The USA-Wisconsin & Minnesota

The later half of our trip to the states was spent traveling first to Wisconsin and then to Minnesota.  It was a wirlwind of weekend.  First we headed to Wisconsin to visit with Carrie and the cousins.  Mara was beside herself with excitement to get to play with them.  She adores hanging out with older kids and this was really the first visit where she was really "playing" with her cousins rather than being moreso around me.  She didn't stop talking about her time there for weeks.

Bast cousins

That evening we headed to our hotel for a fun pizza party and quick swim in the pool.  It was a short visit but so good for my heart.

From there we were off to Minnesota to see Josh's sister, parents and kids.  Here we had a bit of a slower pace as we really just hung around the house most of the time visiting.  I'm so thankful that everyone was in one spot and we could be together if only for a few days.

We watched the Packers win and enjoyed introducing Maddy to the rest of her family.

After a fun night of swimming