Musings of Madelyn: Manhappiness

This past weekend Ryan went on a fishing trip to Missouri so Madelyn and I decided that we would take a road trip to Manhattan to hang out with Jen and the boys (they actually live outside of Manhattan, closer to Wamego). We arrived at their house by 6:00pm on Friday night and Jen had supper on the table for us. After we snarfed our dinner we headed in to Manhattan for the K-state pep rally. The kids enjoyed the cotton candy, face painting and second hand toys (you had to be there to appreciate that). Then we watched the fireworks finale. It was like 4th of July all over again. We ended our evening with some ice cream at TCBY and then a movie and popcorn when we got home. We all crashed around 11:00pm. Madelyn was up before 7:00am and proceeded to wake up the rest of the house too. Jen had fixed an awesome banana nut bread for breakfast. After breakfast we headed to the walking path in Wamego. Madelyn and Garrett rode their scooters and Jen and I walked the mile loop. We then headed back home to clean up and went in to Manhattan to do a bit of shopping and eat at the Early Edition diner. Again, more great food. After lunch we took the kids to the Sunset Zoo. I hadn't been there since I took Matt when he was 2 years old (he is now 17)and this was a first trip for Madelyn. It is such a nice zoo. I actually like it better than the Sedgwick County Zoo. We were all hot and tired after about two hours so headed to the house for power naps. Or, at least Jen and I took naps. As Jen and her family headed off to the K-state game Saturday afternoon, we headed to Council Grove to hang out with my sister and her family. We hung out for a bit and had dinner at Pizza Hut. Then Madelyn and I headed to Papa and Nana Muhlig's house for a short visit before we headed home. Madelyn was crashed out about 10 minutes into the ride home and slept the rest of the way. We had a great time and were so happy to spend some time with family. It is not often that we get to do that.