Karen visits the US, Aug 2005

Since we live so far away, we try to get over to the US to see family as often as we can.  Since we had just been to Norway and Denmark for three weeks, using up most of Mark's vacation, we decided that Karen would go with just John and Lydia (actually, Mark had managed a sneaky trip to see his parents at the end of July, driving out to see them after a business trip to the Boston area).

As normal, the kids all had a great time playing together, and they really enjoyed the chance to see one another again.

Front row, left to right: Timmy, Joseph, Stephen, John, Lydia, Mary, Joyce
Second row, left to right: my Mom, Larry, Grace, Tabitha, LuAnn, James
Third row: Janet and my Dad
(Blue = Janet and Larry's family, purple = James and LuAnn's family)


Just the kids

Fooling around with Uncle James in his pool


John at the rural heritage days


Lydia celebrating her fourth birthday (a little early) with her grandparents



The roller coaster builders


Mark's Mom, in one of her more frivolous moods...


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