The Banda Family: Trip to Exeter

Madison, Adam, Jamie, Kelli and I took a trip to Exeter to witness the dedication of a town mural depicting our Grandfather/Great Grandfather in WWII. Almost the entire Crosson Family was there but the five of us travelled in one car. The trip was full of a lot of "mines" and "nos" with crying in between by little miss Madison. Adam slept the whole way. Needless to say, we were all happy to be out of the car when we arrived. Madison started asking "Are we there yet?" which I thought was so funny - not sure where she picked that up at two years old. Thursday evening was the mural dedication downtown followed by a large family gathering and Friday was Madison's 2nd birthday. Because Aunt Carol also had a birthday on the 24th (Wednesday) before we arrived, we celebrated hers and Madison together. It was so much fun and I think both birthday girls LOVED it as much as the rest of us did. Natalie was so great with Madison - the best cousin ever. We went on a walk together around the ranch and the girls crushed fallen oranges with their feet, had a rock throwing contest, looked at the pond and the water pump, and just ran through the ranch exploring. It was a blast. I didn't take the camera on our walk but it was so fun! Here are some photos from the trip.