On Monday I woke up in Lake Geneva, had a little breakfast of yogurt & fruit, and then we headed home (stopping by starbucks, of course). We got home by 11:00 and Dad went to work. I hung out with Mom, cleaned out the fridge, and made some sesame sugar snap peas and brocolli for lunch. After my nap, Uncle Danny came to visit! We walked to Dominick’s and stopped by Commercial Park for some fun outdoor time. We tried to get gelato, but it was closed. It rained on our walk back home, but we were fine. We cooked dinner and were happy to have Aunt Claire back!
Danny was around for much of the week, which was a fun little addition to the usual. Julie couldn’t play with me this week because she was having surgery (I hope you feel better, Julie!), so I got to spend a little extra time with Nana and Aunt Claire this week, too.
On Friday, I hung out with Claire all morning until Nana took over around 10:00. After Mom got home, she, Aunt Claire, and I got in the car and headed to Dow! We picked up our veggies on the way out of town. Traffic wasn’t great, but eventually we made it down to Bloomington for our pit stop. We got gas, stopped at McDonald’s (where I shared Aunt Claire’s smoothie and french fries and got my own apple dippers, without the dip!), and then got to Dow around 7:45. I had a few great quotes along the way:
- Puppy, are you not bringing it on?
- Oh my Buddha!
- Can you see my Buddha?
- I will be so excited when I’m 16…then i can drive all alone. Aunt Claire, I think I will drive a purple car.
- Give me some French fries in my hands cuz I wanna eat em.
- Aunt Claire: “You’re such a sleepyhead.” Maggie: “Nooo, I’m a wake-up head!”
When we got to Grandma’s & Grandpa’s, Grandma was in the yard and I was so happy to see her! I played with everyone until about 9:30, when I went to bed.
On Satruday, I hung out with everyone in the morning and had lunch at home before heading out to Great Grandma Droste’s for Great Aunt Jackie’s birthday party (complete with a Tinkerbell theme). On the way there, we stopped by Treehouse to see where Grandma works. I loved Jackie’s birthda party! I played with her dollhouse, and loved Jackie’s new doll, which drinks milk! I also enjoyed filling up my own cup from the water cooler and eating cake and ice cream. On the way home, we stopped by Subway and then went to the Russell’s house to see Grandpa Droste.
The next stop was Great Uncle Michael’s for dinner. It was great to ese Great Aunt Karen and my cousin Erica and her husband Daniel. Michael is especially fun to play with. He cut up peaches for me, made me a balogna sandwich and I even ate a couple Cheetoes and some cotton candy ice cream! I also discovered matchbox cars, which I loved. After eating some Jimmy Johns, we headed home.
On Sunday we had a very low-key morning and then Aunt Claire took Mom to the airport — but I got to stay! I was so happy to get extra time in Dow – another week of vacation for me!
Last year I started climbing the stairs!
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