(Extended) Stay with P and K

After the trip "home," we drove 1.5 hours to Paw Paw and Kacki's house. We had a half relaxing/half eventful trip. Our stay was extended 4 extra days because Russell had a terrible stomach virus, and we didn't want to see it in the car. I was so sorry to bring that to Paw Paw and Kacki's house, and so thankful that no one else got sick!

We had some quiet days (this was prior to sickness):

While Russell wasn't feeling well, Kacki and I took the girls to ride the rides at the mall. They both loved it!

And then, FINALLY, Russell got well (after 3 full days!) And, we got to enjoy the beautiful, 75/80-degree weather! The weather in IL hadn't been above 25 degrees since December, so this was a much-needed outside break for us.

Uncle Jon came over to visit for a bit - so nice to see him!

We enjoyed a great spaghetti dinner with Scott, Kate, Mac, Uncle Bart, and Aunt Nancy:

Paige and Mac. We hadn't met Mac (the kids' 2nd cousin) before - he was so precious and pretty calm considering all the craziness he was dealing with from our end ;)

What a great trip! We miss you all!