Family Trip

We headed to MD/VA this past week for our nephew Noah's baptism. We stayed with Kyle, Jenn, and Peyton in MD, they live about an hour away from Dave, Kate, and Noah. We left around 6:30 p.m. last Wednesday when Ryan got out of work. We ate dinner in the van and the girls watched a couple of movies. We stopped around 9:30 in OH to stretch our legs and get the girls changed into their jammies. We were hoping they would fall asleep after this, but they had other ideas. Lindsey finally fell asleep around 12:30, and Sara around 2. Luckily they weren't bad, just wide awake. We arrived at Kyle and Jenn's around 4:30 a.m. Poor Kyle didn't get any sleep that night waiting for us to get there. We got the kids settled into their pack and plays and crashed for the night. We woke up the next morning and decided to meet Kate and Noah for lunch about halfway between both of their houses. Here's a couple of pictures of the kids when we were getting ready to leave for lunch:

It was our first time meeting Noah, he was so adorable! It was so fun to snuggle with such a tiny baby again! When we got back that afternoon both girls took a nap. Peyton decided he wasn't tired. He and Lindsey had talked back and forth for a long time before she fell asleep. Jenn made us all spaghetti and meatballs and garlic bread that night for dinner. It was yummy! Then the kids had fun playing with all of Peyton's fun toys!

Lindsey taking daddy's order:

Kyle, Jenn, and Peyton:

Look at those gorgeous eyes!

Laughing at the monkey:

The next day we drove to Dave and Kate's in VA to spend the day with them. When we got there Noah was fighting his nap upstairs. Aunt Kate got playdough and puzzles out for Lindsey and she was more than happy with that! Sara decided she really wanted to go up the stairs or touch the baby monitor so we spent a lot of time chasing her around. Noah came down after his nap and we got to play with him for a while!

Here's Uncle Ryan and Noah:

The kids and I:Noah, Lindsey, and I:

Noah watching the girls:

Feeding Noah:

She liked feeding him:

Then Aunt Kate made us lunch. Lindsey and Sara wolfed down their pb and j and grapes. Noah hung out in his bouncy seat and watched. Then Dave got home from work and we chatted for a bit, but then had to hit the road to make it back in time for dinner. We got stuck in traffic for about 2 hours, but finally made it back to Kyle and Jenn's around 5:40. Jenn made another delicious dinner of ham, salad, mashed potatoes, and corn. Then we headed over to the playground across the street from their house. The girls had fun sliding and swinging! Then we came back and got everyone to bed and watched the Redwings lose. The next morning we were heading to Playwise Kids, I'll post more about that day and the baptism in my next post!