Minneapolis Here We Come!

So Ken, Ashton and I headed out to visit the Minneapolis clan yet again while Suki escaped to the cabin with Grandma and Grandpa-Chewski.  Ken and I being the intelligent individuals that we are decided to leave in the heat of the day (+36 degrees celsius), WITHOUT air conditioning.  Ash slept for the first hour of the four hour long haul.  Which was then followed by 3 hours of inconsolable crying due to the wretched heat!  We tried to keep him cool with ice cubes from our cooler, fanning him, and trying to calm him while awkwardly breast feeding him while he was in his car seat.  Finally we reached the hotel in Fargo where I bathed the little guy to cool him down.  Meanwhile, Ashton's hero, DADDY, saved the day by staying up till 11:30pm fixing the air conditioning in the Walmart parking lot!  YAY!! 

Our next day's journey was much more bearable, and we eventually arrived in Bloomington greeted with smiles galore from Aunty Kate, Uncle Corey and cousins Ty and Nya.  First up, Kate and I headed to a Twins Game while the men stayed home with the kiddies.  We enjoyed a couple of bevies and a hot dog, along with some good company and a fun atmosphere.  Kate got a little tipsy off the American light beer (lightweight!!) Ha! Ha!  I once heard Ken describe American light beer as a reason to pee, you're only renting it for a short time.  It's easy to say when you compare it to the moonshine we drink up here in Canada! 

Next up the 7 of us went to a water park in Edina.  It was loads of fun watching Ty run through the water fountains and fly down the water slides, while Ash and Nya splashed by the shore.  We had such a great time we went back the following day to soak up some more sun and relax in the pool.  Ash even got to watch daddy take a ride down the zip line!  Uncle Corey was too scared, so Ty and Nya were out of luck. ;)

The rest of our time we spent enjoying each other's company and letting the kids get to know each other a little more.  It was a great time spent with great people.  Can't wait till we can do it all over again! 

The next day Ken, Ash and I headed back to Winnipeg to get back into the thick of renovations of our new home.  It never ends...