We have come to appreciate every day that Joel has off, especially those full weekends, which are few and far between! It seems that we always try to make the most of them however, and this one was no different.
Originally we had planned to go to his grandparents cottage on Lake Michigan as a lil mini getaway for Friday night, and come back in time for our church duties at Woodhaven's retirement center. But we were reminded that two of his cousins were getting baptized in West Lafayette, and we figured if we could trade (again) then we would go. The Gasser's were kind enough to take these responsibilities, and so we figured it was God opening up the door for us to head down there to be able to spend time with Joel's extended family (since he'll be working Thanksgiving this year), experience his old stomping grounds, see the new (and very lovely!) West Lafayette church, catch-up with old friends... and most importantly, listen to the testimonies and witness the baptisms of his cousins! :) It ended up being all that and more! We were able to surprise his family, stayed at Ed and Annette's (though they are gone picking up Mia from China!),ate pickles, bread and granola bars, were able to spend some time with Clint and Alesa, and spend the afternoon after baptisms with all the family at Greentree :)
Uncle Tim and Liam sharing a late afternoon snack at Greentree
Wheelchair rides were the popular attraction of the afternoon
The only bummer of the weekend is that while we were down in Indiana, my uncle and aunt came up here for a mini family vacation! So we were able to spend Friday night with them, but then left them to a host-less B&B home!
Who needs blocks when we can stack books?!
My son is such a mooch when it comes to food... and usually everyone thinks he's cute enough they give in- in this case, he was able to eat some cherries! Although their time was short, he definitely loved my Uncle Glen, who must have reminded him of his Papa!
We are so blessed to have such an awesome traveler! I couldn't help but think that as I drove home (while Joel slept). He was either sleeping or contentedly sitting and talking in his car seat the whole 5 hour trip. And I was reminded that I'm really going to have to teach him about strangers, as he probably went up to everybody in that church this weekend to be held for a few seconds. He even escaped my mother-in-law's eye in the nursery and the usher brought him into us during the afternoon service after he had been found wandering around to various people (for 20 minutes!!) back in the kitchen... embarrassing! This also made me sooo very thankful to attend a church, where I know that no matter which congregation we are in, he is in good hands! :)
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I was so excited that you guys came :) So great to see you!
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