Wendorff Gathering!

Sorry it's been a while but we've been a busy bunch.  Our busy-ness started on May 8th when Holly, Olivia, and Elizabeth flew in for a visit!!  We were all so excited to see them and meet Elizabeth.  Here are the middle four taking a bath together. 

One of the reasons for Holly and Joel coming back was for a Wendorff cousin's wedding.  It was at the beautiful Semple Mansion in Minneapolis and kids were not invited.  While this posed a hardship for all of us at first in lining up child care, we all agreed that it was so worth it in the end to have a fun evening free of kiddos.  While we contemplated hiring two sitters to watch all seven kids, we decided to split the families up instead.  Our four were at home with our sitter, Isabella went to her other grandparents, and Olivia and Elizabeth were watched by a girl who has watched Olivia on past visits when we have events.  It was a very fun night and we all enjoyed ourselves!

The next day was Mother's Day and we went over for a Mother's Day lunch.  Here is the dynamic doubles team in a few years.  We know these two will dominate the Lake Conference in tennis.  We just need Olivia to become a resident of the state first!

The older four

Me and my babes

Amanda and her babe, Isabella

Holly and her babes, Olivia and Elizabeth

Debora with her babes, Amanda, Jacob, and Holly

The original Wendorff clan

During all the Mother's Day festivities, Hannah got thirsty.  Since she couldn't find a cup to drink from, she settled for the dog's water dish!

We were all sad to see the Zimmermann clan leave, but none as sad as little Hannah.  For some reason, she loved to be around Elizabeth.  While she has always been interested in Isabella, she had a weird fascination with Beth.  I think it was the hair.  Here is a series of photos to illustrate just how much she loved little Bethie!

She just couldn't kiss, touch, or climb on her enough!  We're trying to convince Holly and Joel to move to MN so we can see them all the time. 

On a side note, I'm a little bummed because as I went through all my photos from the week together, I realized I never got a photo of all the 2011 babies together or all seven grandkids.  Next time...