Monday, November 17, 2008

All the Grandchildren Together

For about 15 hours, we got to have all of our grandchildren together in our home! Tori and Owen arrived from Florida late in the evening on October 20. Elly and her kids--Nathan, Matthew, Maggie and Becca--were already here and didn't leave until the middle of the next day. We had a grand time.


Owen got along great with his cousins.
Owen's favorite activity was to climb up and down the stairs. After watching his cousins, he decided that he was big enough to walk down the stairs instead of crawling backwards. We had to watch him constantly! He loved throwing balls and playing with the kitchen utensils.


He showed us his new teddy and gave it lots of hugs.


Owen tried to get involved in everything that was going on.

What a great bunch of kids! It was so much fun to have them together.

After Elly and family left, Tori checked out housing and toured the neighborhoods in Boise. Owen was a very well-behaved explorer. Grandma tagged along on a couple of expeditions, too.


The fall colors were stunning!

Owen loved being out in the backyard with Grandpa. They picked apples....

...and checked out the chickens.

Grandma treasured each hug and enjoyed watching him take his first steps.

It was hard to send Tori and Owen back to Florida but we enjoyed the visit. We're looking forward to the next one!

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