Monday, October 27, 2008

An all-Schrag Illinois weekend

Ok, so it wasn't 100% Schrag's at Ben's parents' house, but it was close. Between Wednesday and Sunday there were 9 people in the house, but never all at the same time. Tim and Sue did a wonderful job of managing the various schedules and accomodating all of us. Our family arrived on Wednesday. Ben's brother Andy also arrived on Wednesday. Ben's grandparents, Lee and Mary Alice Hertlzer, arrived on Thursday. Ben and I left for Chicago on Friday morning. Ben's sister Sara and her boyfriend Josh arrived Friday night. Andy went back to Boston on Saturday morning. Lee and Mary Alice left for Kansas on Saturday morning. Ben and I came back from Chicago on Saturday afternoon. Sara and Josh left on Sunday morning. Our family left on Sunday afternoon. Pretty confusing, huh?

Sadly, in all the chaos, I didn't manage to get photographs of everyone, but below are the pictures that best capture our time together at the house. In another post, I'll show you the Children's Museum we visited and the trip to Chicago that Ben and I took.


Noah decided he wanted to walk around on the deck in the rain. So, he found an umbrella and got his boots on.


Sue made many wonderful meals for us. These freshly baked loaves of bread merely symbolize all the hospitality that was extended to us.


Levi and Grandpa Schrag


A trip to Grandma Schrag's house wouldn't be complete without lots of time playing in the kitchen. We got to enjoy Sue's brand new kitchen! Literally, brand new...the cabinet guy left the house just over 12 hours before we arrived! Sue had just enough time to put everything away and get the place cleaned up before we arrived. It is a beautiful remodel that makes the kitchen feel much more inviting and helps Sue to be more a part of the action, even when she's the only one cooking.


Sara brought Noah and Levi the most precious hats from Peru! They're made from Alpaca hair. They are so darn cute in these hats! Thanks Sara!!


Auntie Sara with her nephews at our cook-out.


Levi chowed down and entire hot dog and bun, plus some beans and chips.


Levi eating, again. Thankfully, Sue thought of putting a round table cloth under his chair at each meal to serve as a drop cloth for all his crumbs. Levi was a total disaster after each meal and if you didn't look at the floor you would think he had eaten an enormous amount of food. However, one look at the floor and it was clear that about half of his food had landed on the drop cloth, not in his mouth.

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