We had a lovely long weekend in CB visiting Brian's family. We packed up the van on Friday morning and began the 3+ hour drive. Before we had kids, Brian and I used to make this drive in about 3 hours with no stops. Now we usually stop at least once (and try to time it for a lunch break) so the journey often takes closer to 5 hours.
The past 2 times we went to CB, Grace got sick in the car (once just after we got out). She had never been carsick before, and we were/are really hoping this doesn't become a trend. We made sure to have a bucket and paper towel nearby this time! We were only about 30 minutes into our drive when Grace said her tummy hurt. We rolled her window down a bit and put the bucket on her lap. She was quite pleased to have the bucket and just started playing with it and wearing it on her head and laughing (and making Anna laugh) so I'm not sure if her tummy was upset or not, but the good news is that she didn't get sick!
We had a lovely weekend with family. Uncle Rob was home, and so was Jordan so he was able to meet Anna for the first time! We had nice visits with everyone, and lots of good meals. We also visited the farm across from Aunt Irene and Uncle Daryl's house. The sheep were having their babies so we walked over with the intention of just checking out all the little lambs from over the fence. After a few minutes, we saw a little boy sprinting up the hill towards us. He said we could come in and he would give us a tour! He was so sweet; he showed us around and gave us lots of information about his family's farm. About 90 lambs had been born in the past 12 weeks! We took a walk through the barn as well, where the last mama sheep was waiting to have her babies. Grace wasn't interested in touching any of the animals, but definitely enjoyed the experience.
Our drive home yesterday was one of the best we've had as a family of four. The girls slept for close to 2 hours, there were no complaints of upset tummies, and very little whining or restlessness. We stopped in at Zilla and Bampers' for a little visit and hung out in the yard while Grace helped Zilla with her gardens. Both of the girls were in bed last night by 6:30 with no complaints and both caught up on some much needed sleep!
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| Thankfully she didn't end up needing the bucket! |
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| Gracie decorated her own cupcake. Sprinkles everywhere! |
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| Anna in cousin Alicia's hammock swing. How cool would it be to have one of these in your room? |
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| The girls weren't around but Aunt Alvina filled in and painted G's toenails - she requested purple, of course! |
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| G hiding on cousin Victoria's bed |
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| We played outside after supper at Irene & Daryl's and Brian found a couple Skip It's in the garage. So fun! |
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| Playing outside past bedtime |
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| rockin' out |
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