So since Daddy Bear left us for 10 days last Tuesday, Little Bear, Shaddie Bear, and I decided to take a road trip to Kansas and Iowa to visit family. We left last Wednesday for Olathe, Kansas and stayed with Little Bear's GREAT Grandma and got to eat dinner with his GREAT Aunt and Uncle two nights in a row!
The entire trip was fun but one of the neatest things we did was visit
Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead. Little Bear got to feed chickens, pet cows, see goats and ponies, feed the ducks and fish in the pond, and experience a farm for the first time! He seemed to really enjoy himself and got mad at GREAT Grandma and I when we made him get back in the stroller to walk to the next area of the farm. Mr. Independent!
After staying in Kansas for a couple of days we continued on I-35 north to Iowa where we got to see 4 cousins, one GREAT GREAT aunt, another GREAT aunt, and a GREAT Grandma all in the less than 24 hour period we were there for. While there we visited the other GREAT Grandma in the care center and even helped her escape for the morning on Saturday. We got to take her to see the restoration process of the breathtakingly beautiful Byzantine-style Catholic church (where I was baptized) that was set on fire several years ago by a "hate-filled arsonist." They are making remarkable progress! We also went by her house and ate lunch at a restaurant that was probably there when my parents were dating in high school. Aw, so sweet!
Little Bear had a great time visiting all of his relatives, but he was tired of riding in the car by the end of the trip and was so thankful to be home (as were Mama Bear and Shaddie Bear!). Now we are waiting in excitement for Daddy Bear to come home tomorrow!!!
Ahhh! Looks like a fun trip!!! Glad you got to see everyone. I bet he was super cute at that farm!!!
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