Sean's parents came out to Wisconsin this past month to see their latest grandchild. Liz enjoyed holding Ephraim while Brad helped Sean do fix-it projects around the house.
Ephraim was at the sweet stage of opening his mouth wide and planting a big slobbery kiss on people's cheeks while they were here.
We took a day excursion to see a historical site in a town about 2 hours away, on the banks of the Mississippi River. The historical site is an old home from the late 1800's, "Villa Louis". The estate has been restored to all its former Victorian grandeur. It was stunningly elegant, not at all what you would expect to find in a small mid-west town. Unfortunately they do not allow indoor photography, so here is a photo of us all out on the steps - you will just have to imagine all the exquisite wallpaper and furniture.
It was a neat tour. Afterwards we went to the river for a sunset boat cruise on the Mississippi. Here is Sylvia and Grandpa before we got on the boat.
I didn't realize what the view would look like from the river. It was very pretty. Apparently this upper section of the river is the only portion left undeveloped. The rest of the river banks south of Wisconsin are all covered with industrial factories and shipping docks.
The trees along the bluffs were just beginning to turn color. I think it would an amazing tour to have taken 2 week later when the hills would be covered in fall colors.
There was a covered portion of the boat we could ride in when it got too windy or cold. Sylvia enjoyed covering up in a blanket and watching out the windows. We were allowed to bring food onto the boat, and enjoyed a little snack.
Sylvia's favorite part was resting along the window ledges at sunset, watching the beautiful light bounce off the ripples left behind the boat. It was very peaceful.
The next day was the start of General Conference weekend. Here we have three generation of McMullin's dressed and ready to head off to the Saturday evening priesthood session at the church.
We greatly enjoyed their visit and hope to see them again next fall. I'm sure we will have more fix-it projects lined up by then for Brad to help Sean with.
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