Fun in Minnesota

The day after Thanksgiving my parents, Ethan and I went to Sioux Falls for my cousins wedding. We spent the rest of our time in Minnesota at my Grandma's house. I was really unsure about how the plane rides would go w/ a very active toddler, but Ethan did awesome and even made some friends along the way. We arrived in Sioux Falls late Friday night so we stayed at a hotel since the wedding was at 4:00 on Saturday. Ethan had lots of fun exploring the hotel lobby. They had waterfalls and a fish pond which he thought were great. We didn't last long in the wedding ceremony. I got to see the bride given away and that was it, but the reception was fun.



On Sunday afternoon we went to my Uncle Lloyd and Aunt Elaine's house to see their kids and grand kids. Here is Uncle Lloyd w/ Ethan, Jonathan and Carter. They were born within a few months of each other. We wish we lived closer so Ethan could play with them more often!



Nana and mommy just posed for these pictures with Ethan, we're not too comfortable actually driving a 4-wheeler with a one year old on it.





But Uncle Lloyd is, and he took Ethan on a short ride. Ethan wasn't too sure about the whole thing.



On Monday morning Ethan and Papa got to visit Uncle Virg's farm. They rode with him into town to pick up corn. Ethan loved the tractor ride. The next morning he wanted Papa to take him on another ride.





Grandma Great has a lot of babies in the house. Ethan loved finding them and carrying them around. Here he and Nana are rocking the baby.



My cousin Tianna loves kids so she came over on Monday after school to visit and play with Ethan. They had lots of fun together.



My Grandma loves to still get on the floor and play with her great grand kids. Ethan loved all the cars and trucks she has to play with. Thanks for sharing your toys Grandma Great!



On Tuesday afternoon I got to see my cousin Trey play 7th grade basketball. It was fun to see him play, he and his team did awesome! Then that evening we got to see his older sister Morgan play for Northwestern. She did great too and it was fun to finally see her play. I got the chance to visit with my Unlce Ryan and Aunt Marcia which is always a treat. Thanks for the chat Aunt Marcia!

We left Sioux Falls on Wednesday. All our travels went well, even flying through Chicago. Ethan did great on our 5 hour flight from Chicago and even slept a while. It was a fun trip and now we're trying to get back into "normal" life!