Labor Day Weekend

We visited Grandpa and Grandma Voogt in Wisconsin over the weekend. It was Rebecca's first big trip. And her first time on the ferry. We left Friday afternoon, drove to Muskegon, took the Lake Express Ferry to Milwaukee, and then drove to the farm. Rebecca wasn't too fond of the travelling part. We got to the farm around 9pm WI time. We tried to put Rebecca right to bed (since she was asleep when we got there), but she was too off schedule/out of sorts and was upset for quite a while. After she finally got settled Mommy and Daddy could relax with Grandpa and Grandma for a few min. before heading to bed. Rebecca did better on Saturday after getting some sleep and adjusting a bit. We went to a local fair in the morning. Rebecca got to see lots of animals - sheep, goats, pigs, cows, chickens, rabbits, etc. She fell alseep half way through our visit. She also slept for a long time Sat. afternoon, trying to catch up from Friday. In the late afternoon she got to look around Grandpa and Grandma's farm. She saw lots of kittens and cows. Sat. evening Rebecca went to bed pretty early. Then the rest of us celebrated Grandma Voogt's birthday. Sunday we went to church in the morning. Grandma enjoyed showing off her granddaugther :) After some lunch and an afternoon nap for Rebecca we headed back home. We drove from the farm to Milwaukee. We got there early so we could feed Rebecca, stretch our legs and eat some dinner. Then we boarded the ferry. Rebecca did much better on this ride. She ate well and napped. After the ferry we had a short drive back home. Thankfully Rebecca fell alseep on the way home and stayed asleep when we put her in her crib. We had a fun weekend visiting WI. It was a treat for Grandpa and Grandma to get to see more of Rebecca now that she's so aware of everything and interacting with everyone. We are looking forward to a relaxing day at home today to spend some time as a family and get caught up on things around the house.

This Friday Mary starts MOPS (mothers of preschoolers), our mom's group at church. She is looking forward to getting out and interacting with other moms. And we will all be helping with our church carnival on Saturday.

Check out the pictures from our trip in the photo album.