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Had a great time visiting Dave’s family in Cleveland over the fourth of July holiday. Henry got to meet the rest of his uncles and aunts and cousins! We also got to see Leslie and Vince’s house down in Hudson - it’s fabulous and the work they’ve done to it is amazing. We got to meet more of Vince’s family, which is nice, too, in preparation for their wedding in November.
All photos here.
With his Aunt Leslie
All the kids together
Uncle Eric
His cousin Riley
Aunt Amber
Lots of food and lots of presents, that’s the way the Dickens Christmas rolls.
The presents stack up as family arrives
The kids have a ball opening their presents
Audrey with Grandma
More Browns gear for the baby
Aside from the Browns gear we scored for the baby, Dave got a Baby Bjorn and I got this amazingly soft and beautiful throw that Amber was coveting.
It was another great Christmas!
Some shots from our first day in Cleveland, hanging with the kids at Kevin and Mary’s.
Then off to lunch at Skyline. I skipped the three-way and had three cheese coneys instead. YUM. An acquired taste, for sure, but oh-so-yummy!! It’s total chaos when we descend upon Skyline.
The afternoon was spent lounging around - several people dozed off while viewing The Pink Panther.
Then Kevin and Mary and Dave and I went to dinner while Mom and Dad babysat.
A great day in Cleveland!
Photos from the Luau at Mom and Dad’s.
Here’s Gracie with her nails dug into my face. She seems obsessed with glasses and is always attacking them. 
Marmalade (a.k.a. Furball) is a few weeks older than the other two, and a little more shy. So very sweet, though, can’t you tell? 
And then there’s Shadow, who reminds me so much of Cayce. Also very sweet, and not as crazy as Gracie.
The kids spent lots of time in the pool on Saturday. Dave kept the kids occupied by swimming with them in the pool.
Here’s Carson, getting ready to go on an underwater expedition.
Here’s baby Kate. Damn she’s cute.
Here’s Riley, who spent nearly all day in those Muck boots he found. He’s such a great kid!
We spent all day Saturday (not Caturday) getting the place ready for the big festivities.
Dave and Eric fill a horseshoe pit with sand.
Kevin assists.
The horseshoe pits are kind of important. Lots of attention focused on getting them just so. They don’t kid around, measured distances between the pits, posts pounded in at an 11 degree angle and all that.
Leslie and Vince watch a game of horseshoes. Vince stole my hat, which I stole from Riley, who stole it from Grampy’s closet.
The view of the house and garage from the horseshoe pits. The main structure you see is actually the garage. The house is behind the tents/canopies. We have tons of tables and chairs and tents and coolers. It should be a good day!
More to come… Left work at 3:30 to make my 5 o’clock to Cleveland. We’re having a big pig roast/luau on Sunday with tons of people. Should be fun.
During the flight, we kept banking left and right to avoid these monster thunderstorms. They were so beautiful to look at.
Downtown Cleveland in the distance
Landing
Friday morning we arrived in Cleveland to visit with Dave’s family. I love them. They’re all so nice, and they seem so normal compared to my family. I love visiting here, too.
When we arrived, we headed straight over to Skyline because we were “good and hungry.” Ever had Cincinnati-style chili? It’s an acquired taste, but once you’re hooked, you’re hooked! It’s a very finely textured chili that is cooked for hours and hours. It’s made with spices like Cinnamon, which we always think of a sweet, but it’s not really sweet at all, just the connotation of sweetness. It’s served over top of angel hair spaghetti, and topped with mounds and mounds of very finely shredded cheese. You can also get it topped with onions and beans, but that spoils the beauty of a perfectly-made Jumbo Three-Way. Ah, I’m getting hungry thinking about it!
After everyone filled up at Skyline, we went back to Mom & Dad’s and a few hours later opened our Christmas presents! The kids were going crazy, and they had a great time opening all their presents. So did I!
Audrey, Carson and Riley dive into the gift piles.
Eric proudly displays his NC-Raleigh Browns Backer T-shirt, which says “I bleed orange.”
Vince, Leslie’s new boyfriend, with Leslie, Audrey, Riley and Eric.
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