Grandma, Grandpa, Sara and Trevor drove up in one car (oh, yeah...Randle too) and Brian left after work on Thursday. He got up there about an hour and a half after the first car so Grandma fed baby Trevor his cereal prior to Daddy's arrival. He's getting into the cereal more and more. We discovered he prefers it thicker rather than thinner. If you do that, he opens wide for it!
Thursday night we enjoyed dinner outside at a Mexican restaurant. Everyone's meals were delicious...yum, shredded beef! We also sat outside on the dock to catch the sunset.
On Friday morning, Sara and her Dad headed to the local bakery to load up on donuts and rolls for the troops. We have to say that the plain glazed donut was the best (and freshest). After that we got in the car for a 25 minute drive to the headwaters of the Mississippi River. Brian had never been there and it was 20+ years since Sara and her family had been there. Brian thought it was pretty cool and Trevor woke up just in time to take a few pics.
From there we headed to a local vineyard where wines are made from different fruits. We took a quick tour and then had a tasting of like 12 or so wines. We were surprised to find that they were all pretty good. We even purchased a rhubarb wine as well as a raspberry one. Come on over and you can try them out!
When we got back to the resort Brian noticed he had a leech on his foot so we promptly washed Trevor down. No leeches for baby Trevor!
The weather was still gorgeous after that, so we grabbed some blankets and headed to the beach where Trevor discovered grass and the four of us partook in a game of Alaska (card game).
On the way to the beach we ran into a high school friend of Sara's that was there with her family. Such a small world! Back to the card game though, note that Brian made sure that Sara sat to his left so she couldn't skunk him. However, it still didn't help...Sara won by a landslide (like always)!!
But, Brian and Jeanne made up for it later. They beat Sara and her Dad twice in Sequence!!! We also spent another night watching the sunset on the dock.
On Saturday morning, after more donuts, we got Trevor in his swimming speedos courtesy of Grandma Jeanne and Grandpa Steve (a gift from their trip to Panama) and headed out to the beach. Trevor wasn't sure what to think of the sand, similar to the grass, but he explored away and had a lot of fun!
Brian headed out on the resort's kayak...even beyond the posted boundaries. Such a rebel! Look close and you can see him in the bottom picture!
Grandma Jeanne and Grandpa Steve headed back to the Cities late Saturday morning so that they could catch the MN Twins game that evening, so Sara, Brian, and Trevor enjoyed a day at the beach.
Trevor's new favorite toy? The chip bag from Sara and Brian's guacamole appetizer. Who needs real toys when you are teething?
Trevor is such a good and flexible baby. He napped in his stroller while Sara and Brian got some time in the sun. When he got up, we headed to the grocery store to get some goodies so that we could grill later in the evening. Brian grilled a wonderful meal of steak and baked potatoes on a charcoal grill. It was AWESOME!!!
We packed up the car Sunday morning and headed home. Yes, we did pick-up Randle. Boy was he glad to see us. Maybe he was thinking that we were going to leave him there (we would never do that ;)! We got home and unpacked and then went to the MN Twins game with Sara's brother and one of his friends. We were going to bring Trevor but last minute decided to take Jeff and Dawn up on their offer to baby-sit. With Dawn's Mom in town they felt they could handle the four kiddos and we really appreciated them doing so. It rained the first few innings of the game and it would have been pretty miserable with little Trevor. However once the rain stopped the sun came out and it was perfect. Outdoor baseball in a new stadium is heavenly!
Absolutely LOVE the picture of the 3 of you on the log!! What a great weekend trip.
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