36 hours in Minneapolis

After returning from Rollie and my trip to the UK, we had 36 hours at his parents' house before leaving for Chicago Monday morning. We had a sweet reunion with the kids, Lydia was jumping up and down saying "Mommy, Mommy" with a huge smile on her face, and Ben wanted nothing to do with me. He clung to Rollie and didn't want to even give me a hug. So here begins the "Daddy's boy" faze :) (He has since warmed up considerably... it's like he's holding a grudge for us leaving him for a week, even though he did really well with Rollie's parents. It's funny b/c he's always been such a momma's boy, with a fierce attachment to me.)

We brought the kids their toys and candy from our trip, and they love the little car and bus and the candy is long-gone. We had a nice time with Rollie's parents Saturday night and then we all went to church Sunday morning. Rollie and I got some shopping done Sunday afternoon and did all the laundry to get us ready for this week on the road. Rollie's mom and I made a quick trip to the Mall of America so that I could buy a new watch, mine stopped working for good during our week away. After I asked Rollie "what time is it?" about a hundred times last week time, he finally said "throw that thing away and buy a new one". Sunday night we watched a movie and had popcorn with Rollie's parents and the kids, and after the kids went to bed we packed and then showed all of our trip pictures to Gordon and Ruth.

So after 36 short hours in Minneapolis, Rollie and the kids and I headed out to Chicago Monday AM. Thanks, Gordon and Ruth for taking such great care of our kids this past week, and we can't wait to see you again in 2 weeks in the Smoky Mountains!