On Emma's real birthday Josh and I woke up at 7:22am (the time she came into this world) and left Oklahoma City and finished our drive to Wagner SD. She did very well in the car and was entertained by toys, Dada and me. We traveled up to SD with Tara, Peter and the kids. We stopped for lunch that day and Emma got to play on the play scape at McDonalds. She also had a few french fries. We arrived at Wagner at 7pm that night, and stayed at Josh's grandfathers house. Grandpa George has a very interesting and well maintained house. The outside is white, with blue shutters and red trim. The inside is a 2 bedroom, one bathroom, with finished attic, and unfinished basement. The attic is filled with beds for everyone and that is where everyone slept. On Wednesday we drove to Sioux Falls to see Josh's father, sisters, and brother and thier families. We had a great day at the park, butterfly house and eating out. Thursday was a prep day for the Suprise birthday party for George. Nancy was head chef and all of us hurried to help make all the preperations perfect. Friday was a little more of a relaxed day before the 90th birthday party. We all hung out at Granpa George's house, and that morning Emma shared a banana with him. It was very cute to see! The party began at 5pm, and was a very touching show of love for George. All of the kids and grandkids took turns telling stories and thier fond memories. To conclude the evening George gave a great speech, poem and song. I love that George sings all the time. He is very joyfull! That night we popped some firecrackers and took it easy. Saturday everyone was at Grandpa George's house for Fourth of July. Firecrackers were heard through the town and on the driveway. We were all kept busy by food, bocce ball, a family theme crossword made by Kelsey (Josh's cousin) and a new game I learned called Corn Hole. (Bean bag toss with corn filled bags). I was amazed at the amount of fire works that the family bought, and it made the best show I have ever seen. We enjoyed our time up in Wagner and wait anxiously to return.
Like I always tell Josh it's all about the little things in life that make you happy. I feel closer to the family I was finally able to meet, and feel I also learned a great deal about love this vacation. It is nice to have a door opened into people's child hood and share something special with them. I can understand why that is Josh's other Home.
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