Thursday morning was pretty cool. I woke up and ate with Mom as usual, but I was surprised to see that Dad was home, too. And I was really confused when Mom didn’t get dressed and rush out the door after my second feeding of the morning. To top it all off, when I got downstairs, Nana and Grandpa were ready to play with me.
Mom and Dad went down the office to work and my morning was pretty much like any other weekday, except that I ate with Mom instead of out of a bottle. Around 2:15, Mom started running around the house, putting her clothes and all of my stuff in suitcases and boxes! Were we moving back to New York!?
Dad put me in my carseat and took me out our car which had been filled up with all my stuff. The traffic was really bad and I was pretty fussy for about 45 minutes, until we got to Romeoville, where we stopped and I ate with Mom. Right after our stop, traffic cleared up pretty nicely and we “made great time” (which I think means that Dad broke the law!). I slept the entire way from Romeoville to Dow, which gave Mom and Dad plenty of time to catch up — which they needed since they hadn’t spent much time together over the last 10 days.
When I woke we up, I was in Dow and was greeted by Grandpa Droste and Aunt Sarah. Despite having just slept for over four hours, I fell right to sleep after Mom fed me.
On Friday (July 4!), I hung out of most the day with Aunt Claire (who got in after I fell asleep) and Aunt Sarah, while Mom, Dad, and Grandma Sherry worked in the kitchen. In the afternoon, I took a nap in the big bed with Dad. After I woke up, I went to the mall with Mom & Grandpa. I assumed I’d be going shopping with them, but as soon as we got there, I got handed off to A/C and A/S who took me to meet Aunt Sarah’s friend Tyka and her kids.
On Saturday, Grandma Sherry hosted a party — where I was the guest of honor! I met so many new family members: Great Uncle Michael, Great Aunt Karen, 2nd-cousin Nicholas; great great aunt Phyllis; great great uncle Ronald & great great aunt Maxine; 2/c Stephen and his fiancee Stephanie; Sandra & Nellie Roberts; and Joyce Goetten with her granddaughters Holly and Heather. Whew!
But my favorite was great grandpa Harris! He made really cool noises that made me laugh so much. We also took a Harris family 4-generation picture to go with the Droste family 4-generation picture I took back in March.
As if it wasn’t enough meeting a dozen new people today, we then headed off to my second-cousin Scott’s wedding. My great aunt Bonnie is pretty cool. Right before the ceremony started, great aunt bonnie swiped me out of Dad’s arms and hung out with me in the hallway throughout the whole time.
After the ceremony, we went to great grandma droste’s house until it was time for the reception. I took a nap with Grandma Sherry and then we headed out to the reception.
The reception was a ton of fun. I can’t even begin to list the relatives I met because I think there were about 1,000,000,000 of them (I think Dad doesn’t even know all of them…maybe not Mom!!).
It was really cool to see Great Grandma Droste and Great Aunt Debbie for the second time. And I finally got to meet my Great Aunt Jackie who I’ve heard so much about!
Other highlights included going into the picture booth with a few different people and Dad took me out on the dance floor. The biggest lowlight was being stabbed by a corsage worn by the mother of the bride! It felt like I was getting vaccinated!
Sunday was pretty boring; we had breakfast at Hickory Grove and then hit the road. I slept most of the way, except for a quick stop at the McDonald’s in Bloomington, IL. The night was pretty hectic as Mom got ready for a week at work, Dad got ready for some business meetings, and Nana and Grandpa arrived for another week of hanging out with me!
margaretyagan 
Good morning, Maggie –
Your dad has sure been a busy guy, trying to get all of us loyal blogees “caught up” on the last 3 weeks of your life – a lot of work for him, but what fun for me!
Based on the few photos I have seen of your dad as a little boy, it appears that you are looking more like him all the time (except for your mom’s mouth). Unfortunately for you, I don’t think you are going to end up with his curly hair, though!
I have printed both of the photos on this blog and have them hanging by the phone. They make me smile every time I see them!
Hope you and Dad enjoy another good day today, but I bet you are anxious to see have your mom back home. Please give both of them hugs for me.
Enjoy a wonderful day, Miss Magpie!
With much love –
Grandma