Summing It Up

Ben and I couldn't resist buying this t-shirt for Dexy at the Farm and Home. "Corn Fed and still hungry" really summed it up.

Extended Family

I'm not very good at geneological terms but I think these are Dexter's Great Aunt Joanie (Ben's mom's sister) and Great Uncle Gene (Ben's mom's sister's husband) and Great Aunt Patti (Ben's Dad's sister). Whatever the term, these wonderful people are family and they are part of Dexter's caring community of loving adults.

Thanks so much, Patti, for watching My Bologna while we enjoyed the Best Buffet (too bad My Bologna couldn't go - he would have loved it!).

Soldier's Home Deer Park

Ben and I visit the Soldier's Home Deer Park every time we visit Quincy. Ben spent many peaceful afternoons here as a child. Each time we come, a different array of animals (including deer, sheep, llamas, goat, ducks, swans, geese, and buffalo) come to see what kind of critter My Bologna is. We have watched the youngest buffalo grow since he was just born. This time, Dexter got to enjoy petting a deer.

Tractor Time

Gunker and Great Gunker took Dexter and cousin Adam for a tractor ride.

High-Fiving with Great Gunker

Birthday Girl

Dexy and Great Grandma Wolf got along swimmingly!

Two Day Buffet

We drove to Quincy this past weekend to visit with Ben's family. On Saturday, we visited with Ben's dad's family at his parents' farm. Grandma brought a huge tub of assorted homemade cookies and put them on the coffee table. Dexter, who doesn't usually eat cookies, wouldn't stop! He took a nibble out of every single cookie in the container (I think I'm going to have to commission Ben's mom to make a whole batch of sugar cookies just for Aunt Bonnie). Dexy must have eaten at least three whole cookies and then celebrated cousin Aaron's 3rd birthday with chocolate cupcakes.

On Sunday, we celebrated Grandma Wolf's 86th birthday with Ben's mom's side of the family at Best Buffet. Dexter had his fill of Chinese food before enjoying more chocolate cupcakes (at least we got some green beans in him by feeding him with chop sticks). It was wonderful to see family again and to meet Uncle Fred, Aunt Sheree, second-cousin Brantley, and Aunt Patti - all of whom Dexter had never before met.