My goal is to finish blogging about our trip in the next few days. Here I'll wrap up our time in Illinois.
These photos are from just around my parents house, actually yard. Karsten and I spent a lot of time outdoors because he loves nothing more than being outside...especially in a garden that has lots of rocks and other treasures!
blurry, but I still love it!
this boy is learning to like anything with wheels!
My Mom has this little Momma and Baby dear statue thing on her front porch and Karsten noticed it one the first day we were there. Everytime he saw it he would bend down and kiss it. I cannot explain this cuteness, except that he saw the dear "kissing" and wanted to show his affection too. It was the cutest thing...he would squat down and pet it and then kiss it. He's very affectionate and tenderhearted, but this took it to a whole new level! I think my Mom is going to bring him the deer to put in our yard...we'll see if it has the same effect in Texas!
A full circle moment
These photos may not seem like much, but to me, they most certainly are. The story isn't so much about the photos, but about the place. These were taken at Longacre Park...the "neutral" place my parents took me at 12 years old to tell me I needed to have a heart transplant. It was in this park (not on the playground) that my 12 year old self thought "well, I want to get married and be a mom, so yes!". I had no clue what kind of crazy journey that yes would take me on, but as I chased around my 17 month old over 25 years after saying yes I realized how fast time flies and how God's plan really is the best plan...even if it does involve 2 transplants and cancer!
One last thing to document about our trip to Illinois...meeting up with a couple of my dear college friends and their families.
I love these girls, Becky and Dawn, like sisters. You might remember us, along with our dear friend Christie aka Weeza, getting together over the years in Nashville and Houston
We spent most of our hour together outdoors with the big kids playing and Karsten trying to keep up!
Karsten was missing Daddy so he walked up to Matt and put his arms up. Matt and Karsten played basketball against all the other kids!
Then Brett showed Karsten the football.
Grant, Dawn's oldest son, was so protective of Karsten. You might remember that last year he held him for a group photo! He's such a great kid!
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