Selma and the Ford Cousins

The last two times around the ford cousins got to invade Greta and Otto at the hospital.... with new hospital restrictions at Hospitals during flu seasons, only siblings can visit. So the Ford Cousins visit with Selma had to wait for a week.... No less exciting though...

coney island

the kids and i went to coney island with grandma and grandpa hansbauer, aunt tina, and the ford cousins (jacob, hannah, cassie, and ellie). this is always a fun trip to do right before the start of the school year....and this year, greta joins the crew of kids headed to school!! (more on that in another post). here are a few pics from the day, and a short video of ellie and greta on the "froggy jump".

happy new year!

left to right: hannah, otto, cassie, ellie, greta, jacob

while joe and i were in new orleans for the sugar bowl, greta and otto spent a few days at grandma and grandpa hansbauers. they were there for four nights, and on new year's eve were joined for the night by the ford cousins. yes, you read that right. joe's parents had a spend the night with ALL SIX OF THEIR GRANDKIDS on new year's eve. the celebrations included a bubble baths, chocolate cake, and lots of noisemakers. sounds fun!! we are so very thankful to joe's parents for taking such good care of our kids while we were gone....

falloween

after the morning fun at sawyer point and only a 20 minute nap for greta, we headed to coney island for their 'falloween' extravaganza. it was tons of fun. we met up with grandma and grandpa hansbauer, and the ford cousins. there were tons of fun activities....greta painted her own pumpkin, rode rides, trick or treated, made an apple pie, and, most importantly, played in a giant patch of gravel. greta's favorite part of the evening was probably either the gravel or riding the tilt a whirl with papa and jacob. she LOVED it, and was laughing hysterically the whole time while mama waited nervously. otto had a great time too. his favorite part of the event was playing with the zipper on his bundle me. what a fun fall evening!