We drove to Kansas to spend two weeks hanging out with family in June. Travis had to fly home to work at the end of the first week, but was able to fly back to help me drive home.
The drive up was relatively easy. We left when Travis got off work and stayed with a friend in Dallas. The hardest part of the drive was definitely the first 30 minutes trying to get out of Houston in the hardest rain we'd had in months! Lucy did great and only fussed when she was hungry (not unlike me or Travis!) We made it to KS in time for bbq Friday afternoon.
My favorite part of the whole two weeks happened right when we arrived at Travis' parents' house. Lucy looked around like it was a whole new world! Then--she saw their miniature schnauzer, Samson. She LOVED Samson! She squealed and laughed and thought he was the funniest thing she'd ever seen. I hate that we didn't get pictures/video of this moment. Here's a picture of them interacting later on in the week:
On Sunday evening we drove to the Chancy farm to kick off the annual Trussell Family Reunion. It was a beautiful evening and the field across from my aunt and uncle's house was being harvested as we arrived! I was so happy we made it in time to see this.
Lucy had fun seeing Grandpa on the farm!
Even though Lucy had met her cousins before, she was only 8 weeks old and we didn't expect her to remember them. She loved meeting cousin Jenny again:
Of course no trip to the farm is complete without a wagon ride:
But don't worry, no one was hurt when the wagon busted apart a few minutes later.
I love that my birthday always falls during the reunion. You can't beat getting to celebrate with cousins, aunts, uncles, and all the kids!
Yes that is a dollop of whipped cream on my nose. It's tradition in the Mexican restaurant in Concordia KS. What? You aren't familiar with this tradition? Sounds like you need to take a trip to Concordia KS for your birthday then! Later that day we had delicious hamburgers, and angel food cake with fresh strawberries for dessert. A perfect birthday!
I love this picture of the Trussell/Chancy ladies:
Jenny made everyone a delicious brie and mushroom quiche for breakfast one morning. We carted it out to "Jenny's Joint" for a lovely breakfast overlooking the pond.
Lucy was a little fussy right before this picture was taken. Grandma said "Give her to me. I've held a lot of babies." Lucy calmed right down!
Step on up for some FRIED CHICKEN!
Lucy enjoyed playing with mashed potatoes for the first time:
We spent our second week in KS cruising around Manhattan and catching up with old friends and new friends, like Sonder and Clara Crane:
We capped off the trip by attending the benefit Trivia game at Auntie Mae's for Shwan Alkhatib. It was a lot of fun and we look forward to going back next year--both for the reunion and the trivia game!
