Two weekends ago Grammie and Papa D (the Deurs) visited us in Minnesota highlighted by the purchase of Kellen’s first pair of shoes, a trip to Space Alien and introducing Papa D to the joys of Wii gaming. Dad's cousin was kind enough to host us for dinner on Saturday before we returned home for a Deur family tradition...vying for the Deur family Phase 10 championship trophy. We got a little bit of work done around the house too including organizing the garage, hanging multiple sets of shelves and putting up the boys' playset in the backyard. After a few practice runs, Kellen is now walking more fluidly in his shoes compared to the dramatic high stepping of sauntering around with something foreign and heavy on his feet for the first time.
What is Space Alien you ask? Grammie experimenting with her new camera makes these pictures super dramatic. It’s a family restaurant in the area with pizza and BBQ food, lots of neon and regular visits from the second pictured alien (the first one is a four-year old using the kids menu to look more menacing). The photo of the in-house creature doesn’t show just how tall he is. Papa D stood toe-to-toe with him and was nose-to-belly button with the intergalactic giant.
Last weekend Nana and Papa (the Christensen’s) came up to visit. We enjoyed spending time with them and I was very happy that they were patient with my need to check in on the NFL Draft for most of Saturday afternoon (and some of Sunday). We got some much needed home shopping completed and I had the chance to grill on multiple occasions which makes it an automatic “A” weekend. A free Webkinz for Aidan had him all excited and the release of Mario Kart for his Wii had him ecstatic.
This weekend centered on a trip to Iowa to see sister Allison who was in visiting. It just happened to be Tulip Time weekend which was an added bonus. The boys loved the parades and we brought the Wii for entertainment in case the weather became unfavorable. We got the whole family involved and got hooked on battling each other for Wii Sports supremacy.
The boys share a tender tulip moment.
Can you tell Kellen loves being at the parade?
The pictures in the post below are of Kellen decked out in the Dutch garb his brother wore previously and his father wore decades ago.
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Sorry I missed you guys at Tulip Time! Kellen looks adorable.
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