The best part of our Illinois trip.....EATING!?! Family Shots

Since we were visiting Illinois when most our family & friends were either working or at school, most our get togethers involved eating!!!(Some of these pictures will be repeats!) The eating started Labor Day Weekend

& continued!

Out for Mexican with Lana (I lost a filling in my                                                                                                                                         tooth here!?!)

Leif, Lennie & myself at the Blackstone                                                                                                                                                                    Restaurant

Otis & Sophie waited at home but BOTH were                                                                                                                      rewarded with a McDoubles!!!!

At Red Robin(Yummmm!) with Tammy & kids

Fireside Grill Restaurant in Sugar Grove with                                                                                                                                     Chris & Bill

Papa & Reese eating Mexican fare in Chicago!

Chinatown!

Lee,Lana, Lennie & myself at TACO TUESDAY                                                                                                                                                 in Ottawa.

With Mike & Susan Freund  in Libertyville

Chris & I with Martha Thomas & Betsy Hartman, friends & neighbors from over 40 years ago! At Pal Joey in Batavia.

Girls lunch out  at Emerson Creek Pottery Barn in Oswego.

"Our Clan" at the Olive Garden in St. Charles

Now the Real Reason we come to Illinois!

Reese & Kevin Walton

Reese, Gramma, Kevin

Papa (in back) Jordan, Brittney, Tammy & Brett Tomter
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Trinity,Dylan, & Courtney Williams

                                                             All the grand kids together!

Lana,Ingrid, (me) & Chris

Leif

Chris & Bill Bailey

Lauren Cox & Grandma Chris

                                                             Not the United Nations, just part of Eric & Nancy's  Clan!?!                                                                                                                                                                                                           c

Catherine Erickson showing me the dress she's going                                                                                                                                                                              to wear to Homecoming!

Alyssa & Lyla Paul, daughter-in-law & grand daughter of Eric & Nancy. They were home with husband Eric(not pictured) on leave from Japan. Eric is in the Navy.

The McDaniels

Lana & "CLYDE"

Lee & Lana

Lana & Katie

(Matt....works nights & we didn't see him this trip)