As many of you know, our family has been living apart for the past month and a half. Things have been rough on all of us. Riley has been struggling to sleep through the night since Andy left and of course that means I rarely get a full night of sleep either. My parents had just returned from their vacation to Colorado/New Mexico as well as a trip to see my brother and his family and called to see if we wanted to come up to visit them at the "mountain house." My parents live in western North Carolina and they also own a condo on Kiawah Island, SC (aka the Beach House). Riley has been anxious to go to the mountain house all summer. He LOVES to play with Uncle Matt's star wars toys. His favorite is the "milleanna falcon." I don't have the heart to correct him!
I was a wonderful break for me - even though he did wake me every night but two, I still didn't have to cook, clean or change many diapers. The dog went with us and loved hanging out on the back porch with my dad or heading out into the woods on my parents' property, sniffing for deer, rabbits, etc. Riley and my dad spent time in the woods too. Crossing a log over the "river" was great fun for him as well as throwing rocks in the water to see what kind of sound they'd make. We also went to the park and the pool at the club. My dad worked on teaching Riley how to ride a bike w/o training wheels, but he's not quite ready yet...
The drive there was killer. I had all of us loaded up in the truck and Kendall slept for a grand total of 20 minutes and screamed for maybe all but 2 out of the 7 1/2 hour trip! YIKES. Wasn't sure I wanted to make the trek home today, but it was much better than expected. She still didn't sleep much, but was a bit happier.
I got my new DSLR camera the morning we left so I was able to practice taking pictures with it while I was there. Here are a few:
Another favorite!
Riley made a friend.
Hey, where did you go?
He thought the turtle would like to sit on his head...He even hugged it! Crazy kid!
Riley and Pappy went to see a friend's old car collection...and plane collection, and motorcycle collection. This guy has it all! Amazing!
An original sprint car...before the wings on top!
Loving the baby pool at the club.
Showing off his swimming skills at the club.
Wonder what he sees...
Check out the worry in that face!
Riley was being a chicken so Nanny ran through the water park with him!
Kendall at the splash park.
From my mom's beautiful garden...
Isn't this the picture of pure relaxation...
Pappy! What's that over there?
Watch me walk over the log by myself mom!
Playing with the Star Wars land cruiser...I think he's got storm troopers driving it...
Cutie Pie! She's been crinkling up her nose when she smiles now and I love it!
Enjoying one of Nanny's yummy meals
Yummy cornbread!
1 comment:
Steph,
Glad you could get away and enjoy some peaceful time with your family! It sure makes the time go faster. I am impressed you braved the drive.
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