In the lead up to our trip to Grandma’s this year we had told Judah “so many sleeps until we go to Grandma’s” and that he would get to help wash Grandpa’s boat when we got there. He loves helping with the hose and only sometimes sprays you with it now. The day before we left Judah says, “one sleep, go to Gwammy’s house, wash boat”. This was the first time he had even tried to say Grandma. The trip itself was particularly fun for Judah as we got to take a bus, train, and airplane! We were met by David and Grandma and headed home to meet a bunch more family who had come to see all of us. There were Shaun, Ann, Zeke, Grandma Great, Grandpa Great, Grandpa, Grandma, Auntie Mandy, Jason, David, Andrew, Stacy, Ben, Sandy, Jennifer, Faith, and Eli. Judah was very overwhelmed by the crowd of unfamiliar faces which made us realize that we needed to do better about working on these with photos before our visits. The lake was full of new fun though, including an awesome play house from Costco that Shaun and Dad were busy putting together. All the boys loved that, especially the doorbell, “ding-dong”. Other big hits were the basketball hoop, the giant swings Dad installed with the tree trimming cherry picker. We got the tractor and trailer out and I climbed in with Judah for a ride in the trailer. We asked if he wanted anyone else to go with him and he pointed right at Grandma Great, so she hopped in with us! Judah also had fun helping Andrew wash his truck, hosing off the soap really well. On Monday our friends Anne, Justin, and Krisha came for a visit. It was nice to get to catch up with them after too long apart. Krisha even stayed and hit the hot tub with us.
On Wednesday we headed to Fargo for a quick visit. The highlight here was getting to watch movies in Gwammy’s car. We started at Conrads where Grandma, Hannah, and Judah hung out for a nap while Ben, Rick, Jamie, and I headed out to the farm to do some shooting. Jan came out and met us while we were finishing up so we got a tour of his and Sandy’s new house. Then it was over to Jessie and Faith’s for some playtime with Judah and Eli and dinner. It was rainy so we got to see all the farmers, even Garret made it home for dinner. The boys had a bath together before heading to bed. In the morning we had a nice big breakfast and the boys played some more before we headed outside to explore the farm. The “stinky cows” were our first stop, and they sure were stinky. We also saw the big tractors, planters, tree house, and swing before we took a ride in the Prawler with Jessie. Faith made yummy BBQ for lunch and Jan gave the boys a really long ride in the wagon so we could enjoy it. When naptime came around we headed home to the lake.
Grandpa had been busy doing projects while we were gone, he was right in the middle of finishing facing everything in cedar. There were other projects, including placing a big bell on the deck roof which required a few extra hands in lifting and Shaun and him on the roof. While we were there we were able to get all three boats in the water, though there was some issue with the battery on the pontoon. Judah loved launching the boats, probably because he got to ride to the boat launch in the truck out of the carseat (I know, we’re bad parents but it wasn’t very far).
Saturday Mom and I left the boys at the lake and headed to town in the convertible to go to Anne’s baby shower. I shockingly was in town to get to go! It was nice to see some old friends while there and celebrate baby Tucker. We also got to visit Target for a few needed items. Sunday was also a big event, the graduation party for Katie and Kelsie Bell. It was fun to actually get to attend this party too. Judah had lots of fun watching movies on the ride and then playing all their outdoor games while skipping his nap. Thankfully they got a beautiful day. While Judah played with Grandma I dropped Jamie off at the airport for his trip down to Iowa to work. Once we got home we all jumped on mowers to mow the lawn, including Judah! He rode the tractor with Grandpa the whole time and loved it.
Grandpa also went back to work on Monday so it was just the 3 of us. We had some quiet days at home and played outside, took walks, and played toys. We even did some projects like fill tree root holes with dirt using the tractor and sweeping the garage. A highlight of our days was when Grandpa got home and if Judah had gone #2 in the potty he got to have ice cream. The crew came to plant trees one day but sadly got rained out so we headed to town to get boat registrations, have pancakes at Perkins, and go to Target. One evening I also got to meet my Dad at the range and do some shooting. The tree planting crew came back and finished up which Judah really enjoyed, they had a bobcat! Another fun highlight of our trip was Judah enjoying the lake photo books that Amanda has put together over the years. He liked learning everyone’s names and got really good at Hannah and Stacy, as well as Big Ben and Jason’s Mommy. There were some funny moments during our visit, including when Judah asked his Daddy why he was going to the bathroom and then repeated in a sing song voice, “Daddy going poopy in the potty” while Grandma, Grandpa, and I laughed in the kitchen. Another one was when Grandpa was pushing Judah in the cart and saying, “Geese Louise, who cut the cheese!” To which Judah says, “Gwammy!” and my Dad thought that was a hoot. (I think he said that because he saw Grandma). After that Judah kept asking for Grandpa’s song during bed time. I didn’t know what he meant but finally figured out he wanted , “Geese Louise, who cut the cheese!”
When it was finally ready to go home Judah was all ready. We told him what we were going to do on our travel day and he kept repeating all the steps, “watch movies Gwammy’s car, airplane up high, toot toot (train), bus, my car”. I think his favorite part was of course the bus which was our shortest leg of our journey.
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