Well, we just came back from five nights in Wisconsin! I actually bought a ticket since I don't get any benefits since I stopped working for Northwest. Good thing, too, because it was completely packed going up to Wisconsin! Matthew rode the jumpseat and somehow managed to sit next to me, which was fantastic so I didn't have to worry about Thomas crawling all over other people. As it was, there was a lot of crawling going on because even though the flight was scheduled right at his naptime, he couldn't fall asleep...even after we made it all the way to Wisconsin, a dinner stop at the Old Country Buffet, and the whole hour-long car ride to Mom and Dad's place on a full stomach! A full day of no nap. Amazing. He seemed to be relatively ok, though, besides an almost unhealthy obsession with wanting to be The One to pull Matthew's laptop case! I was told off in no uncertain terms that he was fine pulling it all by himself, thank you very much! See the video!
We were there for five nights, which is a long time for us. As it was, it went by so quickly! We got together with Dominic, Michelle and John a few times, and it was lots of fun to see how the two kids interacted. They're only three months apart, but so different in terms of where their development is. We marvelled at Dominic's amazing vocabulary--which included "Thomas," "Marsha," and even "Michiko!" That one is hard even for adults! We all went out to dinner a few times, and Dominic and Michelle came over once to brave the cold gusty weather to walk up the hill and see the miniature horses. The neighbors were so nice, they even let us borrow their golf cart so we could go out to the horses since we couldn't lure them to us, even with all the apples and carrots that we brought! I think the two boys had the most fun trying to "drive" the golf cart, even more than feeding the horses!
Mom and Dad had dug up some of Utaka's and my toys from when we were young, so Thomas had great fun playing outside with scooters, wagons, little wheelbarrows, and an enormous green Tonka cement mixer. He was also very interested in the garden. Dad picked him a little purple bean to eat, and every once in a while after that, Thomas would say, "bean? bean?" and go over to the bean patch, part the leaves looking for beans, pick one, and then eat it! He was also very busy bringing apples and zucchini to Mom from the garden. Good thing the weather was so nice the first couple of days, because it quickly got too cold to be outside for long (55 degrees on our last day! The horror!).
We revisited Fanny Hill for brunch, took a few photos and reminiced about our wedding seven years ago, and visited other Menomonie must-see sights like Legacy Chocolate, the farmer's market, Acoustic Café, and even the Creamery (which has changed hands and now has a café in addition to the restaurant and rooms!). Dad showed Thomas the corn field behind their house, and how the corn grows. As soon as Thomas saw the corn that Dad husked, he put it in his mouth and tried to bite it. I think it must have been quite a surprise to him as it was corn for cows and not for people!
Of course we took a gazillion photos, so I'll post a few more cute ones on the website soon. Thanks to Mom and Dad for having us and showing us a great time!
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