This past weekend we took a super fun trip to IA and WI. We spent about half of the time in each state with one night in IA and two in WI. The purpose of the trip was to see Matt's Dad's side of the family and we also treated it as our vacation this summer.
We started our Thursday night by driving about 3 hours to Iowa and staying at a hotel there. It went pretty well except Grace didn't get to sleep until after 11:00pm that night. We made the mistake of arriving after bedtime and staying in the hotel room while she was trying to fall asleep. So, she just stood in her pack'n'play talking to us.
Then Friday morning we woke up ate breakfast at the hotel, gave Caleb a nap and Matt took Grace to the pool. We finished the drive that morning/early afternoon and checked into our hotel in WI and ate lunch. Grace was such a trooper because we didn't get lunch until almost 2! We spent the afternoon at Matt's Grandma's house and going out to dinner.
Saturday we spent the whole day at a beautiful park in IA right across the border from the town in WI where we stayed (and Matt's Dad grew up). The whole purpose of the trip was for this day to spend with Matt's extended family and his Dad's side. It is pretty hard to get together at Christmastime so his Dad planned this event. It was tons of fun.
Then Sunday we drove home. We drove past my parents' house so we were able to stop by there for a couple of hours too. Since is was Father's Day and Matt was driving it was nice to do something other than sit in the car.
All in all it was a successful trip. The kids did great. The weather was great and we had fun with family.
The whole group at the family reunion. This is most of Matt's Grandma's kids, grandkids and great-grandkids.
Matt's Dad's part of the family (3 kids, 3-in-laws, 4 grand-kids, and 1 grand-kid due in late August)
Matt and Grace at the lookout where the Mississippi and Wisconsin rivers meet
Grace and cousin Jenna
Grace and cousin Josh
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