We flew back to Indiana last week to see our family.
Jax, you were such a helper at the airport.
When you weren't helping with luggage, you were telling Colt all about how the airplanes work.
Great Grandpa A. was on his way up to the lake, so we had to make a quick stop at his house on our first night in town. I'm sure he slept well that evening after having all 3 of his great-grandkids over!
Aunt Jess helped you two operate the train toy that your daddy used to play with when he was little.
The night ended with some ice cream in a just-your-size rocking chair.
We headed over to Grandpa & Grandma M.'s house to check on her as she had surgery a few days prior. They surprised you, Jax, with a new bike and you wasted no time in trying it out!
Colt, you were content to watch the bike riding from the comfort of the stroller.
You then rode the rocking horse back at Grandpa & Grandma R.'s house later that day.
While helping Grandma M. on Monday, you found some sunglasses in her basement and proudly showed off your new look.
You helped set the table for dinner that night and you and Daddy had "antique" plates (Daddy and Uncle Mike's plates from back in the day).
While the table was set, Colt, you were busy "helping" Grandpa R. in the kitchen. Removing as many magnets as you could reach was a daily task for you.
We got to babysit cousin Hailey on Tuesday and it was fun watching y'all play.
On Wednesday, it was back to bike riding at Grandma & Grandpa M.'s house and your skills improved dramatically!! We could barely keep up with you and you pedalled all by yourself!
Colton, you cheered on your brother as Grandma snuck in some kisses!
Back at Grandpa R.'s house, he showed you his trains.
Colton, you were caught with Uncle Mike's video game...
and, Jax, you were caught in the cat house!
Thursday was THE day! Colton, you turned 1 on our trip north and we celebrated by visiting the zoo.
(I promise there were animals at the zoo but this blog can only be so long, so animal pics got left on the cutting room floor. But remind me to tell you about the time that the sea lion came out of nowhere and scared the bejeezus out of me!)
All that celebrating wore you out!!
Your birthday evening was spent with Grandpa M., Grandma M., and her tasty creation.
I so look forward to reading this with you for years to come!
All of a sudden, we realized the week was wrapping up...and we hadn't visited Great Grandpa R. yet. So all of us ventured to his house where we posed for the self-timer.
We even made sure the camera captured our true selves...
And then we packed up and headed south.
While that was a lot of pictures...of course, there were a few memories that fell through the cracks. Strawberry milk, for example. Colton, you downed an unnatural amount of strawberry milk on this trip and I didn't get any of your obsession on disk. Black hole is another example. Jax, you loved playing on Grandma & Grandpa M.'s pool table and asked all of us to play "black hole" with you. Grandpa obliged you almost daily! Another would be Date Night!! Mommy, Daddy, Uncle Mike, and Aunt Jess went to dinner and a movie one night and it was just the kind of simple fun we needed. You boys, along with Ms. Hailey, stayed with Grandpa & Grandma R. but the cameras were kept safely out of reach. Lastly, birthday dinner! My parents took us all out for my birthday on Friday night and I didn't get any pictures of all of us together.
I'm already looking forward to going back again in a few months!
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