Originally Will and I had talked about stopping in Chicago for a night or two on our way home from Wisconsin. But after dealing with over 2 hours worth of traffic delays on our way up to Waupaca (thanks to both Chicago and Milwaukee roads), we decided at the last minute to jet over to Minnesota and visit our friends Amy, Mike, and their 4 kiddos. We enjoyed a relatively short drive (only about 4 hours total) and got to Mike and Amy's house in time for the boys to enjoy some outdoor time with their new friends.
Amy and Mike have 2 older kids- Marley (6) and Levi (4), as well as a set of twins Hayden and Micah, who are just a few weeks older than the triplets. Since we sprung our visit on them last-minute, we didn't have any big plans. Amy took us to one of their favorite local parks in Excelsior, and we enjoyed lunch al fresco (with 7 kids!) right on the shores of Lake Minnetonka. After the kids went to bed we took advantage of the late evening sun and had drinks on their back porch. It was lovely to spend time with them in their home, and the kids all got along really well!
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| Twins meet triplets |
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| Park play time |
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| All 7 kids |
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| So cute!! |
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| Party of Five at Lake Minnetonka |
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| Party of 10 at lunch! And we made it through with zero incidents! |
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| Hayden and Griffin hugs |
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| Looking for Tank the dog |
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| Don't let that cute face fool you- we were up ALL night long with him! |
We left Minnesota early Thursday morning and headed south toward St. Louis. Our next stop on the invasion tour: Winchester, IL. We invited ourselves to spend the night with Will's long-time friend Colin, wife Jacky, and their 2 daughters- Norah (3) and Vivian (14 months). The drive to Winchester was uneventful, but really long. We were in the car nearly 11 hours by the time we rolled into Colin's driveway. Unfortunately Cooper was on day 2 of not feeling great, which meant I was on day 2 of staying up/trying to sleep with him on the couch, so we didn't get to spend a whole lot of time with Colin and Jacky. But we feel better knowing that they are making the drive to Nashville next month to spend a weekend with us!
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| They sure do love dogs- watching Colin take his pups out |
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| Quick shot before we hit the road to head home |
Glad to have friends who are willing to take on our party of five at a moment's notice! I hope we didn't wear out our welcome, and can come visit again soon!
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