Quasquicentennial

Daddy's hometown celebrated its quasquicentennial this year.  How's that for a big word?  For the 125th anniversary celebration, the town of 400 had a weekend full of activities.\

On Saturday morning, we headed to town for a waffle feed at the fire house.  Grandpa is a member of the volunteer fire department, so we went to support him, eat breakfast, and check out the fire hall.  Buddy even got to try on a fireman outfit!  

Wish we would've gotten a picture of Buddy with Grandpa.

Next, we participated in the Memory Walk which was a one mile walk around town.  There were signs along the way with names of past residents that the teams were walking in memory or in honor of.  Three of Daddy's great grandparents names were posted.  There were also historical signs along the route listing dates and facts about the town.  The majority of Daddy's family formed a team called "Lutefisk Legacy" (which comes from our Christmas Eve tradition).  The heat was bearable that morning, but we were glad to have the wagon with us.  As we passed by the elementary school, Punky had a meltdown because she wanted to go to the playground.  I think the heat was getting to her already...  It was a fun morning and turned out to be a great event.         

Grandma and Grandpa were busy that day setting up for the All-School Reunion and the Street Dance, so it was just us kids at home.  We went swimming, took naps, and played Ladder Ball and a new card game.  That night, everyone went to the Street Dance while I stayed home with the kids.  

Squirting Uncle Sean

   

Never without his animals.

The rest of the weekend was just too stinkin' hot to do anything but stay inside.  We did some more swimming and more card playing.  Punky and Buddy did lots of coloring and Buddy asked Grandpa to draw him animals.  He kept handing Grandpa a crayon and would say "Daw Horsey Gampa.  Daw Cow Gampa.  Daw Didosaur Gampa.  Daw Waw-rus Gampa."  It was hilarious!  The heat really wore out the kids.  Out of 5 days at Grandma and Grandpa's, Punky took a LONG nap 4 times.  The little kids did great being away from home for so long.  We stayed up too late most nights and didn't stick to a very good schedule, but we took long naps and slept in late most mornings.  Buddy must've been a little scared sleeping in the basement because he spent most nights in bed with us.  I didn't mind the extra cuddles.  It was a fun weekend, and it went way to fast! 


I'll be back again tomorrow to post about our 4th of July activities!