Fun on the Farm

We went to Iowa to see Ryan's parents last weekend.  Eric was home from Chicago so it was fun that everyone was there.  We took Friday off so we headed down in the morning.  Madelyn had a great time!  She loves exploring and she was exploring from the minute we got there.

On Saturday some of their extended family came which was really fun too.  We usually only get together on the holidays so it was nice to do it in the summer when we could be outside.  There were some of Ryan's cousin's kids who are around Madelyn's age so she had a blast chasing after them.  There were also 2 older boys there.....I'm guessing ages 10 & 12??  Anyways, they were hanging out on the couch, playing their DS's and Madelyn walked up to them as if she wanted to say "I want to play with you".  They didn't really acknowledge her (like everyone else usually does) so she got this look on her face like "what's going on here.  you're supposed to want to play with me".  It was pretty cute!  Like I have said so many times, she is a very social little girl and wants to be friends and play with anyone......even 10 & 12 year old boys who she doesn't have a lot in common with.

Her favorite thing to do was to look at the cows.  I tried taking her over there once but the smell was so bad that I couldn't even get close (it probably wasn't even that bad but I'm not a farm girl!).  I had to come back and then one of her uncles or grandpa/grandma would take her back there.  She didn't seem scared at all.  She just looked at the cows.  She would be crying (more like whining) when they would finally come back for a little break.

Grandpa & Grandma wanted to keep Madelyn for a couple extra days so Ryan & I took off for Minneapolis on Sunday morning and then they brought her back on Tuesday night.  They said she loved seeing the cows and she also made a new friend, Milton, their dog.  Milton isn't really a fan of kids and Madelyn wasn't really a fan of Milton on Friday/Saturday but by the end of her stay it sounded like they both had come to like each other.

She started saying "puppy" while we were down there.  I'm not sure where she learned that as we have been practicing "dog" (which she doesn't say) but now she says "puppy" all the time.  Of course we think it's the cutest thing :)

Madelyn loved walking over the bridge and looking in the water

Uncle Chris & Madelyn

Uncle Chris is a saint.
He must have spent at least an hour just looking at the cows.
Madelyn was so content and happy.

Madelyn thought it was so funny to pat Uncle Eric's head!

Fun with Grandma!

I just love this smile!

Looking at the cows with Grandpa

Madelyn and Milton are friends!