Rest of Christmastime/New Years festivities

Here's all the rest of the pictures from our trip before heading back to NE after the New Year.

Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington with Grandma and Grandpa Purcell

Looking at the birds in the tropical rain forest

Brady feeding the goats

 Children's Museum with G-ma and G-pa Purcell

Water tornado-the balls went around and through the hole in the middle and came out the bottom into another pool.

Sorry, I'm not home right now I'm walking in a spider web...... :)

One of the coolest things-painting on a window

Then you can spray and squeegee it off and start again

Big mouth!!!
We had just watched Dennis the Menace with Walter Mathau and the part where Dennis does this with his fake teeth and replaces them with chicklets-hilarious!!! 

Brady making pizzas for us

Collin, trying to lick up all the germs in the place! :)

Collin gets his first haircut from Aunt Lauren.  Brady got his first from Aunt Lar Lar so we had to carry out the tradition with Collin too!  I wanted to have it done the couple other times we saw her at his birthday and since but kept forgetting.  Now the baby mullet is gone! :)

 Bowling with the kids in Charleston

Ava excited with her throw as Brady waits for the ball to come back

Grandma keeping the 2 little ones occupied

Sadie got her turn too!

Cousins having fun together!

 For New Years Eve we decided to go out the the casino and do something different for a change.  None of us were going to spend any real money but we had fun dressing up and going out.

All of us ladies!  Erica did all of our makeup.

I think I was trying to make a "I'm sexy and I know it" face but this is what came out instead! :)

"The face"  he he

Happy New Years!  None of us left with any extra money (except Mike) but we had fun anyway playing the cheap slots!

Visit with Great Grandma Purcell (Grandma Birdie) before heading back home

Some of my favorite girls from college!  Baby shower for Kristin with Jess and Ashley.  I never am in IL for any of these things so it was fun for once to get to go!  Now the twins have 2 beautiful new "twin" girls (each had a girl born within a couple weeks of each other)

We had a great time visiting everyone and keeping us busy while Aaron is away!  But sometimes it is good to be home as well! :)