On Friday, the guys all went to a go-kart track in North Charlotte. They were talking about it for the rest of the weekend so it must have been pretty fun. :)
Meanwhile, Jesper, Gavin and I went over to Stacie's house while Jodi and Mom got ready for the day. Elise and I made boats out of plastic bottles while Ari, Jesper, and Gavin played with the toys. After we were done with the boats, all the women and children walked up to a little pond in a nearby community. We fed the geese and tried (somewhat unsuccessfully) to float the boats, and the children played on the playground for a little while.
On Saturday, Grandma June got Jesper when he woke up. One of my favorite moments of the trip was waking up and finding Jesper, Grandma, and Grandpa in the kitchen making breakfast. Jesper was having a blast sitting on the counter, eating a banana like a big kid, and helping open the biscut tins. :) Another favorite was how Jesper had to say "night night" to Papa every night before bed. He loves his grandparents!
Feeding Gavin....probably my favorite photo series ever. :)
It snowed later that night! We must have brought our Minnesota weather with us. It was perfect snowman-building snow and nearly everyone got into it. It might have been the largest snowman we've ever built.
We stayed around the house on Sunday. I got a chance to dig through some old pictures. Wow - those were some hairstyles! We need to find a way to digitize all the old photos that my mom and dad have. Some of those pictures are priceless. :)
On Sunday night, Jodi and I made mushroom stroganoff for the whole crew. Robbe and Amy had gotten engaged earlier that week and came over to celebrate with us. We took some family pictures and the kids played together. It was almost exactly how I remember family get togethers when I was little, but viewed through a different lens. It makes me so happy that Jesper can experience something similar!
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