Maddox and I went to Grandma Jean and Grandpa Jim's in Washington over the weekend. Eric was up in Minnesota at a workshop so Maddox and I thought we'd take a little trip over to the 'farm'! Grandpa and Grandma have all kinds of grassy hilly land, barns, wild kitties to feed, and tons of neat looking birds....not to mention a big John Deere tractor that Maddox rode once around the house and a big Harley motorcycle!! ( All kinds of new things to explore) It is not really a 'farm' per se but much more than the ol' Kies residence. Luckily we had planned this little getaway for Maddox and I because I sure enjoyed the extra sets of hands. I've been having LOTS of REAL contractions in the last week or so and my midwife told me Friday that I needed to take it easy and get my feet up and even offered to write me a letter for work!! I declined that, but was very happy to have Grandpa and Grandma to help out all weekend since Eric was out of town. Maddox had a fantastic time. She barely whined or cried the entire weekend...!! Course the grandparents provided almost full time entertainment complete with bubble makers, new books, sidewalk chalk, a pin wheel and cool squishy ball....but she's not spoiled is she :) Grandma Jean's school carnival was Saturday too, for added entertainment. Maddox was really too small for the actual games but SHE LOVED socializing with the hundreds of kids that were roaming around the school and meeting all of Grandma's co-workers. She was SO FUNNY, she practically ran from classroom to classroom exploring and saying HI to anyone that would listen. She acted like she knew exactly what she was doing. Every now and then she'd look back to make sure she saw someone she recognized, either myself, Grandpa or Grandma, and then she'd tear off down the hallway looking for another game/another set of kids in a different classroom. Then Grandma Jean got us into the 'little kids' playground. All the equipment was just the right size for her. She loved the slide despite it being a little wet from the morning's rain. Luckily the sun came out that afternoon and it was nice and warm. We had planned to go fishing while we were there but the weather just DID NOT cooperate on Sunday so we'll have to return. We got to visit with Great Grandma Reta Saturday evening and Maddox even ate an entire piece of Casey's pizza sitting at Great Grandma's big people table! She LOVED Deuce this time. At Christmas she was still pretty scared of him. But this visit she loved on him and would pat him and pet him and point to his nose and occasionally right INTO his eyes. Luckily he is a very relaxed lab and tolerated all her poking and prodding. We had a great time! Unfortunately I didn't go with a fully charged camera so I missed out on a TON of great photo ops but the ones I did get turned out pretty well. The school carnival had a Hawaiian theme! Luckily the outfit I happened to bring for Maddox fit in perfectly. Maddox and I ( and hopefully Eric the next time) are definitely looking forward to our next visit to Washington. Thanks Grandpa Jim and Grandma Jean for one fantastic relaxing weekend. We'll be back soon.
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