Trip to Virginia

Well we survived the trip to Virginia! We left last Thursday and headed North to Richmond. We flew from Orlando to Atlanta and then from Atlanta to Richmond...it was a very long day, but we made it! Katherine was quite a trooper as the only nap she took on Thursday was for about 15 minutes on the descent into Richmond. CiCi picked us up at the airport and we headed to Midlothian. Katherine was very excited to see her CiCi, Grandada (as Christopher has named him) and Uncle Cory. She wasn't too excited about the cats Cinder and Piwackit, but she eventually warmed up to them as well. Thursday night she managed to fall all the way down the stairs at the Hughes' house, but other than being scared and having a bump on the head came away unscathed. She thankfully avoided the steps after her incident! :) The first person she wanted after getting over the initial shock was her Uncle Cory...how cute! :)

Friday was rather quiet as we just made last minute preparations for our trip to the Rivah on Saturday for Gran and Grandad's 65th Anniversary Party. I think Miss Katherine was glad to have a rest and catch up on some sleep that she missed on Thursday.


Saturday we were all up early getting ready for our trip to Mathews. CiCi left bright and early with Debbie to go decorate the American Legion Hall. The rest of us stayed behind and packed up. Cory, Mr. Hughes, Christopher, Katherine, Bailey and I all piled into the Explorer and Accord and headed out around lunchtime. We had the jet skis as well, so we were quite a bunch pulling out of Salisbury! We got to the Rivah in time to change and head out to the party. Katherine was quite the belle of the ball. She danced her little feet right off! Considering she didn't take an afternoon nap, she did incredibly well. The party was a lot of fun and it was great to see and meet all of Gran and Grandad's friends as well as catch up with all of the family. Jay gave a great toast to the lucky couple and we had a blast watching them dance. Congratulations Gran and Grandad!


Sunday we spent the day playing on the River. Chris and Cory put the jet skis in and we all took rides on them. When Katherine woke up from her nap, we got her slathered up in sunscreen and donned the bathing suit, sunhat and sunglasses and headed for the beach. She wasn't too sure about the water at first, but quickly learned that she could splash in it...then she loved it! :) We weren't out too long as she started getting tired, so we headed in for a bath since she was covered head to toe in sand! She took a very long afternoon nap (I guess the sun wore her out!) and then we headed back to Richmond.


Monday we flew home by way of Atlanta again. Katherine didn't take any naps again until we were on the plane from Atlanta to Orlando. She was quite fussy before we took off as we sat on the plane for an hour or so before taking off due to refueling problems. The A/C wasn't on while we waited so it got REALLY hot in the plane. She let out one ear piercing scream that brought the entire plane to a halt and then turned over and fell fast asleep on Christopher...thank goodness! Other than that she was a real trooper!


My parents picked us up at the airport and we couldn't wait to get home and go to bed! My parents felt sorry for us since I was sick right before we left and hadn't had a chance to clean up really, so we walked into a squeaky clean house when we got home. We were all shocked! It was wonderful though! Thanks Mom and Dad! :) Katherine immediately ran around like a crazy person with just a diaper on and had this HUGE grin on her face. It was like she was thinking "I know where I am , I know where I am!!!!" She slept for over 12 hours that night! :)


We are finally settled back into our routine and I think that Katherine is slowly catching up on her sleep. I know Chris and I are still worn out! Ha! We were so glad to see everyone, but traveling with a toddler will wear you slam out! :) Well I'm off to run some errands. Here are some pictures from our weekend!


Gran and Grandad


Dancing with Grandada


Playing in the water with Daddy


Momma, Uncle Cory and I playing in the sand.