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No longer on the river and, again, an empty nester. Back to living on Fleming Island and making some more friends!

Friday, January 2, 2009

More from the trip

Justin, me, plus Clara and Harvey are a bit fuzzy but yet recognizable in this photo taken by their nephew who was not familiar with the camera. Clara and Harvey are my sister-in-law's parents and we see them almost everytime we're in Manitowoc. We did get to spend time with them, but I didn't get to spend time with her daughter and son-in-law due to weather and other "complications".

I thought this shot was so fun because it appears that Manny and Justin are dressed alike! Justin's sweatshirt is a Gator shirt, but Manny's is actually a Wall-E, from the movie Justin and I hated!!! The boys can make great imitations of the robot's voice from the movie, so cute! You can see the stained-glass window in the foyer of Lisa's home.

Noah and Lisa are just the best parents, in this photo each one has a child in front of them. Lynn's child is sitting immediately to her left, but she is talking to either Justin or Dustin in this shot. One time when we were visiting the Prange's in IL, Noah was on the floor playing with Gabe and Lucas. Lucas got up abruptly and went to tell his daddy, "Jesus is playing with me!". Lisa was worried Noah would get a complex or something, but so far he's still a pretty down-to-earth guy! Punny!

Even though I was heartbroken that I couldn't get to church in Sheboygan to see Gabe in his CHRISTmas program, Lisa was able to get it on DVD which we watched on CHRISTmas Day. Gabe, in case you can't pick him out, is the middle boy in the front row, wearing his lovely vest outfit purchased for him by Grandma Lynn. It appeared as though he knew his parts and sang his songs, but when it wasn't their turn, the kids were just a hoot as they squirmed, pulled on their clothes, gazed at the ceiling........When the kids sang "Joy to the World" in Hmong, Gabe came into the living room and sang along in Hmong, so we know he knew his part, even in a foreign tongue!

Something seems to be of interest for Manny as his mama, hidden behind him, is looking something over, as Lynn, Noah, Lori, and David look on. Lori and David live in Holmen, not able to travel on Eve due to the severe weather. We got to see them at Lisa's and then later we went to their hotel to play a couple rousing games of "Apples to Apples" on their patio. The hotel has patios which open into the atrium, WI-style, and we could watch the snowfalling if the windows weren't already snow-covered and iced up!

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