The trek to ND was rather uneventful. We managed to miss all of the major storms so traveling was a breeze. The kids handled the car ride with nary a problem, thank goodness for the portable DVD player. However, it was cold. Very cold. When we arrived in Bemidji we kept commenting that it just "sounds cold" as the tires of the car have a way of crunching over the frozen snow. Dennis' mom kept telling us how warm it was when it was minus 9, which yes, was 20 degrees warmer than earlier in the day, but 9 below is still not warm. We got used to the cold rather quick though, because after awhile we were commenting on how warm it felt when it was only 14 degrees. There was also a ton of snow. It was a record breaking snowfall for December. The ditches were full, the sidewalks were covered and the snow mountains were starting to form in the parking lots.
I can tell that I've been in ND too long when all I do is talk about the weather. I'll move on to talking about family.
Eli and Sadie love going to the farm. Grandma Sperle has everything. Seriously. She has the original Cat In the Hat and all of the original Barenstein Bears Books, plus, about 3,000 games. AND all the cookies, candy and chocolate milk that a kid could want! There are lots of cousins and aunts and uncles to do lots of spoiling.
Grandma Sperle and Sadie:
Sadie trying on her stockings.
With Auntie Mic:
Some of the family... That's Ashley helping Sadie with the camera and Carl playing cars with Eli. Carl is 18 years older than Eli, but I think he enjoyed the cars as much as Eli.
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Gotta love it when the family entertains the kids!
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