Day Trip to the River!

Today the kids and I took a little trip to the river. Dad is on vacation all week and spending it in Prairie Du Chien so we decided to go visit him for a day. We woke up and got started on the road. Even making the drive was exciting because just yesterday we picked up our new van. It's a Chrysler Town and Country-fully loaded! We traded in the good 'ol blazer for it! (Maybe someday I will get a picture of it). So the kids were excited to watch a movie on our 1.5 hour trek! When we got there dad was sitting in his lawn chair admiring the river. I joined him and before I could look up Austin had his fishing pole in the water! Kezzie found a worm in a bucket that Austin had been breaking pieces off of and it was her friend for the remainder of the day. She was giving it kisses (mostly just sticking her head in the bucket and giving it 'air' kisses but I did catch her actually making contact with her lips a couple times-YUCK!) and hugs and carried it everywhere she went! After eating a nice lunch Kezzie laid down for a nap and Austin and dad went out in the boat fishing. I laid down and started a new book and eventually fell asleep myself. It was so relaxing and peaceful with the windows open and the breeze coming in! Such a beautiful day-mid 70's! Just as dad and Austin were getting back from fishing (after not having much luck with the water down) Keziah was waking from her nap. We then decided to go out on a boat ride. Kezzie found a lot of fun squishy fishing things in the boat to play with and dad drove us up next to some ducks and other birds for Kezzie to see. She LOVED it! She loves the water and really likes helping papa drive the boat! After getting back from our scenic ride we started super. Dad made tacos for us all. They were delicious! Although we were the only four up there that day we still had a blast. It was really nice to see dad and spend the day with just him for a change. Kezzie stayed awake the whole ride home and after a MUCH needed bath, is finally in bed at 9:30pm.