Midwest Madness

We just returned from the Midwest where we were visiting Mr. Wagner's side of our family. We had a terrific time with Gr'pa and Gr'ma, great grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins and are so blessed to have such a close extended family.

One of Mr. Wagner's favorite pastimes when visiting "home" is to work outside with his dad and brother. It's not all just hard labor since the guys get to take turns driving the tractors and four wheeler while working.

Speaking of tractors, the Little Miss and her cousins each took a turn teaching their Gr'pa how to drive. With all of those lessons I'm sure he'll get the hang of it one of these days!

Here are the infamous driving instructors. As you can see, Owen took the job most seriously. Speaking of Owen, my favorite quote of the trip was when I reminded the Little Miss that he is her cousin. She replied and said, "No he's not...he's just a BOY."

It's no wonder our girl is confused about having a boy as a cousin since the rest of her cousins are girls. The "girlie girls" had fun playing with their new Hello Kitty makeup kits. Here they are made up, just before entertaining us with the first of several fashion shows.

Last but definitely not least, the girls had a lot of fun learning to cook with their sweet Gr'ma. Here Gr'ma and the Little Miss are making cute "rag doll" salads. The girls also had fun making cookies together. Gr'ma faithfully played with the kiddos all week, from tea parties to dress-up to games and necklace making, there was much fun to be had!

We had a wonderful visit and had a tough time saying "good-bye". We are thankful for all of the memories we have to think about until the next time...So. Much. Fun!