So far so good. We made it safely to South Carolina and are having a great time with the Dixons. Friday was a really great travel day, we made horrible time but everyone was really, really happy in the car so it was all good. I think sleeping on real beds Thursday night made all the difference...when Aaron woke up Friday morning he ran around the hotel yelling "I had a really great sleep, I had a really great sleep!" I think we all felt the same, thank you Marriott Towne and Place Suites, we had a really great sleep!
It was a bit of a slower drive that day, some back roads and two lane highways but that gave our kids a fun look at the deep south. Let me just say that there was a serious lack of restrooms along the route but there was a lot of culture! At one point somewhere in Georgia we passed miles and miles of peach orchards and then a sign that said "homemade peach ice cream". Who cares that it was 10:45 in the morning, we had to stop. HOLY GEORGIA PEACH! Warm, fresh homemade peach cobbler topped with homemade peach ice cream, oh man. It was worth the stop for sure. We decided to be semi-responsible and share one since it was before lunch but it was soooooo good, sharing was tough.
We are having a fabulous time with the Dixons. We got here a little later on Friday than we had hoped so dinner and bedtime were late...not a lot of sleeping going on but we had some seriously good mexican food, yum.
The nieces are a lot of fun, yeah cousin time! Ali is cute as can be and Sophia makes us laugh. I'm not sure Dan loves the outfits she picks out for Aaron but he sure does. Last night she convinced him to wear a pair of her pj's and today she has him in some kind of pink tulle dress up princess thing, and he is loving her princess truck and playing dolls. It sure makes Dad proud...those brothers and boy cousins will sort things out when we leave I'm sure!
Saturday was AWESOME. We went to the beach and Uncle Kevin gave Tyler a surfing lesson...he was up on the board within about an hour. He made it look so easy I was tempted to try, and then I realized I'm not that coordinated even when I'm not pregnant and surfing requires you lay on your belly so I just cheered and built sand castles instead. Both Katherine and Kyle learned to use the boogie board, everyone was a natural (I guess Dan's SoCal blood is dominant in the waves). Lots of fun, a bit too long in the sun but they all went to bed easily, happy day!
So far today is looking good as well. We had a nice morning at church and are having a relaxing inside day today. Some board games and crafts, maybe some more fun in the sun tomorrow. Dan and Tyler are really hoping the Lakers show up tonight, that would make for a perfect weekend :-) When all is said and done I'll load all the SC pictures but I put up a few to get you started. Have a great day!
Who is sticking out of the top of Katherine's head?
ReplyDeleteI am loving the updates. Hope you guys have an awesome day today.
ReplyDeleteSorry about the Lakers. Tara and I did our best rooting for them last night as we worked on a sewing project, but apparently it wasn't enough. I wonder if it would have been more effective if we'd been glued to the screen?
Ha! I think Kyle is sticking out of Katherine's head, I didn't even notice that. Jen, if you think being glued to the screen will work, please try for games 6 and 7!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I must mention the fact that I did put spaces inbetween the paragraphs but for some reason they are all smushed together...I tried to edit it and they didn't move. I'm too tired to keep trying but I just want you all to know that I am aware.
ReplyDeleteI am loving the updates!!! It sounds like you are all having so much fun. I totally understand about car sick tummies, Christiana ALWAYS like clockwork vomits in the first hour of a long trip. We've learned just keep a bucket in the car (just in case) LOL. So Cal in the blood will be sure to make a surfer or skater out of any off spring so it is no surprise Tyler was up on the board! He'd make Aaron (my aaron ;-) proud! Evelyn Winger
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