We played a lot with Baca, his adorable chocolate lab. Rylie and grandpa played lots of catch...a duo that would melt your heart. Rylie just LOVES playing catch with dogs because it involves a ball, and a dog, and being outside...three of her most favorite things in one!
Grandpa also introduced Rylie to his garden that he is planting: tomatoes, squash, zucinni, and more! (He even makes his own compost!) Here she is with his wheel barrow, rake, etc...learning the ropes from the pro!
Great Grandpa also has all of the cool toys...from a rocking horse that Chad played with as a kid, to real musical instruments...and of course a jar full of cookies for the taking! Oh what fun!!!
For lunch we went to Fargos, that hotest pizza joint in town. It is one of those places that looks like you have traveled back in time to what an original pizza place looked like: music, ice-cream sundaes, balloons, an arcade, and the waitresses all in costume. It was so much fun seeing Grandpa love on Rylie as she took it all in.
At the player piano...
One of my favorite moments with Grandpa was when Rylie and he were sitting at the pizza table, and when I looked over from across the restaurant, they were both clapping to the music together. It was priceless: a pizza parlor bridging the generation gap.
In the arcade...LOVING being at the wheel!
We love you Grandpa Fletemeyer, and cannot wait to see you again! Thank you for such a memorable Memorial Day!
