We all drove to Indiana Friday, the 28th. It was a smooth trip - Emma slept a lot of the time. When she was awake, she was pretty content and just hung out in her carseat. Drew was awake the entire time (skipping a nap at his normal nap time)...until about an hour before we got there (around 10pm or so) and then he realized how tired he was and got a little upset! On Saturday, the whole family got together at my parents' house. Then, on Sunday we all got together at my brother's house for a pool party during the Indianapolis 500 (which is an anual tradition - we always go to his house and listen to the race on the radio b/c it's blacked out on tv). Drew discovered that he likes to jump off the side...over and over! He even fell off the side once and went completely under before someone could grab him- he didn't like that so much! Here he is with Daddy.
Maggie the dog had on her Indy 500 bandana from the groomers.
Drew also liked being thrown really high in the air! Weee!
Emma dressed for the party but didn't really participate. She supervised all the silliness going on in the pool.
We also got together at my parents' house again. Aunt Sarah brought some sidewalk chalk and the boys had a blast with that! here's Drew and Will coloring the bridge!
And Grandpa took Drew for a ride on the tractor...and he even let him steer! Drew loved it but told my dad to "put it back in the garage now" when he was done!
Chad flew back on Sunday, but I already had a flight booked for Monday. I was a little nervous flying home by myself with the kids, but we survived! They actually let my parents go through security with me to help. And thank God they did - once we got the the gate, Emma was crying and needed to eat, and we realized Drew's shorts were soaked! So they were very much needed! There were no shorts for sale at any of the shops, so Drew ended up in a really long Indy shirt and no pants. Once we got to our seats on the plane, he was so good! He was completely entertained by the plane itself, his snacks, and a truck coloring book that my mom and gotten him. And Emma slept on my lap half the time and looked around at everyone the rest of the time. She never cried until we landed and were taxiing around for awhile - and it was mealtime for her! Here's Drew with his chicken on the plane (I covered his bare legs with Emma's blanket).
And here's Drew today in his Harley Davidson shirt that his Uncle Marc had been searching for and finally found - it fits perfect!
Drew and Mommy.
Then Chad drove back home on Monday while the kids and I stayed for the rest of the week. My parents and I went to Brown County State park with the kids. Here's a picture at our usual "picture spot."
We also got to visit my grandmother in Hospice a couple times (once while Chad was still there and then another time after), and she passed away on Wednesday. She had been asking to see Emma and Drew - so we were so thankful that we got there in time for her to meet her sixth great grandchild and to see Drew again. It was very sad to say goodbye, but she had been so sick the past 9 months and was ready to go after a full life of 93 years. Chad was able to fly back up for the funeral. After getting through all that, we spent a lot of family time together. We went to Donner park one morning. Here's Drew swinging on Daddy's lap, cracking up at Uncle Marc swinging so high he was in the tree!
And the playground was a hit with the entire family - we may have scared away all the other kids, b/c we had the place to ourselves for awhile before we sat down to eat our picnic lunch!
Then Chad drove back home on Monday while the kids and I stayed for the rest of the week. My parents and I went to Brown County State park with the kids. Here's a picture at our usual "picture spot."
We also got to visit my grandmother in Hospice a couple times (once while Chad was still there and then another time after), and she passed away on Wednesday. She had been asking to see Emma and Drew - so we were so thankful that we got there in time for her to meet her sixth great grandchild and to see Drew again. It was very sad to say goodbye, but she had been so sick the past 9 months and was ready to go after a full life of 93 years. Chad was able to fly back up for the funeral. After getting through all that, we spent a lot of family time together. We went to Donner park one morning. Here's Drew swinging on Daddy's lap, cracking up at Uncle Marc swinging so high he was in the tree!
And the playground was a hit with the entire family - we may have scared away all the other kids, b/c we had the place to ourselves for awhile before we sat down to eat our picnic lunch!
We also got together at my parents' house again. Aunt Sarah brought some sidewalk chalk and the boys had a blast with that! here's Drew and Will coloring the bridge!
Here's Sarah drawing with the chalk with all the boys - Parker, Will, Drew and Tim.
And the only two girl cousins in the family - Emma and Lyndsey.
And the only two girl cousins in the family - Emma and Lyndsey.
And Grandpa took Drew for a ride on the tractor...and he even let him steer! Drew loved it but told my dad to "put it back in the garage now" when he was done!
Chad flew back on Sunday, but I already had a flight booked for Monday. I was a little nervous flying home by myself with the kids, but we survived! They actually let my parents go through security with me to help. And thank God they did - once we got the the gate, Emma was crying and needed to eat, and we realized Drew's shorts were soaked! So they were very much needed! There were no shorts for sale at any of the shops, so Drew ended up in a really long Indy shirt and no pants. Once we got to our seats on the plane, he was so good! He was completely entertained by the plane itself, his snacks, and a truck coloring book that my mom and gotten him. And Emma slept on my lap half the time and looked around at everyone the rest of the time. She never cried until we landed and were taxiing around for awhile - and it was mealtime for her! Here's Drew with his chicken on the plane (I covered his bare legs with Emma's blanket).
Emma has started smiling a whole bunch now - and she's just now figuring out how to use her voice. Here she is trying to smile a little.
And here's a really cheesy smile!
And here's Drew today in his Harley Davidson shirt that his Uncle Marc had been searching for and finally found - it fits perfect!
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