The Sixteen

The day finally came.  The day when all this traveling would come to an end.  I think having a week in Virginia with family was perfect.  I was able to see everyone and spend some time out side the car, and considering this was only about a 5 hour car ride, this was going to be a piece of cake compared to some of our other traveling days.

Everything fit in the car great and it was nice to have Jen and Sam's car to store any access things like the bags that I had strapped to the top of my car.

We left Dad's right after lunch and hit the open road.  At first Mason didn't want to sleep at all, when ended up being OK since he got to see us travel underground in Maryland, and not just underground but under a body of water.  Mason loved the tunnel and even asked if we could turn around and go back through.

Then came Delaware and by this time Mason was fast asleep.

Had to get a picture of my trusty TomTom and I suggest anyone who is thinking about driving long distances to go out and get one.

Finally we made it to the last leg of out journey.  The home stretch and boy was I ready for it.  At least my tail bone wasn't hurting anymore.

We are now here.  Safely in Stamford Connecticut.  I am job hunting and Mason is making new friends at a daycare I choose for him.  He is in a home daycare but maybe having only a few kids might be better for Mason right at the moment.  I hope all goes well and I start working soon but of course I will keep everyone updated.  I hope you have liked my rendition of our big adventure but of course life is the biggest adventure of all and I can't wait to live it.

Day Fifteen

Day Fifteen was our last full day in Virginia.  It was very laid back for most of the day.  We played all morning and then went for a walk (and bike ride) to the park.

The fun stared later in the day when family and friends came over for a large dinner.  Omi made her fabulous green beans.  Now I am not a green bean fan but these were so good.  We also had chicken and mashed potatos and well let just say we had a lot of food.  Mason and Calvin have gotten along really well the whole time.   Here they are playing hide and seek while eating a snack for freeze dried bananas.

Here is an idea of the amount of food available for consumption tonight.  And this is just a shot of the appetizers,  Needless to say I am stuffed at the moment, a good stuffed.  After dinner everyone entered into a rousing game of Celebrity and we just all had a great time.

And Mason was very happy to see Uncle Brandon again.

Unfortunately our Grandma was feeling under the weather and was unable to make it but we did get a good shot of all the boys.  Now you may guess why everyone is excited Jenn is having a girl.  Just Kidding.  I love my cousins and I am happy we were able to get the picture.

  

Tomorrow we finish our adventure by driving the last few hundred miles of our journey.  I am sad to leave Dad's but all happy to get everything out of my car.  It really needs a good wash.

Day Fourteen

Day Fourteen was all about the kids.  Finally my sister and her family arrived a little past midnight last night.  Calvin was a little apprehensive of me at first but is was gone by mid-morning.  From the beginning, Mason and Calvin did everything together.

Auntie A then came over and there was more playing.  I think Mason liked having another child in the house and I have to say he was really good at sharing and playing along with Calvin.

I then helped Sam (my brother in law) make dinner.  We made delicious chicken burritos with corn tortillas and some corn salad, shown below.  Home made guacamole finished off the perfect meal.  Even Mason got into the corn salad and Spanish rice.

Grandpa and Grammy got the boys a bouncy house.  And I don't even need to explain how much the boys fell in love with it.  They played none stop of almost and hour (until it was time for dinner) and I think that was all Mason was thinking about when he went to bed tonight.

Tomorrow has the promise of being another really nice day.  The family is coming over for game night and I can't wait.  I am a little nervous because the last came I played was Candyland.  But I am sure all will be fine and I will enjoy every second of it.

Day Thirteen

Day Thirteen was spent in Washington D.C. going to the Museum of Natural History.  We had a nice time but Mason was more into running around and riding the escalator.

They did have a great dinosaur exhibit.  The also had a great precious stones exhibit that featured the Hope Diamond.  Beautiful.

 

We then had a authentic D.C. hotdog and soft pretzel and sat in front the the Museum of American History and people watched for a while.

 

Mason also practiced being the future American President by waving and saying hello to almost all the people who walked by.  I couldn't help but laugh at the innocence of his love to say hello to people and to put himself out there.  And if the people ignored him he then yelled "Hey Over Here!"  Very Sweet.

I found this huge straw in the back of the shelf and Mason fell in love.  I don't think he has ever seen a straw this big before.  He had to show me how the chocolate milk came through the straw then he had me do it.

Then we rounded of the day with a small adventure outside.  All in all today was a good day.

My sister is on her way here at the moment and is somewhere in Maryland.  As I am sure I have said before I am very excited to see her and my little nephew.  Patience.

Day Twelve

Day Twelve was full of laughter and urine.  Yes I learned the hard way that even though a child is potty trained, if you make them laugh to the point were they pee all over you then that is considered your own fault.  But besides that it was a nice day.  Not a big picture day so I didn't have much to add but enough to get the point across.

 

Mason's chain keeps coming lose so Grandpa was the hero today in helping put Mason's chain back on his bike.  Also adjusting the seat so Mason will sit a bit better on the bike.

This is Mason shooting fire balls at Grandpa so he can become a superhero.  Very cute.  Mason said he was Spiderman and so was Grandpa and I was Mommy Spiderman.  I had to laugh a little at that one.

We went back to Potomac Mills today.  First to try and fix my glasses and also to buy Mason some clothes.  Nothing big just a few pairs of jeans and some t-shirts.  All very cute.

Tomorrow is just Mason and myself again.  I am planing on waking early and taking him into Washington D.C.  Either to see the cherry blossoms or to the Natural Science museum to see the dinosaurs.  We will have to see once we get into the city.  Also my sister is traveling down tomorrow night and I am ever so anxious to see her again.  Tomorrow should  be a much better picture day.