We got back several days ago, and just had a blast with M/D in WI! It is truly one of the few times I feel like we relax as a family! We left after the Christmas Eve Service at about 8:30 pm and pulled into their driveway at 6:30 AM (note -- it took 10 hours). Besides having a filling station that pumped about 1 gallon of gas per hour at 2am, the trip was very uneventful. The kids were pumped about watching "Wall-E" on the way and I think Joshua finally went to sleep at about midnight!
The ping-pong table got some decent use this visit -- mostly Bryan and Grandpa, but Joshua tried to join in on the action at times! He actually did half decent and LOVED trying to play!
Father-son bonding!
Kayla opening gifts -- sorry, these are a little out of order, I guess!
Grandpa reading the Christmas story.
The best part about WI this year was the SNOW -- and LOTS of it! When we pulled in on Thursday morning, it was piled high! We brought the kid's snow gear and had a blast. Well -- Kayla wasn't so fond of the sled, I guess!
Bryan positioning Joshua for the perfect run down the hill!
In action! We actually just used the snow banks from the parking lot for sledding -- there was plenty of slope involved!
Mommy and Kayla
Grandma is such the trooper -- She was always willing to bundle the kiddos up and hit the snow for a few minutes!
Our little marshmallow!
Yep -- the whole bundling up part is always a blessing, isn't it????
Bryan showing Grandpa the finer details of the iPhone! We left at 10:45 AM to leave WI, and arrived at our house at 11:45 PM -- yep, that would make the trip home 13 hours long! But, the kids did just pretty good during the day and it was SOOO worth it!
We got back several days ago, and just had a blast with M/D in WI! It is truly one of the few times I feel like we relax as a family! We left after the Christmas Eve Service at about 8:30 pm and pulled into their driveway at 6:30 AM (note -- it took 10 hours). Besides having a filling station that pumped about 1 gallon of gas per hour at 2am, the trip was very uneventful. The kids were pumped about watching "Wall-E" on the way and I think Joshua finally went to sleep at about midnight! 
The ping-pong table got some decent use this visit -- mostly Bryan and Grandpa, but Joshua tried to join in on the action at times! He actually did half decent and LOVED trying to play!
Father-son bonding!
Kayla opening gifts -- sorry, these are a little out of order, I guess!
Grandpa reading the Christmas story.
The best part about WI this year was the SNOW -- and LOTS of it! When we pulled in on Thursday morning, it was piled high! We brought the kid's snow gear and had a blast. Well -- Kayla wasn't so fond of the sled, I guess!
Bryan positioning Joshua for the perfect run down the hill!
In action! We actually just used the snow banks from the parking lot for sledding -- there was plenty of slope involved!
Mommy and Kayla
Grandma is such the trooper -- She was always willing to bundle the kiddos up and hit the snow for a few minutes!
Our little marshmallow!
Yep -- the whole bundling up part is always a blessing, isn't it????
Bryan showing Grandpa the finer details of the iPhone! We left at 10:45 AM to leave WI, and arrived at our house at 11:45 PM -- yep, that would make the trip home 13 hours long! But, the kids did just pretty good during the day and it was SOOO worth it! 
2 comments:
What a wonderful visit. I loved it that you said you guys were able to relax -- that will go a long way as another busy year starts up.
I also loved the part about Grandma always being willing to go through the bundling process for a few minutes in the snow. Grandmas are so good for those kind of things -- so unselfish and just loving to see the happiness of the grandkids.
I remember seeing a picture on Bryan's blog with dictionaries and a Boggle game gaming. That made me laugh.
where you come from!
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