Team Bartz: Family Vaca Numero Uno

Where does the time go? When I ever get a free second the last place I think to put my energy is into the blog...but I know we have got to keep it fairly updated as to keep you all informed on B's happenings. So here is a quick synopsis of our family vaca to Iowa. First stop, Northfield Minnesota to visit Angie, Chris and Elias. He (Elias) is so big now and such a cute sweet boy. His growth now reminds us how long it is between visits with the Ekerns...too long. While in Northfield we wandered over to the Eastvold/Pettis residence to play with them and eat a delicious brunch. THANK YOU both families for the wonderful hospitality and yummy food! We then ventured on to Lanesboro, MN. A really nice small town in Southern MN with a lot to do probably when you don't have a baby that naps twice a day. We quickly figured that camping with B wasn't what our vacation was going to consist of. The Snellman's got a early phone call asking if we could bombard them a few days early. Fortunately they said yes! We detoured into Decorah (SO beautiful!), IA and then through Waterloo (where I was born) and eventually into Oskalooska/Cedar Iowa. We were welcomed with only the best to drink (Coors) and entertainment. I've got this great video of four grown men syncronizing a slip and slid routine but I don't have the time to download it. One day it will be recognized...
While in Iowa we played at the beach, sailed the Hobie (thanks Bill), ate great food, played at the pool, fell head over heels in love with Eva and just relaxed. It was a great time and we felt so lucky to see all of our pals along the way. On our way home we stopped in to see Grandma and Grandpa Bartz. Then we headed to Gramma and DiDi's to say hello before we went off to the Baby Cabin Party...

The Ekerns