The Routsong Family Story: Grandma & Grandpa Visit

Grandma & Grandpa Hutchinson came to Fort Wayne to visit us!! We had a lot of fun having them stay at our new house! Thank goodness it is finally done! One day while they were here, we went to Shipshewana, a famous Amish town. We thought it would be fun to take a buggy ride and had a great time with our Amish guide. It was fun for the boys to ride and be pulled by a real horse. They thought that was awesome. We went shopping in the Amish stores and ate lunch at an Amish restaurant with family style Amish food. We also got to see a live auction. It was a fun filled day!

Here is our buggy, our guide, and me and the boys:

Here is a close up of the buggy

Jaxton is getting friendly with our horse

Cooper too

Mom & me in the back of the buggy

Grandma & Grandpa wanted to take the boys on an individual "date" to spend some quality time with them one on one. My mom asked Jaxton if he would like to go to the Dollar Store with her and pick out something fun. His response was, "That's not a date!" So my mom asked, "Well, then what is a date?" He responded, "Let's go to the mall!!" Jax loves the mall. I don't know why. But who else in our family absolutely loves the mall?.....right, his Daddy. Nate will go to the mall between appointments all the time, stop in at his favorite stores and check on deals. He shops more than I do! Well his son has inherited that knack! So they went to the mall. Here they are at the play-place in the mall, and then on the Merry-go-Around. Fun stuff!!

Jaxton was swimming the river

Cooper's turn: Cooper wanted to play basketball for his date. I told my parents how passionate he is about the game, and they found that out when they took him to the park. They took along our kiddie basketball hoop so he could actually play, but they parked it right at the edge of the real basketball court so he would feel as if he were playing on the real court. He loved it!! He has so much skill that he has simply taught himself. I know nothing about basketball, and I have not taught him any skills. I play with him a lot, but he is the one who makes his own drills and practices like crazy. I can't wait to put him in peewee basketball next summer!

Look at that wrist action! And his stance! He is only 2!!!

Shooting position

And he shoots! And he scores!

Yes, I am on the real court...

Here it is again, the shooting stance, ready for wrist action.

Dribble Dribble Dribble

Grandma went to the store and brought back more art projects for the kids to do. They always love her creative ideas.

Grandma & Grandpa were able to come to one of Jaxton's soccer practices. They loved watching him play. Sometimes, the coaches have a family member come be a partner and help pass the ball back and forth or help out with their son or daughter. So Grandpa was the chosen one to play with Jax this time. Jax felt so special to have his grandparents there to cheer him on. Thanks for coming!!

Grandpa is the goalie. Will Jaxton's kick make it past him?