Well, it was a really big weekend for us all this weekend. Your older (half) brother, Brandon, got married in Madison, Wisconsin. So we drove for over five hours to get there. It was your longest trip in the car so far. You did a great job of napping and chatting along the way.
On the trip we stopped to eat at a mall in Eau Claire where you played in a sea of little children in a play area. We were amazed that you didn’t get trampled because the kids ranged in ages from 10 months to 6 years. Still, you didn’t seem to mind the occasional thump.
When we got there, you weren’t really thrilled with the hallway to the hotel. In fact, everytime we walked out there, you got very nervous and fretful. Perhaps it was bad carpet? Or in reality, it might have been the thrum of the ice machine, because it was slightly intimidating. We found a great little diner called Monte’s Blue Plate where we shared some really good veggie burgers with you.
The wedding was short and you were well behaved. The night before we all had Indian food with the family of your new sister-in-law (Maureen) and you got along very well with her father, Ken. He brought up a tub full of toys for you to play with before the wedding and you were quite content.
After the wedding, we walked up State Steet and you seemed to take in everything around you. It was Spring Break so the normal hubbub of the city was calm. Even the capitol was quiet, since it was a Sunday. The next morning we had breakfast with Brandon and Maureen at a charming place called Lazy Jane’s.
On the way home we stopped at several places and you marveled at the scenery. From the big pink flamingo & life-sized Trojan horse at the Wisconsin Dells to the very battered fiberglass cows at a roadside cheese shop, you had something to say about them all (which sounded suspiciously like “What’s dat?”, your go-to phrase).
Once we were home, we relaxed with a vacation day for daddy. He spent it going with you and mommy to get your first haircut. You handled it like a champ. Then we got your picture with the Easter Bunny at the Ridgedale Mall. It was a wild, long weekend that lasted until Tuesday.
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