The last two weeks have been filled with travel, travel, and more travel. Nate made it back safe from his training in California and the kids were ECSTATIC to see him. I tried to get a good picture of Gunner’s initial reaction but this is the best I could get.
Gunner and Grace both bombarded him on the bed and were so happy he was home.
He got home early Sunday morning so he was sleeping while they were playing in the morning (they had no idea he was home).
But when Grace finally saw him, she just laid on him for about ten minutes, barely moving at all, it was adorable.
Nate had a long week at work that week but the kids always find time for books.
I did get some great pictures of the kids playing outside while we were loading the car for our road trip. Gunner was pushing Grace around on the motorcycle (mommy accidentally overcharged the battery so it doesn’t work anymore). They were having so much fun together.
About 6pm on Thursday we hit the road for our travels. We drove through the night (through the first four states) to get to Ohio to see a friend of mine I haven’t seen in almost two years. I was SO happy to see her and enjoy the few hours we were able to spend with her. I didn’t get many pictures but I did get one of Grace playing with the train tracks that Tammy dug out for Gunner. She’s such a great host! I wish we could have stayed longer.
But we were off to finish the next three states to finally get to Wisconsin to see Nate’s family. But we finally made it (Nate, Me, Gunner, Grace, Baxter, and all our stuff crammed in the Altima). J On Saturday all of Nate’s family got together to spend some time together, it was wonderful! The weather was gorgeous (for Wisconsin). All the kids went outside to enjoy the weather for awhile (all except Baby Alexa, as she’s only 6 weeks old).
This picture they had Gunner’s little play tools and were “fixing” the fence, I thought it was precious.
Then it was time to get family photos as all Nate’s siblings and nieces were there. Here’s Nate with his brothers (Jamieson and Jared) and his sister (Vanessa).
Then we tried to get a picture of spouses and kids too, I only have one picture on my camera, so it was easy to pick which one to share on the blog. J
I have a few shots of us trying to snap a picture of all five grandkids, but it was a lost cause. Gunner and Grace were exhausted by this point so cooperation was nonexistent. But I think this picture pretty much sums up our attempt.
All in all, we had a fantastic trip to Wisconsin and were so happy to see everyone!! The kids had a blast playing with all their cousins and Grandma and Grandpa. After our trip to Wisconsin, we decided to head to KY for a few days. My mom was nice gracious enough to keep the kids for a few nights so Nate and I could enjoy some quality time together (sans kids), it was heaven! We were able to do some Christmas shopping and enjoy a good night’s sleep. Then last night we headed back to NC and made it home safe this morning. We’ve had a completely lazy day, the house is destroyed with toys and we’ve yet to unpack, but we’re okay with that. The kids were exhausted after all our travel, they napped for 3 hours today (and Nate and I enjoyed a nap too). We feel so blessed to have been able to see all our family! We have one more week of Nate being home, so hopefully I'll get lots of good photos to share.
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