This weekend Maddy finally got a road trip. Maddy loves road trips... Well, Maddy loves the idea of road trips. After about 4-5 hours in the car, she is a little over the road trips, but they always start out with enthusiasm and, boy, was Maddy enthusiastic about going to Michigan. She has been talking about it for the last two weeks. There was nothing happier than a little girl pushing her suitcase out to the car on Friday.
She was crazy excited!! No, really, she was crazy!
The enthusiasm for traveling lasted about 4 hours. The last few hours, not so much. She was thrilled to get there though and had a great weekend!!
Maddy got to explore the woods at grandma and grandpa's and throw rocks in the creek which is one of her favorite things to do.
She also got to eat ALL the ice cream she could ever want and who doesn't like that. In fact, Maddy got to eat everything she wanted. Apparently Maddy does have limits though. After a delicious lunch with peanuts, rolls, lemonade, mac and cheese, AND fries at Texas Roadhouse, Maddy was a little overfull.
She's still cute, even when she is full.
After a short break, she headed over to the Hands-On Museum in Ann Arbor and had a great time with everything there.
The museum was a lot of fun and Maddy got a few souvenirs to take home with her. One of them was this crazy little foam animal that she had to put together her self by following directions in a book. I was amazed at how well she did and how focused she stayed on it.
Even this morning when I woke up, I was surprised not to hear her running around the house. I was actually a little concerned because she is never that quiet unless she is sleeping or doing something mischievous. I figured I better investigate. There was Maddy though, sitting quietly on the floor working on her animal. The set included a flower, a pig, and a scene to build. Here's the flower she did on the first day.
After a little more woods and exploring this morning, it was time to come home. We found a Sonic to stop at on the way home and Maddy's comment as we pulled in was, "All my wishes have come true!" Apparently this was the best weekend ever!
She also got a bike while she was in Michigan, so she is the girl with all the cake! Plus we got home early enough that Ash could put it together. He says he has officially earned his dad card since he built a kids bike with princesses on it.
Maddy finished her animals while she was waiting. You can see the pig and the flower together here.
We even had time to get a lot of bike riding in today. Maddy just took off on it. After all that time with balance bike, Maddy took to her two-wheeler pretty quickly and by the time we came inside this evening, she was riding like a pro.
I'm sure we'll get some video this week of bike riding.
All in all, it was a great trip!! We had a wonderful time and like Maddy said, all her wishes came true!
It sounds like the best road trip possible!
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