Missouri Trip 2010

So, for our vacation this year, we decided to travel to Warsaw, Missouri to visit our family that lives out there.  There was another reason to go and that is that my blessed Grandparents are celebrating 60 years of wedded bliss. Their actual anniversary is in December of this year, but they celebrated it over the Yoder reunion so more family could make it. 

We were planning to leave our house on Friday the 3rd of June, and head to my parents house to pick them up.  Before we were out of our driveway, Ava asked if we were there yet.  We knew then this could be a VERY long trip.  :)

We picked up mom and dad and off we were on our travels.  We ran into a really bad hail storm, our little hitch and haul attachment in the back kept dragging and actually bent the screw.  The kids did pretty well over all. We drove straight thru, and they slept pretty much the bulk of the trip.  Every time they would wake up, they would ask us if we were in 'souri' yet and when we said no, Ava would say, "why is it taking so long to get to souri??"  Funny fact, when we got to Missouri about 17 hours later, she told her cousin Tio that it took almost as long to get to Souri as it did to get upstate.  Upstate for our family is only 4 hours. :)  Kids have such a great sense of time.

A great high lite for the kids was that Grandma had baby kittens in her barn.  As soon as we got there, the kids started asking for the kitties.  Grandpa Dean took us out to get the kittens.  Ava started asking her daddy right away if she could take one home.  I was thinking by the end of the trip we would be certain to take one home.  A few allergies and a long week later, I was in agreement with Daddy, we were not taking any cat home!!!

We arrived on Saturday morning, and the kids were anxious to get out and about.  They got out and played with the kittens.  Cousin Ashlyn introduced us to her big horse, B.G. and then we met some puppies too.  We got to visit with some family that first night and it was good to be HOME.

Sunday, we went to church and then we came home to get ready for some more visiting.  That is what we do in Missouri, it is one big reunion.  The kids had a blast playing in the huge sandbox up at aunt Squeak's house.  They also had fun riding four wheelers and just hanging out.  Some of the boys set off fire works and we got to meet some of the new baby cousins for the first time.

A few of our activities that our trip consisted of:
Four Wheeler Rides
Horse Rides
Kitties, kitties, kitties
Swimming on a private lake beach
Slumber parties
Bowling
Dutch Blitz Competitions
Ping Pong (Micah was the reining champion)
Tours at the Truman Dam
Fun Special Suite Cabin
Frogs on a window and a crowd cheering them on
Melting slugs with Salt
Riding on a Miniature Horse, Ozzie

We had a blast and it was so great hanging out with everyone. I love my family in Missouri.  Thanks to them, we had a great vacation.  It was great hearing my grandparents get honored for who they are and always have been.  They have left an awesome legacy so far and they are still going full speed.  They definately still got it!!! Can't wait to go back.