Left: Great Grandma Lorraine, Great Grandpa Harley, Abby O. & Jack Hagberg
Right: Aunt Melissa Hagberg, "Auntie" Meg Osgood and Jack
Left: Great Aunt Lucile and Abby
Right: Aunt Courtnie and Abby
Left: Abby in Grandma Mary's play gym
Right: Abby and Mom with Grandma Mary's goats
Left: Our nephew Connor Newland being attacked by Grandma Mary's puppies
Right: Abby loving her sweet potatoes
Abby & "Auntie" Meg
Wow - what a busy, busy week Abby and I had visiting in Hastings. Here are some of the highlights and lowlights of our trip.
Highlights: Meeting baby Jack Hagberg. Abby and I got to meet baby Jack and visit with him and Melissa. Jack is really cute, but I think he is now (at one month) about the size Abby was at about one week. But we're sure he'll grow fast. Abby got a great new "big girl" car seat. It is soft and squishy and has lots of room for wiggling and kicking around. It also met the daddy standard of being gender neutral and matching our cars. Abby rode home in her new seat and had a great time kicking and grabbing her toes. And speaking of toes, Abby discovered what great playthings that those little guys make. She's been playing with them every chance she's had. We also got to visit with Grandma Lorraine and Grandpa Harley. We miss all of our family, but we especially miss living so close to Grandma and Grandpa. We enjoyed getting to spend lots of time with them while we lived in Tecumseh and miss all those fun afternoons golfing or watching football. We can't wait to head down to visit them in a few weeks!
Lowlights: The sinking of my cell phone. I took Abby into the pool at Grandma Mary and Grandpa Scott's house, it was not a good plan. The pool wasn't heated and it was COLD! Abby screamed, I tried to grab the towels and my phone to get her out of the pool and my phone took a dive, right into the shallow end. Whoops. Despite Emily's best efforts, the LCD screen on my phone is officially dead, so I can't really operate the phone or use the phone book. The heat and humidity were terrible! We love the U.P. - it is cool and comfortable and we can get by with just fans. We did not love the 80+ degree weather and the ridiculous humidity. It was too hot to sleep, to eat, or to do anything. Poor Abby had to go topless for an afternoon just to beat the heat.
