Monday, April 19, 2010

The Relatives Came!

Jay's brother and his family came to visit last week, and it was a crazy week full of fun and activities; of cousins playing and fighting and laughing, of meals eaten together, of catching up with the other Hodges. The first day we went to experience springtime at Mt. Vernon. It was beautiful!


Jack and Mac in the tulips.
The cousins who are always concerned about who's bigger, who's taller, who's older.


Ruthie, wandering the garden.

Aunt Kelli, Alli and Ruthie under the heavenly smelling lilacs.



Baby lambs had been born on the farm- the kids were delighted.



Ruthie Ingalls Wilder. Pioneer girl.

2 comments:

Kelli Hodges said...

We miss you guys already! We have read Good Night Washington, D.C. a dozen times and Jackson and Alli keep saying, "we went there or my went there." Thanks for having us. I know it was a little chaos with 5 little ones under one roof. But the memories are worth it!!!

Merrill said...

We loved loved loved having you! And we sat on the driveway and cried when you drove away. It was so worth it!