Vacation Catch Up

Here's the highlights of our trip so far!

* Drove 18-20 hours. NO fun, but J slept almost all the times and Natalie was up until 2am! EEK!
* Hung with Heather and her family before their big move to Texas! They celebrated New Years with us and we let the kids exchange Christmas presents. She also announced she's pregnant with baby #4!
* Onto our friend Sondra's! She had an open house for us and I got to see some mommy, teaching, and church friends. Then we did some outlet shopping on Saturday.
* Ryan and I attended the Dominice/Karslake wedding. We were so pleased to have been invited. The Dominice are one of our favorite families. I hope we can raise our children in their example!
* Went to Water's Edge Church on Sunday and boy we miss that place and the people who attend there. It was nice to see so many familiar faces and show off our little miracle.
* I read a book! In a day. Imagine me sitting still that long! It was Dear John by Nicholas Sparks.
* Ryan drove home, with a pit stop to meet my parents to pick up some more things they've tracked down for us and collected. He made it home much faster than we made it out here!
* Today has been relaxing and visiting with another friend Now I'm about to run a few kidless errands when Sondra gets home from doing the same. Then tacos for dinner and going out to coffee with some mom friends.

And to think I still have 4 days left! What other fun will we plan? Taking the girls to a movie at the Movie Tavern, seeing a girlie movie one evening without the kids, watching her kid so they can go on a date, dinner with our old community group? Hopefully some more shopping too!!!

Thanks to Ryan for unloading and hauling our stuff. Hopefully Christmas decor will be banished back to the basement before I get home too!

See all the STL people on Saturday and Sunday for parties and showers!