Keaty Family Trip to The Cities

Two weekends ago, we packed up the car and drove to Minneapolis to have a nice long visit with Greta and Nate.

This was Nick and Finn's maiden voyage, while I have been lucky enough to visit a couple of times.

The trip was pretty easy, as we stopped for an overnight visit on the way up and back with Grandma and Grandpa E!

Finn got his FIRST ILLNESS right as we were to be leaving town (typical) a bad croupy cough, etc. Ended up getting PINK EYE on Saturday, got him some drops and we just kept on truckin'. He still did well, being ill away from home, not too fussy, and still slept well in his pack in play. He was trooper and we had a GREAT TIME.

Here were the highlights of the trip:

1) BEING ON THE RECEIVING END OF ALL OF THEIR COOKING POSTS

So readers of my blog, that also read my sisters blog, will KNOW what I'm talking about!How many nights do I sit down to read her blog, eating my own dinner of cold cereal or worse and think, MAN what I would GIVE to eat THAT!!?? Well, all of my dreams came true as Nate and Greta really turned it on and cooked just amazing meals for us all weekend long. (This photo is so random and does not even DO their cooking justice. really)

2) A TRIP TO WILD RUMPUS

Chickens, Ferrets, and Sleeping Cats, OH MY


Killer bookstore, I was obsessed with it. Tons of cool animals, roaming around...great book selection, super awesome decor. All of it, super cool.

3) CAN YOU GIVE ME A "C" FOR COTTON CANDY?

That is a Dairy Queen Blizzard people. And it's the flavor of the month in June. And Greta and I just happen to be obsessed with it. So that was great timing on our end. Extra bonus info! Dairy Queen was Greta's employer for most of high school!

4) GOTTA GET A RUN IN

With a little coercion I was able to convince Greta and the boys to leave the house at the butt crack of dawn so her and I could run a 5 mile race. We did really well! Running it in about 45 minutes. It was a beautiful course, a nice chilly morning and we enjoyed a free rubdown at the finish line.

5) THERE WILL BE TRICKS AND TREATS

Auntie "Tet-ta" as Finn calls her was quick to breeze in for three uninterrupted days of treats and tricks. A new caw ca caw ca cawing version of the Arrested Development chicken appeared...ALONG with a funny mocking "face" that Greta is now doing, and can really only duplicate. It was hilarious seeing Finn try to imitate. Finn had a SUCKER, he loved it.

6) GOOD QUALITY TIME

I must say the best part of our visit was just the amount of time we got to spend with both Greta and Nate. They are quite the couple! Perfect for one another in so many ways. It was really nice to share their home, yard and lives with them. It is so hard. The more time you spend, the harder it is to leave and the more you WISH WE LIVED CLOSER TOGETHER! But, such is life, and they have a great one together...so I am happy to take part in it when we can. Already looking forward to our next visit.