On Thursday afternoon we packed up the car and headed west with 16 of our family members for an overnight getaway. We were off to visit my great-aunt who lives in Western Minnesota and has had some health problems lately. As a child, we used to go visit my great-aunt every Thanksgiving and Easter. The grown-ups would play cards, and the kids would play board games or pool in the basement.
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| Playing cards is a huge family tradition. |
One of my strongest family memories is of falling asleep on the pull-out couch in my great-aunts living room, listening to the sound of the adults laughing and arguing over card games in the next room. Man, I love that sound. As you can see by the picture above, card games are still a part of our family tradition. Not much has changed really -- here, the "grown-ups" are playing cards. And HERE:
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| We are also big fans of board games! |
The "kids" are playing Apples to Apples.
Those not engaged in one of these activities, entertained themselves in other ways:
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| Our nephew Matthew, playing "bag" |
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| "Uncle Todd" and our nephew Ben in a tickle fight! |
It was just a short overnight. The next day we met my great-aunt for lunch and spent some time visiting before making the trip home. A whirlwind, very fun getaway.
The rest of the weekend was spent continuing work on the nursery, doing the annual lazy-dog-owner clean-up on the backyard, and watching our animals do cute things.
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| A real dog, snuggling with a stuffed dog. Ridiculous. |
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