Over the river and through the woods...to Grandma's (and Grandpa's) House we go!

Oh how I loved this weekend!! The kids and I traveled to visit my beloved Grandparents who live about 3 1/2 hours away up north. They live on a huge farm with my Uncle John being a farmer with 5 horses- and tons of land. The kids are just in heaven there, playing outside, in the pasture with the horses, communicating via walkie talkie, and just being in the wide open! I hardly know they are even there- since I spend a majority of my time with my grandparents who are just treasures. We got there around 1pm on Friday (the kids didn't have school), and the weather is usually about 10 degrees cooler there- so it wasn't necessarily warm, but not too cold, either. The kids immediately took off to visit the horses and left Celeste and I to prepare dinner for the family. I can't say we did a whole lot this visit- we hardly do- but that is the simplicity of it all- just relaxing, enjoying the people who are the dearest to us. My grandma is in great health, though sometimes her memory is not as sharp, but my grandpa fills in and we just love the conversations we have. I get to see my aunts I love, Pam and Trudy, and Jane. My cousins Jen and Kelly came out with their kids, and that was super fun too. Kelly's youngest son, Caden is a month younger than Alex, so they hung out perfectly yesterday. Leah spent a large amount of time picking and eating all the raspberries from Grandma's garden and Jane's- she was loving it! I tried to take lots of pictures- I succeeded- 106! Here are some of my favorites:

Alex found this huge pile of dirt that my uncle had made and so he found a 16 foot stick with a towel that read: "Alex- keep away or die" on it! He had John dig a whole for it in the dirt and put it in- Alex was so excited and proud of that! He is hilarious! Celeste loves all the pets that are there- especially the dogs- Lucy, my grandparents little one, and Jack, my uncle's. She could play with them all day. Here are some random cute shots of the girls:

Today, though these pictures make me smile- I am sad because I know we won't see my grandparents again until the spring. We only made it up there twice this year, and I hated that. I hope we make it up a more next year- and hope that the winter is short and Spring comes soon! We love you, Grandma and Grandpa!!