Leif, Liam and I took a trip to Madison the weekend before Thanksgiving to introduce Liam to Leif's extended family and hunt. Well, Leif hunted at least. Mostly, we just chilled with Liam's paternal great grandparents!
Liam ran free at the airport to get it out of his system before the flight. Not too wild though...a constrained free run, I'd say.
In the wheelchair that had so many amazing characteristics:
And hanging by the window:
He did pretty great on the 2-hour flight, confined to our laps. Only complained on the descent!Every evening Grandpa Sherry built a fire and Grandma Sherry provided aperitifs whilst preparing supper. Here we are relaxing with our drinks at the hearth. Well, Leif and Liam aren't relaxing too much. This is Liam's new favorite game:
Three generations of Sherry men (missing one in the middle, though):
Still not relaxing:
Keeping Mama entertained, though:
Our first morning we attempted an outing to the swing set. Poor kid's fingers practically froze:
(At one point a little quail scurried right past Liam as he sauntered carelessly down the path. It scared the kid silly!)
There it is!
You see that we did buy Liam some mittens before this excursion:
His smile looks just like his cousin, Kaylyn's, here:
The next day, Leif went hunting and Liam and I watched the Badgers game with Grandma, Grandpa, and Aunt Jill. We also hit the library for an afternoon outing. I have no pictures to prove any of this happened, unfortunately.
Here's Leif in his tree stand, at least:
I don't know why the picture is upside down, but c'est la vie!
Early (early) plane ride back the next day. Liam was a little more squirmy (and Leif a little more snoozy), but we made it without any major mishaps!
Keeping Mama entertained, though:
Our first morning we attempted an outing to the swing set. Poor kid's fingers practically froze:
Later that day we visited Olbrich Botanical Gardens. The inside was warm and humid, the outside...not so much.
Waving at the goldfish:
(At one point a little quail scurried right past Liam as he sauntered carelessly down the path. It scared the kid silly!)We were crazy to go outside (and the only ones doing it) but we all wanted to see the Thai Pavilion.
Grandma Sherry, our fearless(albeit hat-less) leader:
There it is!
You see that we did buy Liam some mittens before this excursion:
His smile looks just like his cousin, Kaylyn's, here:
The next day, Leif went hunting and Liam and I watched the Badgers game with Grandma, Grandpa, and Aunt Jill. We also hit the library for an afternoon outing. I have no pictures to prove any of this happened, unfortunately.
Here's Leif in his tree stand, at least:
I don't know why the picture is upside down, but c'est la vie!Early (early) plane ride back the next day. Liam was a little more squirmy (and Leif a little more snoozy), but we made it without any major mishaps!
"...No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" Liam's favorite new rhyme:
Good trip and a great visit with family! Hope to see you all again sometime soon!!!
