The Tolan's Visit

My sister and her family came to visit for several days while her husband, Aaron, interviewed at nearby residency programs. Unfortunately we didn't get to do all we were hoping to because of various illnesses throughout their time here, but we do have a few pictures to share (not in chronological order). It was so much fun having family around for a while. Hopefully the Coulters and the Tolans have set the example and many more of you will come visit us in Ann Arbor!

Hucks/Tolan Christmas morning:

Isaiah and his new CARS car

Emily setting up her new Eric Carle game

We went to a famous tourist attraction called Bronner's Christmas Wonderland. The Christmas store is 1.5 football fields in size and has tons of fun stuff to look at!

Play-dough: a great activity when you can't leave the house

We had their pictures made in their Christmas pj's for their Nonna. This was lunch at McDonalds afterwards - trying not to attract too much attention!

Baby Ania - so adorable! Wish I had more pictures but she was sick a lot of the time, not up to smiling for the camera.

Eating fruit snacks - thanks, Nonna and Poppa, for all of the wonderful gifts! They had a blast opening one each day. Some of their favorites were anything edible, the flashlight, the chewing gum and the little Christmas bags - and the cookies of course!

It wasn't much but there was a little snow to try out. Faith's family missed a foot of snow at their house (in Tennessee) while we got an inch in Michigan - seems like something's wrong with that picture! Here's Emily rolling around in the snow. She loved making snow angels too but I missed that shot somehow.

impressive snowball for a little guy!

Of course Emily spent a good portion of the time eating the snow.

Christmas Cookie Making (thanks, Nonna!)

The conversation of the week:

Isaiah: You're a ham.

Emily: I'm not a ham!

Isaiah: You are a ham!

Emily: I'm not a ham!

Isaiah: Ham, ham, ham! You're a ham!

Emily: Dad, Isaiah says I'm a ham!

George: Emily, you know you're not a ham. And we know you're not a ham.

Isaiah: You're a ham!

They actually did an amazing job getting along for so many days. They had a great time playing together.

Christmas Sunday picture