With the purchase of the new car, Eric and I had this strong desire to break her in and just take her everywhere. He brought up Galway, NY, where his grandpa has a lake house and where Eric spent many of his childhood summers. We drove up there once from DC and it really was a lovely little getaway. But when Eric brought it up this time, I wasn't quite as gung ho about driving from Indiana... with the babies... and Indy. But I eventually sucked it up, and we went, and although the trip had moments I was expecting (crying, whiny babies unable to sleep consistently in new places) it overall went a thousand times better than I ever anticipated. And at the end of the trip, when Eric's grandpa gave me a big hug and thanked us for bringing his great grandchildren out to spend time with him, I knew that going was the right choice. I am very thankful that Riley and Connor got to spend time with their great grandpa, who happens to be one of my favorite people.
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With step-great-grandma, Bernice.
She was totally ga-ga for him |
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| Riley got to ride Great Grandpa's boat |
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| Connor sits in Riley's chair while she naps |
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| Lexi came with us, thank goodness! |
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| She wore this face most of our trip |
Our 10 year old niece, Lexi, came with us and thank goodness for that. She was amazing with the kids and I know I would've thrown many meltdowns without her help. Grandpa sent all his friends and family a sweet email about how much he enjoyed our visit, and that alone made it worth it to me.
