Road Trip, Stop 8

See?  Stop 8?  A bit much for a two year old.  I keep saying this because I'm still kicking myself.  Still.  Let it go, EJ.  Let it go.  It just took a few days of being home to get "our girl" back, but still.

STOP EIGHT: Bismarck, ND

We just HAD to make this stop because the C-man needed to meet Great Grandma and Grandpa, and the feeling was definitely mutual.  Great Grandpa, ever the man to wear his heart on his sleeve, was crying immediately at the sight of great grandchild number three.

We had a relatively brief visit in Bismarck, but it was still jammed-pack (jam-packed ?) full of stuff.   We hung out with my grandparents, my parents, my brother and his fiance (a little - she works nights, so we saw her coming and going a little bit!).  It was awesome, too, that my uncle D and his daughter C, and her son C (phew!) where in town for a reunion on his side of the family.  Little C is a handful to say the least, but it was still a very good visit!

We ALSO got to meet up with my friend from school, AO, her hubby BO, and their SWEET, sweet little one, EO.  Oh my!  It was so great to just sit and chat and love up on that little girl! 

Road Trip, Stop 7

Thanks for hanging in there with me.  If you're getting sick of this trip, magnify that times 30 and you'll about be where M was by this time.  Poor kiddo.  We pushed it too hard, but we really really wanted to see everyone and do everything up north while we could...

Anyways!

STOP SEVEN: Fargo, ND

Westward, Ho!  The whirlwind that was us landed in Fargo to visit our favorite Fargo J family - L, A and their three kiddos.  We love, LOVE visiting the Js for a number of reasons.  They have kids, we have kids!  They have tons of kid stuff!  They have a beautifully finished basement so we can have a little personal space time for a bit if we need to!  And we just plain love them so much!

We did a ton of fun stuff -- including the main reason for the stop -- JJ being in a golf tournament.  The kiddos, L and her kiddos, and I went to the Fair (where we got to view niecey L's artwork!!) and even hit up the library for story hour - complete with a craft!  We also treated ourselves to some fro-yo, Fargo style.  Another superfun thing that happened in Fargo was our friends, the Ls drove down from Grand Forks just to visit us.  It was amazing seeing them again.  We love them so much.  Our visit was cut short due to M's terrible mood and fighting sleep... but it was so great to see them!

Sadly I only have a few pics from this stop - but they do show off L's beautiful artwork (and some petting zoo animals!)!

Stop 6, cont.

I forgot two funny quotes:

M woke up from a nap, and still bleary-eyed, stumbled out into the living room mumbling, "Where'sthedog?" 

Also, while inspecting the deck, she declared triumphantly, "There're NO kitties here!"

Yes, she was a bit pet overloaded!