We're home from North Carolina. Like we always try and do while visiting family on the east coast, we got sick on the way there. Actually, only Paige and Cason really, but they both had coughs and a fever, and were really lethargic. Cason had an ear infection too. Once in a while Neely would cough, but nothing ever really came of it for her.
We flew there with Grampa, Grama Trudi, and Coco, and Grampa ended up having to wait in line to check in, so we went on up to get ready to board. Grampa didn't make it in time and had to stay the night in Vegas. :(
Everyone was upset at first, but it turned out okay. We stopped in Atlanta for a while, waiting for the second flight.
The kids were SO good on the plane. Cason was just getting sick, so he was really tired and slept almost the whole first flight. The second flight he was up, playing video games.
Neely's our most active baby, so I wasn't sure how she'd like having to sit for hours on end, but she was AWESOME. She slept quite a bit, and was so good when she was awake.
I loved North Carolina, it's another place I'd like to move to, although the humidity would take some getting used to. So pretty though.
We stayed in the coolest old bed and breakfast, thanks to Aunt Mindy and Uncle Randy, the parents of the bride. Also thanks to our older two children, for being part of the wedding party and therefore securing our lodging.
Aunt Mindy got us a room with two canopy beds, mostly for Paige, knowing she'd like the "princess beds". She did.
The bed and breakfast was in a huge park, with nice gardens.
When Cason found this potting shed and kid sized watering cans inside, he decided it was his job to water the plants, and he took it seriously.
There was also a pond with geese, ducks, turtles, and fish.
While we watched this cute goose family leave,
Colton heard something and pointed. We all turned around to see rain coming toward us across the water,
It was crazy looking. It rained so hard, and we (our family of 5, Colton, and Uncle Randy) were all hiding under the slides and stuff on the playground. It was a fun little adventure. Neely was in the carrier, cooing happily and trying to reach out from under the playset to grab the rain.
We had so much fun with family. The kids bonded with everyone.
Especially Paige. Cason would have gotten to know them better too, but he was pretty sick and kind of a zombie. He had a few moments when he felt like himself again,
but mostly spent the trip like this:
Pretty soon the Cassons arrived. We stopped by their hotel the first night, and Neeliam was back in action.
Neely seemed quite happy to see Liam, and Liam stared at her like she was blowing his mind.
He wanted her headband pretty badly.
They're pretty cute, if I do say so myself.
There are a billion more pictures, but I've been on here WAY too long, so I'll finish tomorrow.I'll leave you with this picture of Paige and Cason one night when we got back to our room way late. Paige was SO tired, staring into space, and Cason was very seriously explaining, with hand gestures, how she was on the wrong bed. HIS bed, that is.
She didn't care too much.
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