Road Trip

This weekend we took a trip to my Aunt and Uncle's house and visited my Grandpa, who just moved down there earlier this summer. The kids and I rode with my Mom and Dad, and my brother Todd and his friend Bill followed us. Oh what a car trip!! Aiden does not do well with road trips. He only lasts about one hour before he freaks out, and boy can he cry. The trip down was bad, but not near as bad as the ride home. He screamed for the first 72 miles, to the point of almost making himself sick...He was choking from crying...I have never heard one of my children cry this bad...EVER. And how bad did I feel knowing I couldn't help him and magically make us be home (did I mention I was crying at this point also). So after several stops (we had hoped to drive the whole way home without stopping at all) we finally made it. I have officially decided we will not travel for more that 1 hour in a car for a really long time!!!! Sorry everyone :-(
Alyssa did a great job on the road...although she did have her own TV and lots of snacks. And she even tried to be reassuring to me after Aiden woke up once, she said "Don't worry Mommy, Aiden's not going to cry anymore. He's happy now." Dear girl, if only that was true.
Anyways, we had a great time while we were there. Here are some pictures of what we did.

Ready for a ride on the boat. Aiden didn't care for the life jacket, so crying some more.

Uncle Dennis letting Alyssa drive the boat.

Well, I tried for a picture of us. Notice in the background Mom is on a boat!!! For those of you that don't know...she is afraid of water and "motion". We were so proud of her, I think she even enjoyed it. (And you made it on the Blog!)

Alyssa and Bill...she just loves Bill.

Aiden was passed out by the time we came back.

Going Fishing.

Aiden watched on the dock.

Alyssa fishing in her usual sitting position.

The first of several fish she caught.

Sorry Bill, Alyssa's was much bigger!

Keep dreaming Todd...nice facial expression!

So we had a great visit with my Grandpa. Thanks Uncle Dennis and Aunt Eileen for the great times and great food!! It was good to see Jen and Michelle....we missed seeing Dan, Amy and all the kiddos!!

Have a Great Week everyone...you will find us in our home where the kids can run wild and not be buckled in ;-)

~~Tracy~~