North Carolina Trip '09

Friday, October 2, 2009
We got up this morning at 3:30 AM and went to pick up Danielle and the kids. We realized we didn’t have both strollers so we went back to our house and I couldn’t find the stroller in the garage. I quickly realized that it was in Danielle’s garage. So back to Danielle’s we went. We finally made it to the airport at about 4:50 for our flight at 6:00 am. We piled on 2 car seats, 2 strollers, 2 suitcases on sticks, 3 backpacks, 1 purse and 1 diaper bag. Wow are we good or what?

The first leg of the flight was great! Danielle had 3 seats for her and Taylor and Hailey and I had 3 seats for us. Hailey said “This is so fun Mom. We’re going on an airplane!” She played with her stickers, her phone, had snacks and watched Cinderella. She went potty on the plane several times and no accidents! Taylor was even good. It was a nice surprise.

The 2nd and 3rd legs were a little more crowded, but all still went well. Hailey napped in my arms for a couple of hours and so did Taylor.

We arrived at Raleigh Durham airport at about 4:30 and after missing 2 rental car shuttles we were finally on our way to get our car. It took about 30 minutes to get the car, put the car seats in and get on the road. After about a half an hour we made it to dinner and got back on the road. We arrived at our hotel at around 8:30. Now the kids are struggling to get to sleep. Wish us luck…

Apparently Hailey is a Gymnast!

So, as you know dance class did not work out...but Gymnastics (or as Hailey calls it "nastics") was a SUCCESS! The first class was on Thursday, March 12th at Tricks Gym. Sam was home sick with pneumonia, so Dani and I took her to a trial class.

Once again a very pregnant Danielle and I switched off working with her in her class. She loved it.

The funniest part was towards the end of class when all the parents/grandparents and kids were sitting in a big circle. The teacher, Miss Brooke, gave each of us plastic eggs with rice inside.

We were practicing shaking them slow, then fast, then slow, etc. Hailey put hers down on the floor, got up and went to the center of the circle where she performed a perfect somersault and then stood up and went "ta da".

Of course all the adults clapped - just what she wanted - she's found her nitch...

Entertaining a Sick Granddaughter

Somehow Dani and I got our wires crossed... Dani asked me over the weekend if I remembered that I had Hailey on Monday. I, of course, did not. I had a dentist appointment this morning. So, I packed a purse full of fun for Hailey and took her to the dentist with me. She was GREAT! Surprisingly enough she sat in her stroller and brushed her teeth and the stuffed dinosaur's teeth. The hygienist assured me that the toothbrush was clean....well what's a few more germs right?

After the dentist, we went to gas up the car and shopped for Grandma a pair of hiking boots at REI. Hailey tried on all the kids rain boots and rearranged a few shoes on the racks. Somehow I'm sure the salesperson was glad when we left.

We came home and enjoyed our lunch while watching "Barney." Fun...fun...fun! I then spent the next couple of hours trying to convince Hailey that it was nap time. After another snack and a dose of "The Grinch", she finally decided she would go to sleep if Grandma held her and sang to her. Well it worked! She is now asleep on the couch beside me. What an angel.