Rassi Weekend Away

A few weeks ago, we were able to enjoy a weekend away with Mike’s parents, siblings, and their kids.  We are quite the crew these days.  =)  We stayed in Bradford, IL in a large old house/retreat center called, Shallowbrook Farm.  We were all able to stay in one place and had a great time.  I have so many pictures, it’s hard to even know where to begin, so I won’t even begin to hit all the highlights.

Parachute and Uncle Jason quickly became Creighton’s favorite when he was kind enough to lift him up so he could shoot a basket.  Kate holding the bag of walnuts that she and Max collected.  Baseball. Glorified Tennis. Car rides.

     

Brothers and then their boys

 

Water Balloon Volleyball

 

Kate took a real liking to Boone.  Mike’s lovely wig.

 

A future generation of chess players??

All in all it was a great weekend!  Thank you, John and Heather for all your planning!!!  We enjoyed the weekend and look forward to next year.

 

Our good friend, and consistent babysitter for the kids, Hayley, just returned from Africa with a special gift for the kids.  SHOES.  They love them, THANK YOU, HAYLEY!

Last, but not least, we enjoyed some time at the Tremont Turkey Festival this past weekend.  However, my camera had gotten something smeared on the lens so all the pictures from the rides (that Aunt Joyce graciously took Kate and Lincoln on – thank you) and the parade are all blurry.  After the parade, John and Heather and family were able to come over to cook out and it was a great evening.  The adults actually enjoyed several hours of adult conversation.  I can’t even remember the last time I had a conversation that long with either of them.  =)  Thanks for making the effort to come over and spend the evening with us!!

 

Omaha

Kate finished school last Wednesday and we headed to Omaha to visit Mike’s brother, Phil, Thurs-Sun.  The kids traveled really well and we all really enjoyed the trip. 

Thursday night we went to see a Triple A baseball team, the Omaha Storm Chasers, play because Ryan, who is a friend of ours, is on the team.  At the end of the night Lincoln told Ryan’s wife, “This is the best day ever.” 

  

After the game, we went with Ryan and Kelli to get some ice cream.  I caught Ryan mid-bite (Sorry)

  

After ice cream, we headed to Phil’s apartment to go to bed.  The next morning we headed to the Omaha Zoo.  I’ll spare you all the animal pictures and just post some with people in them.  =)

              

That night we went to a place called Stella’s.  According to the internet they have the best burgers in Omaha.  The food was really good.  The next day we went to the Children’s Museum.  It was just a couple of blocks away.  We were able to walk back to Phil’s for lunch and then after lunch Phil and Mike took the older two kids back to the museum and I stayed at Phil’s with Creighton so he could nap. 

             

Friday night we went to Creighton University, which is just a few blocks from Phil and took a picture of the kids. 

  

The kids loved Phil and whenever one got his attention, soon the other two wanted his attention as well.