1. Avery. Ok, so not really a moment, but since the top 25,000 moments were all Avery, I thought I would just compact them into one neat tidy #1.
Avery is amazing, he is so darling, and has such a super personality! And he loves me, which is a real plus. Imagine if I went there and he ignored me!! But we had so much fun. Sitting, playing, watching him try to crawl, and mostly watching him kick. Kick in mid-air, kick in the bathtub, kick while he is being changed, kick on his stomach to help propel him forward, kick on his back, well you get it. He is so charming, and absolutely stole my heart.
It was his 6 month birthday while I was there. They are taking a picture of him on this quilt every month. His shirt says "locally grown." Paula and I ate Caramel Butter Bars to celebrate his birthday :)
Yeah, it was cold.
Oh man, I miss this little face.
2. Playing Timeline and Quirkle with Paula and Eric. We had fun just kicking back and playing games. Timeline is really fun.
3. Going to church with them. I really love their church. The music and teaching, and I love how they do communion, it is just up front and you come up anytime you want to. Reminds me of Santa Barbara Community Church, where Reed Jolley is pastor, and Ted and I visited there in 90. It was the first time I had seen communion and I like the idea that there aren't "special men" who have to serve, which is how I was raised! Most of all, though, I love the people at their church. Amazing young people.
4. Going to the Mall of America. It was so cold out (have I mentioned that yet?) but it was fun to walk around with Avery and eat dinner at Bubba Gump. Favorite moment at the mall? Getting in a good walk!
5. Buffalo car wash. Yup, I had my car licked by buffaloes. I was driving through a very deserted Black Hills, and was in Custer State Park and came through a valley, and there were lots of buffs. I stopped to wait for them to decide to cross the road, and they came jogging over to the mobile salt lick. It was crazy. I was there for quite awhile until they moved out of the road and I continued on. I loved being that close to them, I wasn't threatened, mostly it was crazy silly!
Honorable Mention: Driving all alone for 4 days. Seriously, if you know me, you know I LOVE to drive. It was relaxing, regenerating, and I loved listening to Spanish, RadioLab, and Stuff you Missed in History Class, all by myself. Well, I actually could have cut a couple hours off of each day, and I was very glad to get back to my "other" family :)
But I would go again next week...
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