so many of Adam's relatives. We left home on Saturday morning about 10:30 and got into Carroll at noon. We went to Aunt Ruth's house for lunch. The boys were a little unsure when we walked in and there were so many people in the kitchen, but once they warmed up to everyone it was nice. After lunch we all went outside and sat on lawn chairs in the shade and the kids played.
They started to get cranky so we decided to take them to Grandpa Mike's house and let them nap in their pack and plays. When they got up they were in great moods and were ready to play with Maddie, Blake and Katie. They went outside and across the street from Grandpa Mike's house is a large lot where there is not a house, so it makes for a great spot to throw the football, play frisbee, play softball and all of that sort of stuff. We had a huge supper with lots of great food! The kids got to eat corn on the cob and Carter had 2 ears that he absoultely cleaned every kernel off of. Kinnick went to bed by 6:30 p.m. and we did not hear from him until 7:30 a.m. Sunday morning! I guess he needed his sleep! When it got dark outside we headed out to let the kids do some sparklers. Carter was quite impressed with them. He took turns sitting on laps and had a blast! Aunt Betty taught him to sing "Hooray for the red white and blue!" It was so cute to hear him!
On Sunday we got up and had doughnuts for breakfast because Grandpa Mike decided to go and get some for us at Hy-Vee. We all got showered and dressed for the day and said goodbye to "Papa Gene" because he had to head back home to Minnesota because of work. After he left Carter wanted to play in the garage on the lawnmower. He sure loves that John Deere mower alot! We spent most of the day in the garage and outside. It was really hot out! Katie and Blake took Maddie and Carter to see the movie "Cars". They had alot of fun!
Carter got the chance to wear lipstick for the first time thanks to Aunt Betty. Although it really was not her fault because she was only putting lipstick on herself and Carter walked up and asked for some. He thought it was really neat when we had him give kisses and he could see the lip prints he left. Of course, when we took him out to the garage to show his dad, Adam was not really pleased about the whole deal. It was lots of FUN!
Maddie complained that she did not feel good. She started to complain of a tummy ache and then she really started to cry because she had an awful headache. I really got worried because I had not seen her so upset about a headache before. She finally ended up getting sick to her stomach and then she laid down on the couch and slept for about 2 1/2 hours. When I started to think about it, I realized that she had complained to me several times earlier that she was really hot and could not cool down. We think that she most likely had heat sickness. Once she woke up from sleeping she felt fine and went with us out to Aunt Ruth's house to watch the fireworks. It was great to see her feeling better!
Carter was not sure about the fireworks, at first the noise scared him, but once he got used to it he was fine. Kinnick was just crabby and tired, but who can sleep when there are fireworks going on? He managed to stay awake the whole time. Maddie liked the fireworks but was mad that we would not let her help Uncle Tim and cousin Blake set them off. 
We got up this morning and packed up our stuff to head back home. What an ordeal! We have to take so much stuff when we travel. Amazing how the little boys require so much! We had breakfast with Grandpa Mike and then headed over to visit Grandpa Adkins. I felt awful because our kids were rotten when we were there. They were tired and cranky, so we did not stay long. Adam and I will have to make a trip down to visit without the kids so we can sit and visit with Grandpa more. He seemed to be doing pretty good. We wanted to take him out for lunch but it was too hot and humid for him to be out (since he only has one lung). Maybe we can take him out to eat next time we are in Carroll.
It is always nice to come back home. The kids can get back to their routines and sleep in their own beds and all of that good stuff. Tomorrow is the 4th of July and I do not think we are going anywhere. It will be nice to stay at home and just hang out as a family. There are fireworks in Algona tomorrow night and I am not sure if we will go over to them or not. We have some sparklers left and will do those once it starts to get dark.
It was wonderful to see you Grandpa Mike, Grandma Jo, Papa Gene, Uncle Tim, Aunt Betty, Katie, Blake, Uncle Gene, Aunt Ruth, Aunt JoJo, Uncle Jeff and Dianne!
Love, Adam, Stephanie, Maddie, Carter & Kinnick
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