Decorah Trip

I took Anders down to Decorah to see his grandma last weekend. The highlight for Anders was getting to play with his friend Carlton at Phelps Park. Carlton and Anders complement each other well. Carlton encourages Anders to push himself on the playground and Anders compelled Carlton to be more verbal.

Carlton is slightly shorter than Anders, but weighs about 5 lbs more than Anders. Carlton learned from the son of one of Scott's other friend to chest bump. So, he chest bumped Anders, which confused Anders and propelled him to the ground. Carlton then stood over Anders like a member of the 1994 NY Knicks. It was really funny, and no harm was meant by it.

Anders remains the instigator, however. After eating and playing on the playground for a bit Scott and I talked about what to do next at Phelps Park, which led to this exchange:

Scott (to me): "I don't know, what do you think about the fountain?"

Anders (before I can answer): "Wah wah! Wah wah!"

Carlton hearing Anders then precedes to run toward the fountain, at which point Anders follows.

Like all babies, Carlton has a few quirks, one of which is that he doesn't like water on his face. Anders, not knowing this, proceeded to splash himself and Carlton all over including in the face. A fun time was had by all. Anders, Carlton, and I were soaking by the time we left.

I also should mention for Lucas's sake what a great zone defense Scott, his wife Marissa (a former Luther basketball player), and I played on our sons. It was a seamless 2-3. One person on the ground, one person on one side of the play equipment, one on the other side. Our Zelda principles would have made Chuck Etzen proud (massive inside joke that only Lucas and Brad will understand or Scott too, but he doesn't read this blog).

We also visited the Whippy Dip. Anders was all over, visiting everyone. I saw my former classmate Chewy and his young family. Anders took control of the ice cream cone and fed me rather than the other way around.

Yesterday in Princeton, MN we took him to the Mark Park Splash Park. Anders was initially wary of all that water, but found his groove plugging the smaller water fountain holes.

Anders seems allergic to something. Anna seems allergic plus. She might actually have something. It was such a late spring up here that there might actually still be stuff blooming.