Visit at Lulu's and Packer success

We finished our Christmas/New Year's visit this year with a few hours at my sister Laurie (aka Lulu) and her husband Mark's home just outside of Madison, Wisconsin. We arrived just before noon, and were joined by brother John and his partner Jim, brother Bob and his girlfriend Lisa, and of course Lulu and Mark and their two dogs, Mingo and Lily. In the first picture, Mingo points at the "game" discovered in his carseat...

and then Lily snoozed for a while...

Lulu and Mark had prepared a tasty lunch of chili, sandwiches, and Lulu's bacon-laced pasta salad, amongst other treats. We had a nice visit--we played a little bit of the board game "Topple" and our kids played with the dogs and got into stuff. Eventually, though, we needed to head south, so Lulu snapped some last-minute pictures and we said our goodbyes...


We were happy to not have to frantically drive home to catch a Packer playoff game, as they had a bye the weekend we returned. After a busy week getting unpacked and resettled at home here in Arkansas, we were treated to a decisive Packer victory on last Saturday. Brother John and Jim had the good fortune of attending the game in person, and with Dallas's loss to the Giants on Sunday, their ticket package means that they will brave the frigid night air at Lambeau Field this Sunday to watch the NFC Championship game. We will be watching closely at home, praying for another trip to the Super Bowl.

Here are a couple more cute pictures of the kids, taken this morning as they were starting their days...

The boys act sleepy, while Beth turns on her charm:

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Lisa said…
Don,

Wow-- as Beth's hair gets longer and straightens out, she looks increasingly like our sister Laurie did as a little girl (super cute).

Lisa
8:30 AM
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