The Toole Family: Indiana time with family and friends

We left the day after Christmas to drive to Indiana. We decided that driving straight to my moms would be the plan. The kids really did great for the 13 hour drive, other than we realized that Abby gets a little car sick in the mountains.
We were busy with a lot of fun things at my mom's house. Here are some of the pictures to tell you about our trip. We opened presents the morning after we got there.

Everyone got fun presents and Aunt Amy was also there to celebrate with Carter and Abby.

Carter got a Mason Plumlee #5 Jersey from Grandma. It was so cool and he wore it all the time, especially when he was shooting baskets in his over the door Duke hoop. He loves all of his Duke stuff

Abby really just loves opening presents right now. We caught her trying to peak and guess what was inside this year.

Then we went outside to play in the snow and play we did.

Riding on sleds behind the 4-wheeler.

Riding with daddy on the 4 wheeler

Making a snowman

Making snow angels

Riding on the toy snowmobile that I got when I was very young. I get it out for the kids each year and have posed pictures of them sitting on it, even if there was not snow. Thank goodness, there was snow this year.

The kids loved the dogs this year so much. They were always playing with them, holding their collars and walking them or just petting them. It was so sweet.

Abby did Grandma's hair.

Grammie read books to Carter.

Aunt Amy helped Abby line up her princess dolls for breakfast and Tinkerbell would fly in to deliver breakfast. Everyone needs an awesome Aunt Amy.

Meaghan and her family came. Here is London, her youngest. Abby enjoyed giving her a bottle and kept rubbing her head.

Presley, Reece and Abby outside after feeding the horses.

We went to see the Ice Carving activities in Shipshewana (the amish town) and Abby loved the horse and buggies and want to ride in one. They actually give rides, so I went with the kids.

Here we are with our driver after the ride. Don't worry those of you that know anything about the Amish. I asked his permission to take his picture and he did not care.

One of the ice sculptures. It was cold outside, but the sun was hitting the ice and they were melting. Still fun.

We went to visit my friend Kelly from college and her family at Das Dutchmen Essenhaus for breakfast. My mom was reading to the girls

Carter and Chip are a year apart, but are best buddies and just love being together. Kelly and I are pretty sure that if we lived closer they would be together all of the time.

All of our kids... Getting so big.

Grammie with her great-grandkids. It was so nice to see her...

We also had fun shopping a little in Warsaw, running errands, visiting with mom's friend Marj, and her family and really just letting the kids be kids at my moms. Abby is getting an interesting personality and she sings all of the time... Carter is growing up but has such a tender heart.

We left my mom's on New Year's Day as Carter has to be back at school tomorrow so we decided that since the kids were still doing so good, we would drive the whole way back.