Time at Grandma & Grandpa's House

We had a wonderful visit to Grand Forks a couple of weeks ago.

My Mom & Dave still live in the house that my Mom & Dad moved into 2 weeks before I was born in 1975. They have put a big addition onto it and made many other improvements over the years, but to me this house is truly home. It was so great to bring Derek, Silas & Zoe to the place I grew up. It's very relaxing there and I look forward to lots of summer visits in the years to come.

There was a lot of time spent playing on the floor in the great room.

Snuggle time and stories with Grandma is a given.

There was also lots of quality time spent hanging out with Daddy!

We surprised Derek and celebrated Father's Day while we were there. We gave Derek a personalized "SuperDad" book, which Silas & Zoe love!

Our typical work and childcare schedules don't give us much family time, so it was nice for us all to be together.

Mom & Dave have a gorgeous backyard, so we sat outside every night after S&Z went to bed, before sitting down to enjoy the delicious, home-cooked meals that Mom made us each night.

We also enjoyed some time back there with the babies.

I wanted to show Derek the Red River and where I lived when it flooded in 1997.

I miss my family very much and it was good to be home!

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