than enough to keep you all busy for some time! :)



Pulling out of station number 1