Fun with Nana

Nana came to visit

while Daddy was in MN.

It was great visit for the girls

and SO much help for mama!

Nana and mama went to Sara's school

for a Thanksgiving feast.

Anna worked hard at crawling.

She's almost got it!

Sara had fun with playdough.

So silly...

We spent Thanksgiving eve

with my Juicebox family.

Sara had fun on the rings

and tossing the medicine balls.

A few fun trips to the park.

Dad returned from WI

and we took a trip to Biltmore

to see the Xmas trees and lights.

Anna saw about 10 minutes of the mansion

before dozing off to la-la land.

We ended our Asheville trip at BWW.

Thank you, Nana, for all your help

and a very wonderful visit!

OBX - For A Day

I made an impulsive decision

to pack up both girls

and drive them six hours

to the Outer Banks!

We drove out Friday night

and returned on Saturday.

I quickly realized a solo road trip

with a 2 year old and 12 week old

was not a good idea.

We were able to spend time with our friends

and we got a good 10 minutes of beach time.

It's not the trip I had envisioned

but it was an overall success.

It was Sara's first time

sleeping with mommy.

She was too excited to actually sleep

and didn't doze off until after 2am.

Anna slept great in her pack n play.

We stayed at my friend Melissa's house.

She is a friend from high school

 that lives in the Outer Banks.

Sara loved playing with Broderick and Gavin.

It was a very windy day at the beach.

We spent about 10 minutes in the sand

because neither girl had on sunscreen.

It was also very humid.

Anna was all smiles

as she took in her first glimpse

of the BIG ocean.

We ate some lunch and packed up the car

to return home.

Sara enjoyed watching the moving Up on the iPad.

I had the windows rolled down for white noise.

Both girls were able to nap that way.

It was great to get home in one piece.

I felt bad Sara did not get to play on the beach.

I owe her one proper beach trip.

At least I know Anna will be a beach lover too

once she's a little bigger.

Myrtle Beach Trip

The Leskes wanted to visit Myrtle Beach,

so that's where we went!

I'm not one to turn down a trip

to the ocean.

Unfortunately, I had to work while there

to save time off work for maternity leave.

Nevertheless, we had a great time.

Sara loves the big ocean

and was the most excited

to see the ocean view

from our condo.

Sara enjoyed having

mommy & daddy

in her room.

 

 

Every morning,

she jumped into our bed to play.

We took a drive to Barefoot Landing

to do a little shopping

 

 

Later,

while mommy worked and Sara napped,

Daddy went para-sailing with Allison.

Daddy described para-sailing

as very relaxing.

 

 

Mommy woke Sara up from her nap

so we could enjoy some beach time.

Mommy misses laying on her tummy

so she dug a hole in the sand for the belly.

On our last day,

Mommy and Sara went to the pool

to eat our breakfast.

Mommy packed a bag

so we could go straight from

breakfast to swimming

while Daddy stayed back

to pack up the condo.

Vacation wore Sara out!

We left to drive home during her nap time

and Sara was out in a matter of minutes.