For the third weekend in four weeks, we took it on the road up to Nebraska. The event this week was my niece’s first Communion. Thomas had a soccer game this week, and we’d missed last week’s already, so we decided to stay for the game and travel up after that, making the trip was pretty short.
Despite that, it was more pleasant than last time, particularly for Robin. The last trip was great for me, but Robin was horribly sick. This time Robin was healthy, so she could actually participate in conversation. The kids slept well, so even though we had to get up at the crack of dawn to go to the church service, everyone was pretty much ready without major attitude issues.
We went to my brother’s house after the service for a great breakfast. Brooke opened her presents and then challenged Thomas to a giant Super Smash Bros. tournament in the basement. Watching her perform combos as Zelda with the Wiimote while wearing what looked like a miniature wedding dress was pretty funny — I wish I’d gotten pictures of it.
All in all, a good trip, but we’re looking forward to being in town for a few weeks so we can get caught up on home maintenance and geared up for spring and summer!