Minnesota Trip 2013

The next day was my grandpa's bday so after a day at the lake it was time to head into town to celebrate.  It was great to see everyone and eat some good food and visit.

Me, BapBap, and Jeff 

Katelynn, BapBap, and Junior

A quick trip to the dairy farm was also a must the next day.  My dad wanted to show off his new combine and the kids were just as excited as he was to checkout the big piece of machinery.

The next day it was time to pack up and head to South Dakota for the Trautner Rendezvous and see the other side of the family.   After a few hour drive we made it to Sisseton and found my aunts place.  It was great to see some more family.  The kids were so happy to see their cousins again that had come out to Denver to visit.  We had a relaxing night of Pizza, drinks, and a bonfire.  The kids stayed up a little late and it was chaotic while the kids kept switching campers and deciding who was sleeping where and with whom.  At the end of the night both kids were in my parents camper sleeping with me.
The morning was the girls day to cook breakfast for everyone.  They made breakfast burritos and an assortment of mimosas, it was great.  The day went on and more people were arriving for the weekend.  Unfortunately we had to get on the road again and start our road trip back to Colorado.  I left 3 hours after I had intended to because I really wanted to stay.  I was exhausted after 2 weeks of vacation and the first hour and half of the drive was brutal, but then I found some energy and battled through.  We finally stopped at a hotel for the night and settled in for some sleep and made the rest of our journey home the next day.  This was a trip to remember and I would be glad to it all over again, maybe next year?!

Chris and me at the Bonfire

We had been in such a rush to get a move after hours of trying to get the right hitch on the pick-up to pull the camper to SD that I completely spaced that I wouldn't be seeing my dad again and forgot to say good-bye.  He drove all the way to SD to come and say good-bye to me.  He stayed for the fun of the night, but when he went to bed he was tired from a long week and when he gets tired he talks in his sleep.  He must have been dreaming of me, Natalie, and Reid from our night at the casino and was talking all kinds of crazy.  I couldn't help but start laughing over in my bunk, but then after awhile you really just want him to shut-up and go to sleep!