What a day. Mason and I met Grandma, Grandpa, Meme, and Dan in Holt for a wedding open house a few weeks ago. After we said our goodbyes to the bride and groom, we headed over to MSU for ice cream and a walk through the 4-H Children's Garden. It was a smoldering hot day, so the ice cream really hit the spot. Mason had mint chocolate chip and I had my usual, Buckeye Blitz. (The MSU Dairy Store has a flavor for every Big Ten team that they mix up for football season, but Buckeye Blitz is so yummy they stock it all year round. They also make a really mean Blue Moon.)
As we wandered through the main gardens, we stumbled upon several weddings and I was really worried about Mason making a scene. He behaved like a little gentleman (or at least went unnoticed) so we rewarded him by letting him splash around in one of the fountains. At the actual Children's Garden, Mason and Grandpa climbed into the treehouse for a birds-eye view of a passing train. Much to the delite of Grandpa, it wasn't the only train that passed by while we were in the area.
Auntie Meme got to test out her parental skills by snagging Mason right before he was headed for this pond. There are ceramic frogs out of the picture that shoot water back to the cement surround when you spin a turnstile. Mason rode around on the turnstile while Grandpa got the frogs to shoot the water. All was fun until Mason stopped spinning and tried to walk. He took a little tumble from being so dizzy, but got right back up again and headed for the next interesting thing.
As you can see, Mason had a really good time! And I had a peaceful drive home, which isn't always the case when I'm on my own. I had to pull over so I could get this picture, but it was worth it. He's holding on to his three favorite friends, "Doggie" the Pound Puppy, "Spunky" the monkey and "Gary" the Gorilla.
What a day. Mason and I met Grandma, Grandpa, Meme, and Dan in Holt for a wedding open house a few weeks ago. After we said our goodbyes to the bride and groom, we headed over to MSU for ice cream and a walk through the 4-H Children's Garden. It was a smoldering hot day, so the ice cream really hit the spot. Mason had mint chocolate chip and I had my usual, Buckeye Blitz. (The MSU Dairy Store has a flavor for every Big Ten team that they mix up for football season, but Buckeye Blitz is so yummy they stock it all year round. They also make a really mean Blue Moon.)
As we wandered through the main gardens, we stumbled upon several weddings and I was really worried about Mason making a scene. He behaved like a little gentleman (or at least went unnoticed) so we rewarded him by letting him splash around in one of the fountains. At the actual Children's Garden, Mason and Grandpa climbed into the treehouse for a birds-eye view of a passing train. Much to the delite of Grandpa, it wasn't the only train that passed by while we were in the area. 
Auntie Meme got to test out her parental skills by snagging Mason right before he was headed for this pond. There are ceramic frogs out of the picture that shoot water back to the cement surround when you spin a turnstile. Mason rode around on the turnstile while Grandpa got the frogs to shoot the water. All was fun until Mason stopped spinning and tried to walk. He took a little tumble from being so dizzy, but got right back up again and headed for the next interesting thing.
As you can see, Mason had a really good time! And I had a peaceful drive home, which isn't always the case when I'm on my own. I had to pull over so I could get this picture, but it was worth it. He's holding on to his three favorite friends, "Doggie" the Pound Puppy, "Spunky" the monkey and "Gary" the Gorilla.
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