Fall Family Weekend at Carthage!

Finally, Abby got to jump into Drew's arms after 8 long weeks of waiting since we dropped him off at Carthage on Aug 31!

In most of the pics she is either being carried by Drew or holding his hand, she never let him get too far away from her! ha ha I'll just put some pics on here and let them speak for themselves.

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We had a great visit. Spent some time Sat afternoon around the harbor area in Kenosha and enjoyed a fall day on the beach of Lake Michigan. It was a cool afternoon but nice to walk in the sand and down by the lighthouse.

We stopped by the Jelly Belly center for a tour, but it was their big Halloween open house and there were hundreds of people in line for the tour! We settled for some free samples and fun in their retail center, and we'll go back on a "regular" day sometime.

Sat afternoon we ventured down to the edge of the Lake on campus, and the kids hung out around the water and sat in some of the "rock couches" that the students have built. We ate at a tailgate party prior to the game. The football game Sat night was pretty cold, but we bundled up and had a good time. It was fun to listen to Drew with the pep band, and there were fireworks at half time. The kids never complained once about being cold, they really enjoyed themselves.

On Sun morning Mitch took TJ and Abby swimming at the hotel while I went to the campus family church service. Drew sang with Carthage Choir during the service and it was great to hear them.

Then it was one more lunch in Kenosha and time to drop Drew back at the dorm. This time we only have to wait about a month until we see him again, as he will be home for Thanksgiving, and he has a full week break then. About halfway home, Abby said she missed him already! It will be really nice to have him home, but I do really enjoy our visits to campus because we can see how happy and comfortable he is there. He has settled into his new home and things are going well for him, and that is a good feeling for us.

Beverly had a fun trip to St Louis with the exchange student group, and I picked her up about 7pm last night. So now we are back in the school and work routine!