Ryan's First Road Trip!

We recently went on a trip out to Indiana for a baptism and a visit with family. It was Ryan's first experience with a long car ride and he did very well! Alan and Jeni were generous enough to allow everyone to hang out in their house all day and eat their food!

The kids were extremely excited about the whole thing. Jack remembers past experiences in hotels and with cousins, and he got Callie excited, too!

This is just a little taste of the crowd that took over the house. At peak occupancy, there were 12 children under age 10, plus 20 adults. (I'm counting Miriam as an adult, even though technically she is 17...)

Over in Arizona, Thomas didn't want to be excluded, so we spoke with him via the power of the internet.

This was Alan and Jeni's driveway. :o)

 After the baptism on Sunday, the family hung out and played games for the rest of the night. It was a really great experience to see family from far and wide- places like Arkansas, Seattle, and China!

 Landon and Uncle Steve played a fierce game of "Guess Who."

Emma and Grandpa Culwell challenged their brains with "Mastermind." 

 Cousins Lily and Kyra had tons of fun playing... well, whatever this game is. 

We didn't have a whole lot of time to hit the hotel pool, but we managed to squeeze in a few minutes here and there during our travels. The kids loved it! 

During our stay in Indiana, we participated in an Easter Egg Hunt, went to the Children's Museum, and took a lot of family pictures. We'll post those soon! (And we might discover some pictures we can steal from other peoples' blogs/facebook pages. There were a lot of cameras there!)