We joined forces with other members of the Hinsa clan (Shannon, Liam and Grandma Georgia) and headed north to Superior to visit my Grandma. Happy to say that they are now at the age that 6 hour car trips can actually be enjoyable. They are no longer dropping things on the floor and screaming every few minutes for someone to pick it up only to watch it fall again.
Now, they sing, color, read books and just chat with each other and us. Of course stuff still falls and they quickly ask for help picking it up, but it isn't the near catastrophe (at least not all the time) that it used to be.
As we pulled up to the hotel, Bryn swore that she saw her "Gramma Grace" sitting in the pool. She didn't get the memo that her great gramma has never gone swimming. But, soon after we arrived my mom brought great gramma to the pool to watch as Henry and Bryn jumped off the pool edge over and over and over and over. Thanks for the bathing beauties pic Shannon!
It was so much fun to hang out with my grandma and watch my kids interact with her. At one point Henry just stood by her side, with his sweet little hand on her leg, looking at his great gramma Grace. Wish I got a pic of that. What made the trip even better was hanging out with Liam, Shannon and Grandma, exchanging Easter goodies and loading up on free food at the continental breakfast!
They had to give Gramma Grace a tutorial in their water painting class. Serious business, as you can see.
Trading Easter stickers with Gramma Grace.
Hold on Liam, Grandma Georgia is at the wheel!!! For some reason we all had to hop aboard my grandma's scooter and fly down the hallways of her apartment building. That thing's got some power!!
We got to hang out with my Uncle Greg and Aunt Sheila later that day after he stopped over at Gramma's house on his lunch break. Henry was a huge fan of Greg's since he played catch with Henry non stop. My uncle is a very talented artist and we were able to see some of his new abstract art that has done. Henry was gazing up at one piece and announced "That looks just like my artwork!" Someday Henry, someday.
Nothing like Springtime on the shores of Lake Superior. The weather was actually in the 40's this day but that darn cold wind off the lake made it rather nippy. This is the only pic I got of my cousin Wendy with one of her twins, Peri. Neve was at home taking a nap.
We didn't deprive our kids of sun and sand on their Spring Break, we've got a little of both, see?
I love this pic of Bryn and Henry waiting to catch their cousin Liam on the slide.
Henry getting some last loving with Gramma Grace.
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