One of the last weekends in July, we took a trip over to Wausau. Things really fell into place - we had Mya's birthday party in Dubque on Saturday, so we drove down in the morning, and then left her pool party at nap time to drive to Wausau. We hung out with the Roiger family Saturday evening and Sunday for a family reunion. The reunion was held at Marathon Park, so it was a great place for the girls and other kiddos (sorry no pictures). They had lots of fun riding the mini-train and playing on the playground and in the splash pool. I was also pretty pleased at how well they held up without naps (although Grace did take a short snooze on my shoulder which I really treasured as that doesn't happen very often anymore). It was great to see how comfortable the girls were with everyone - they obviously remembered everyone from our weekend in the Dells, and, honestly, I barely had to lift a finger once we arrived because the kids just took off!
Then Sunday evening we headed over to my grandma and grandpa Hanz's for dinner and visiting. The girls hadn't seen them in over a year, so I was so thankful that the trip worked out so well. They had lots of fun exploring the basement and all the "new" toys down there - I think their favorite was an old farm set that was my uncle Lyle's. :) It was wonderful to catch up with my grandma and grandpa about all sorts of things - and of course Brian and Grandpa talked business and politics non-stop. The girls were quick to make themselves comfortable at grandma and grandpa's, and it didn't take long for them to overcome any shyness and become their usual chatterboxes. Monday morning we got together again before heading home shortly after lunch.
I so wish we all lived closer to one another, but the distance is also great motivation for keeping up with this blog! Most importantly, it was great to see the girls truly getting to know their great-grandparents and having fun at the same time!
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