Two Weeks Ago

We left our house two weeks ago so David could help a friend in Sioux Falls before we went on vacation.  We also spent a couple of days at David’s parents before heading out.  The girls had a great time at both grandparents, but so far I only have pictures from the first part of their trip.

Our first day at grandpa & grandma’s was spent at a children’s museum (I was there too, it was before we left).  It was so big, they only did a couple of areas; there is still more for them to explore, so they want to go back.  The largest area was the farm to market section.  Kids could pick vegetables, corn, and flowers; milk a cow and put baby pigs up to their mother; then deliver the goods to a conveyor that took them to the grocery store.  Once the items were in the store, they could go shopping at the grocery store.  This area also had items for building houses, climbing in the clouds (2-stories high), a sod house, a teepee, and a hut.  The other room that they spent the most time in had all kinds of water activities.  They could do everything except swim.

My sister also came to visit us for an afternoon at David’s parents before we left.  She doesn’t get to see the girls very often which made it a lot of fun for the kids.

They spent several more days with David’s parents where they played in the snow, visited great-grandmas, and ran various errands.  There were also other activities like dress-up and play dough, but this post is already getting quite lengthy.

After their time there, they went down to my parents where they played in the snow some more, helped serve a special lunch, played at the youth center, built forts, and I’m sure much more.  We don’t have those pictures yet since my mom quickly brought the girls back to us this afternoon.  They had to keep them for an extra day due to the weather here, which made things more complicated (as the weather can tend to do this time of year).