Saturday plans changed abruptly when Ford and Jenn sniffed what could have been a gas leak in their Eden Prairie townhome. Getting out of town isn't as simple as it used to be, but the resourceful couple threw together about 50 pounds of infant logistical support materials, packaged the baby and dashed off to Shakopee. Even so, they would still come up two diapers short.
Meanwhile, Grandma and Grandpa, heading from Mankato to Eden Prairie to deliver a van full of dry goods to brother Virgil's house, were diverted to Shakopee.
There a good time was had by all, as two-month-old Kaia made her first ever appearance at her great aunt and uncle's house.Her rock star hairdo was the center of attention.
Steve finally delivered Kathleen's prize coffee measuring scoop she had sadly left behind in Tucson and dearly missed, along with a couple of winter coats.
And Jenn finally had a chance to open Sosie and Bill's baby gift bag, carried by Stan and Kathleen all the way from Arizona to Shakopee, but never quite as far as Eden Prairie. Jenn and Ford were delighted with the assorted onesies from California.
All this give and take, and Kathleen's dessert too, tuckered out the new Dad and the baby. So, after learning that workmen had finally relieved his gas problem, Ford grabbed a nap on Stan's couch. And despite being bounced from lap to adoring lap, Kaia, herself, managed a little snoozle.
