Alpena trip

We traveled up to Alpena the first weekend of February, for Greyson's 5th birthday party, and to see Erica & Violet and to meet baby Stone CC!

We all had masks to go with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle theme.  See the cute balloons behind Jess?!

Girls with the birthday boy

Katie meeting Stone

Mom, Erica, Mary, & I went to a local church's "Chocolate Extravaganza" during the kids' naptime.  It was just as awesome as you can imagine - unlimited chocolate creations!!

My plate of yumminess

Then we left Katie in charge of the kids and went out for a beer at the new Austin Bros. Brewery

Meg playing with Violet

Sweet baby Stone napping on me

Normal

Cute cousins!

Hazel wanted to try on Meg's snow boots

Violet tried on some of the dress-up clothes that we're passing down to her

Jess and Stone

Grandparents and half of their grandkids!

On the way home, we stopped at Northwoods Outlet, which was just amazing!  Every weird thing you can imagine is inside!  Plus I got my cheapy black sunflower seed birdseed, so I was happy

It was a short, but very sweet, trip, and we're so glad we could make it and see everyone!