Over the River and Through the Woods

.....to Grandma's cabin we go...

We headed to MN late morning on December 27th.  We stopped enroute at Mall of America to do some returns.  Had lunch at our favorite Johnny Rockets and kept on chugging along.  We got to the cabin around 8:30 that night.  Can I just say how VERY much I love electronics for road trips and how much easier it is now that Max likes to watch shows and knows how to find them on the iPad.  Oh my....makes 7 hours go much faster.  I may have napped on the way as well which helps.

Other than spending 2 entire mornings in the Brainerd Urgent Care Center with Jack....we had a wonderful time.  And actually his diagnosis of a swollen and infected gland was a big relief as it was not contagious and he was going to heal.  Poor guy gave us a BIG scare on Friday morning when he woke up looking like he had swallowed a baseball.  He was up in the night telling me he had a bump on his neck...ummm this GOOD Mama told him he would be fine to go back to sleep.  More than once I told him that.  Then in the morning, I put my glasses on and WOW....it wasn't a bump it looked like he had the mumps.   4 injections, 1 blood draw and 1 Ultrasound later....Diagnosis: Infected gland

WE had a blessed time with family...naps, warm fires, snuggles...yummy food.  So grateful

 Max talked Papa into bedtime snacks of Oreo's while we were there.  Papa couldn't be MORE proud of his dunking grandson

 Sledding action with Daddy

 Alice is an amazing skater...she has NO FEAR

 Think we have determined Max LOVES "hock-ski" or hockey.  He plays in our garage a lot and man he LOVED running on the ice and playing.  He shoots lefty which makes me laugh...

 Opening gifts...Captain America sweatshirt

 glove 

 Loving on Papa

 See what I mean about swallowing a baseball?  And this is after 2 days of injected Rx

 Loves her Rubbermaid

 glove

 Mike, Cara, Charlie and Alice gave Max ALL of their old Geo Trax...what a HIT!  

 Sweet grandkids...only missing Veda and Kale.  Ariana flew in on Saturday morning from Chicago