I see you.
Piled tires
"tire" swing
Emma glides.
Nana & Emma
Big playground near their house
It's a very large playground!
Can you believe she did this with a cast on?
Tire cave
Emma the tree monkey
Grandpa & Emma
Emma gets her cast removed.
Emma
Emma & Nana
You can walk "cross-country" on this stylized map of the US. Bonnie is standing in Johnson City, TN, and Emma is standing in Jenison, MI.
Katie & Nana
Bonding time for Katie and Nana
A beautiful painting by my great-great-grandfather - one of two David has in his living room.
Another view, but marred by flash. I need to get another shot of this from David.
Better view of previous painting.
Another GBG Painting
Madalynne & David
Our next stop was in nearby Indianapolis, where cousin David Petrie had just said goodbye to his dear wife Anne. We got to see a lot of the family.
Mom & Doris
Mom with her old friend Doris Reames, in Seymour, IN. We stopped by her house on the way up to MI.
Doris and her son Danny live together. Danny and I hadn't seen each other since we were children. It was fun to catch up.
Bonnie, Madalynne, Doris, Danny
Mary Petrie (widow of David's brother Danny) and Mom catch up.
Great Nana plays Sorry with Emma.
We left Indianapolis at 9 pm, and drove up to Aaron & Laura's in Jenison, MI, arriving at 1:45 am. Here is Laura's table display, using flowers from her garden.
Nana, I'm not sure you should try to add that piece!
Baby hugs make you happy!
Happy smiles
Great Nana enjoys hearing Emma read to her.
Katie absorbs her beets through the skin.
Laura's raised bed garden, and nice fence Aaron built for her.
Laura's garden
Yum Yum!
Nana Bonnie feeds Katie.