A weekend in Remsen!

Last Friday the boys and I headed to Fort Dodge.  We spent the night at Annie and Papa's house and then headed to Remsen on Saturday morning to see Great Grandma Sally.  We spent the entire evening outside at Annie and Papa's and all of Saturday morning running around outside until we had to get in the car.  Saturday morning Papa helped them climb trees in the front yard.  This was all the further up they went and you can see Colton had some support in the background.  They loved being up so much higher than everyone else!

 Once we got to Remsen, we picked up GG and headed to lunch at the Burger Barn.  It is a drive-in that served up great burgers, corn dogs, cheese balls, and milkshakes!  Turns out Colton loves milkshakes and cheeseballs.  Who doesn't though?  Once he had his first sip of milkshake, he held on to that cup pretty tight.  Grandma Sally very much enjoyed watching the boys eating lunch and having such a good time sitting at the picnic table.  The boys were very entertaining as usual! 

After lunch we went to the Remsen swimming pool.  Both boys were able to go down the waterslide but Colton wasn't too excited about it.  He sat at the top of the slide and didn't want to go down.  Austin stood next to him saying, "Colton you can do it buddy . . . I know you can do it . . . "  It was adorable being able to hear Austin give Colton a pep talk about going down the slide.  I was standing at the bottom of the slide so that I could catch.  Never the less, I ended up going to the top of the slide and bringing Colton back down.  Austin loved the slides and was a very good listener regarding all of the safety rules.

Austin was also able to go off of the diving board!  I had to catch him and he had to go during pool break, so we waited patiently.  As soon as pool break started Austin was headed to the diving boards.  He was one of three people jumping off the boards so he got to go at least ten times!  He was doing all sorts of "tricks".  He was jumping as high and as far as he could.  He was doing "kung fu spin kick moves" too!  So fun!  He told me when time was up, "When I get bigger I will be able to do flips.  And when Colton gets bigger he will be able to go off the diving board with me!"  Colton was not interested in the diving boards but he was interested in the giant popsicle that Judy bought for him after the swimming fun was over!

 After the pool, we headed to Judy and Wayne's farm in Kingsley where the boys enjoyed jumping on the trampoline.  This is Austin, Colton, and Mallory bouncing away.  Mallory and Kelsey taught Austin how to do some different tricks on the trampoline so he had a great time.  He spent a lot of time on the trampoline.  Colton liked it too and enjoyed jumping while holding hands with someone the most!  Colton was less likely to fall over when holding someone's hands.

 From the trampoline Austin went to the four wheeler!  Here is a picture of Austin with Wayne, I think they made 5 or 6 trips around the countryside!  Austin came back very excited every time and told me all about everything he had seen.  He saw some cows in the creek . . . . "They were getting a drink because they looked thirsty and it's hot out mommy".  Every time Wayne gave him the option of "One more ride or the trampoline?"  Austin chose the "one more ride"!  It was very fun for him as he had not been on a four wheeler before.  After the four wheeler, he went straight back to the trampoline for more jumping fun with his cousins.

 Before dinner we went into the garage so the boys could see the newest addition to the Behrens' family.  Below is the yet-to-be-named kitty that is about 5 weeks old.  Colton and Austin loved petting her and she was a very cooperative kitty who just wanted to be pet as well!  So, we spent quite a bit of time in the garage with the kitties.  For dinner we got to sit outside on the deck and for dessert the boys had their own slice of watermelon.  They thought it was great to be able to carry around their watermelon and eat right off the slice.  They both did a great job eating all of the watermelon . . . Colton even ate a bit of the green part with no complaint! 

After dinner Austin and Colton continued to play outside with Mallory and Kelsey.  They hit softballs, jumped on the trampoline some more, and played on the swingset.  They took bubble baths and both went to sleep with no fuss at all.  They had a long fun day of 'firsts'!  Diving boards, four wheelers, and watermelon slices . . . such a great trip. 

On Sunday morning we took GG out to breakfast and then we had to get on the road to head back to Cedar Falls.  The boys slept for about the first 2 hours of the road trip.  We stopped in Fort Dodge for a rest break at Annie and Papa's house and then got back on the road to head home.  Everyone was worn out and happy to get home and see daddy on Sunday evening!