On September 10th through the 14th all the Nolte's gathered in Minneapolis for our annual get-together. Ryan's oldest brother John, his wife Cathy and their kids - Chloe, Isabella, Olivia, and Andrew flew in from Utah. Ryan's older brother James and his two girls - Kendra and Jaelyn flew in from California. Ryan's younger brother Mike and his girlfriend Carmen drove up from Kansas, and Ry's parents drove in from Sioux Falls.
Everyone finally got to meet Ava and she was spoiled with all the attention, especially from her cousins. Too bad we don't all live closer together - We'd have some WONDERFUL babysitters :) We had a great time together and, of course, the time went by too quickly, but we made some good memories and got some great pictures!
The Nolte cousins
Grandpa & Grandma with their grandkids :)
Andrew (6 years) & Grandpa Evan
Uncle Mike and Ava
It was a "wild" weekend!!!
Uncle John & Ava Marie
Uncle John & Aunt Cathy
Uncle Mike & "Aunt" Carmen :)
See what I mean about all the attention and great babysitters!!!
Uncle Ryan & Andrew getting tickets for Camp Snoopy
Chloe, Kendra, Olivia & Isabella on the log ride at Camp Snoopy
Andrew, John, & Ryan
We had to stop by "Build a Bear," but we built an elephant instead! Everyone kissed his heart for Ava before they tucked it inside and filled him with stuffing.
Ryan got to pick out the outfit with a little help from Ava's cousins.
Ryan & Andrew dressed him and named him George...interesting name for an elephant, but oh well...George it is!
Ava was a trooper - It was a long day of shopping and fun at Mall of America.
It was quite a task to stay together and get through the crowds with 16 people in our group!
Jaelyn & Kendra made animals at "Build a Bear" too.
Dressing for the Fall weather with our new jean jacket from Grandma and our "Noltette" onesie.
Andrew couldn't eat fast enough...he wanted to get to LegoLand and Camp Snoopy!
Chloe, Andrew & Kendra
Mike, Carmen, Jaelyn, Grandma Lesley, & Grandpa Evan
Playtime with Kendra and Jaelyn
Again...see what I mean about the special attention and babysitting?!!
Relaxing after a fun-filled day at Mall of America...note Andrew is sleeping :)
BINGO!
Relaxing together
The cool pool at the hotel
Isabella, Chloe, Andrew, Olivia & Uncle Ryan heading to the waterslides!!!
Havin' fun with the girls!
Andrew giving Grandpa quite a workout!
Uncle James AKA Bub & Ava AKA Bubbies
More girl time!!!
Ava is quite fond of her cousin Andrew...he seems quite fond of her too :)
Can't wait til next year!!!
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