Midwest Madness

Back in early June KK and I spent an amazing week in the midwest. The trip started off with a good chuckle at the airport. KK was looking out the window, watching the planes and workers. She turned to me and said, "Mommy, is our plane the one with the pink lip gloss?" Indeed it was...

It was nice to be home with very little on the schedule...just hanging out and being close to family and friends. Of course that is not to say that we didn't keep busy, because busy we were!!!

Most of our time was spent at Grandma and Grandpa's getting spoiled. Uncle Rod and Auntie Shawna came over with homemade cupcakes that we decorated ourselves. Auntie Shawna doesn't waste time with your average cupcake pans, either. These were as enormous as they were delicious, Yum-o! Puppy cousin Ruby got a lot of attention from KK, and I even got to go with her to her obedience class. She is such a good puppy!


We spent an afternoon at Nickelodeon Universe with Auntie Sunshine and KK's Godcousin, Rubilicious. Dora! Boots! Diego! SpongeBob! The girls were best friends from the beginning and they had so much fun! We might have to keep a close eye on these two when they are teenagers - they've already gotten in trouble for stalking SpongeBob together. Really.

Auntie Sunshine, Jboy, Macaroni and I had dinner at the Chatterbox to celebrate birthdays. Besides the wonderful company, all I remember is dessert. Drool.
KK got her Auntie Sunshine time, too! We spent another entire afternoon at the Minnesota Children's Museum. All I can say is that place rocks!


Most importantly, we drove to South Dakota to visit our "Triple G" (Great Grandma Gladys). It was nice to see her, but hard at the same time. She is doing very well in her new home, but has become completely dependent. Completely. It was hard to see strangers (to me, anyway) feeding her meals and pretty much doing everything for her. The good news is that she is still a spunky monkey -- if anyone in the family tries to feed her she is more than happy to tell them where to go. Thanks to the 'strangers' she has gained almost 20 pounds and is back in the triple digits for weight. I love her so much.


Since Great Grandma is in a home now, we had the privilege of staying with my mom's best girlfriend from high school. Ida and her husband Mark live in a GORGEOUS farmhouse in the very very northwest corner of Iowa. We had a bonfire and s'mores, KK and Grandma got a little wild four-wheeling, and KK made all kinds of new friends on the farm!

(The frog got many kisses, but alas, never turned into a prince...)



It was another wonderful visit, and next time we aren't waiting so long to go back. September...20 year high school reunion...wow.