Saturday, October 16, 2010

Howell Family Reunion





These pictures show the bare minimum. I completely dropped the ball with picture taking! We had so much fun. From the moment the gang gathered at my place in Chicago to the moment right before we got in our old jalopy in Amy's driveway. We played and explored Chicago for two and a half days and journeyed to Michigan to see beautiful Ada. Steve and I are both more taken with Ada than Chicago. Ada is the charming lake place (absolutely made for Fall) and Chicago is awesome for a week vacation of exploring, but it can become a drag with way too much traffic and no outdoor recreation to speak of. Although I'm still lovin it!

Highlights include the visiting the Field Museum, seeing the Indiana shoreline, Amy and Rachael's shared birthday with a festive Barbie cake ala Steve and a really awesome day at the Friedrick Meijer Gardens. Oh and those are not at all in order. The most disheartening of all was watching mom and Amy wave and run after the car as we drove away. I went from maddening laughter to torrential tears. Split second swing. Steve tried to comfort me through laughter. This reaction is like clockwork every time I say goodbye.

1 comment:

Roy & Annette said...

This is probably a silly question, but are those pumpkins for real? Looks like a blast!