Vacation Blahs
We've just arrived home after 2 weeks of vacation fun and the blahs and blues have accompanied us. We were so ready for our own beds and cribs, but the end of vacation always means the beginning of our routines again.
We started off by the girls and I heading to Dad and Mom's on Thursday 2 weeks ago. Aunt Rebecca came from New York, dropped her car off at our place and rode with us to Home. 4am, bright and early..well, not the bright part but for sure, very early...we started south!! We arrived in Atlanta, GA after 10 hours in the car with Addison 27mths and Kendra 10mths....yes, we did survive!!! After a quick meet and greet with Amber, Saturday morning (which was way too short...we'll have to do longer later) we headed for Tampa, FL....awaiting us there were our dear friends and adoptive family Brian and Gayle Tingley. Sunday, after meeting we drove to Orlando, FL, to our cousin, Ann Haley's home and stayed there for a couple nights. It's actually more like Haley Hotel. She has wonderful rooms and a gorgeous pool, slide, diving board, and hot tub!! While we were there we spent time with our cousins: Daniel, Keara, Jesse, Hudson, and Brice and Anthony, Tonya, Ava, and Josie!!! What a blast! We hadn't seen them in ages!! We went to Sea World Monday and Tuesday (this was a pefect plan - we got a 2 day pass, so we went really early Monday and did as much as we could until the kids pooped out...came home swam while the kids napped and then woke up Tuesday, napped the kids in the morning and then more Sea World in the afternoon!! ) We went to Uncle Ed and Aunt Leona's on Wednesday and spent some time with them and their family. (we found out that evening that our newest cousin Micah Lee Evans joined our family on Wednesday afternoon in VA...this would be our sister Heather and her husband Ryan's second boy!! Congrats to them). Thursday we went back to the Tingley's home. We went to a Storm pro-arena game there in Tampa, Siesta Key Beach, Tampa Outlet Malls, Clearwater Beach, St. Pete's Beach, and Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. all while celebrating the holiday, Independence Day (sparklers and all...thanks Aunt Reb) Friday (Nathan and I's 5 year anniversary) morning, Nathan flew into Tampa to join us!! On Monday morning, after many tears, we left Brian and Gayle's lovely home. We then dropped Dave off at the Tampa airport so that he could go back to work. We then headed to Savannah, GA (where 5 years earlier, Nathan and I had honeymooned)...we spent a couple days walking River Street, feasting on scrumptious seafood and learning about the historic downtown by horse drawn carriages. On Wednesday morning, we started for Charleston, SC where we walked the streets and learned more about the history of this wonderful city. We went out to Ft. Sumter Thursday morning and then toured the aircraft carrier, Yorktown. Friday morning, we parted ways with Dad, Mom, and Rebecca. Addison called for her Ma-maw, Pam-paw for a few hours before she realized that they couldn't hear her. We arrived in Roanoke, VA late afternoon Friday to meet our new cousin Micah! Noah and Addison and their daddies swam in the hotel pool, while us mommies and our babies stayed dry :o) Our Satuday consisted of finding IHOP in Roanoke, slipnslides, bubble guns, baby holding, and Subway before we headed back home to good ole Ohio.
So, as you can see we're missing the fun and adventure of a vacation...but oh so ready for our daily routines!!
We started off by the girls and I heading to Dad and Mom's on Thursday 2 weeks ago. Aunt Rebecca came from New York, dropped her car off at our place and rode with us to Home. 4am, bright and early..well, not the bright part but for sure, very early...we started south!! We arrived in Atlanta, GA after 10 hours in the car with Addison 27mths and Kendra 10mths....yes, we did survive!!! After a quick meet and greet with Amber, Saturday morning (which was way too short...we'll have to do longer later) we headed for Tampa, FL....awaiting us there were our dear friends and adoptive family Brian and Gayle Tingley. Sunday, after meeting we drove to Orlando, FL, to our cousin, Ann Haley's home and stayed there for a couple nights. It's actually more like Haley Hotel. She has wonderful rooms and a gorgeous pool, slide, diving board, and hot tub!! While we were there we spent time with our cousins: Daniel, Keara, Jesse, Hudson, and Brice and Anthony, Tonya, Ava, and Josie!!! What a blast! We hadn't seen them in ages!! We went to Sea World Monday and Tuesday (this was a pefect plan - we got a 2 day pass, so we went really early Monday and did as much as we could until the kids pooped out...came home swam while the kids napped and then woke up Tuesday, napped the kids in the morning and then more Sea World in the afternoon!! ) We went to Uncle Ed and Aunt Leona's on Wednesday and spent some time with them and their family. (we found out that evening that our newest cousin Micah Lee Evans joined our family on Wednesday afternoon in VA...this would be our sister Heather and her husband Ryan's second boy!! Congrats to them). Thursday we went back to the Tingley's home. We went to a Storm pro-arena game there in Tampa, Siesta Key Beach, Tampa Outlet Malls, Clearwater Beach, St. Pete's Beach, and Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. all while celebrating the holiday, Independence Day (sparklers and all...thanks Aunt Reb) Friday (Nathan and I's 5 year anniversary) morning, Nathan flew into Tampa to join us!! On Monday morning, after many tears, we left Brian and Gayle's lovely home. We then dropped Dave off at the Tampa airport so that he could go back to work. We then headed to Savannah, GA (where 5 years earlier, Nathan and I had honeymooned)...we spent a couple days walking River Street, feasting on scrumptious seafood and learning about the historic downtown by horse drawn carriages. On Wednesday morning, we started for Charleston, SC where we walked the streets and learned more about the history of this wonderful city. We went out to Ft. Sumter Thursday morning and then toured the aircraft carrier, Yorktown. Friday morning, we parted ways with Dad, Mom, and Rebecca. Addison called for her Ma-maw, Pam-paw for a few hours before she realized that they couldn't hear her. We arrived in Roanoke, VA late afternoon Friday to meet our new cousin Micah! Noah and Addison and their daddies swam in the hotel pool, while us mommies and our babies stayed dry :o) Our Satuday consisted of finding IHOP in Roanoke, slipnslides, bubble guns, baby holding, and Subway before we headed back home to good ole Ohio.
So, as you can see we're missing the fun and adventure of a vacation...but oh so ready for our daily routines!!
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