Our family took a long road trip this weekend up to the Wausau area of Wisconsin. My grandmother lives there in an assisted living home, and many of my dad's siblings were flying in for a surprise 90th birthday party for my grandfather. Since so many family members were going to be in the same area, we blocked out the weekend in our calendar as well to make the 8 hour drive (one way) up there. It was great, though, because most of this family has never met Thomas since our wedding was the last time everyone was together. And to top it off, Thomas was a hit! Despite so much travel time, he did amazingly well and was so happy to see everyone (and just simply be out of the car) when we arrived. His great-grandmother was completely mesmerized by him, and all the great-uncles really got a kick out of his seemingly constant clapping and waving (sorry, Uncle Bob...he's not quite fist-pumping yet).
I definitely had good intentions about taking more photos of the trip, but sadly that didn't pan out as I had hoped as I was busy with motherly duties the majority of the time. We sadly didn't get any of Thomas with his great-grandpa, so it looks like another trip is in order sometime!
Our family with Thomas' great-grandmother
Most of the family (minus Great Grandpa Joe, my dad (the photographer) and a couple of my uncles' spouses)
Overall a great trip...just wish we had had longer to spend in the (chilly) state of Wisconsin!
So, so fun!!! Family reunions are always exhausting, but they're always worth it! :) Glad you guys traveled safe!!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you guys had a great trip!
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