William finished up summer with a 10 day trip to visit Kansas and his grandparents. He had an amazing time and has been invited back for next summer! After 14 hours in the car to get McPherson, he was thrilled that Grandpa Roger took off several days of work for some outdoor fun activities.
Fishing and target practice and tower climbing at Maxwell Game Preserve
Impressing grandpa with his prehistoric knowledge and miniature golf skills at the new Derby dinosaur park
Hustling grandpa at the clubhouse and then cooling off with a nice swim
And the indoor shooting range - because now that he's older he gets to try out a pistol. He apparently is a pretty good shot! His bowling isn't that good with the bumpers. I think the guide was a big help here though!
Ever the animal whisperer, he did more fishing (I think they did three different "ponds" in total over the week) and his biggest victory: the corgis let him pet them. He specifically told me how happy he was that "the girls" took to him better this summer. He also had a big excursion with Grandma Joni to Hutchinson to the salt mines where they got to experience a ride in a mine car underground! He has now pretty much hit every Central Kansas tourist attraction there is! Next summer is just all fishing and gardening I guess!
After a week in McPherson, the grandparents met up in Emporia so he could spend a weekend with Grandpa Ed and Grandma Hilary in Kansas City. While he there he got to watch planes at New Century airport, walk in the Gardner police department fundraiser walk (apparently they were quite near the end thanks to his lethargy for being up so early and grandpa's knees!), and spend lots of time playing with his cousins! When we finally collected him on Sunday, we could barely let him out of our sight. We missed our favorite little guy. And he even agreed to sit between us to snuggle on the flight home!
We were happy to get to spend time with family on Hilary's birthday. And who doesn't love a celebration complete with sombrero and fried ice cream?!
