It has been a wonderfully busy weekend. Last Thursday we drove out to Port Sanilac to visit G&G Kish while they were camping. It was a long drive, but well worth it. Anna had so many new experiences - running around the campsite, exploring the trailer, walking on the bridge, meeting Buddha the kitty, eating at a picnic table. So much fun! It typical Badham fashion, we headed home much later than expected. Anna was exhausted and not so much fun in the car on the way home. She tried to sleep, but yelled out at regular intervals letting us know how much she would prefer her own bed. Evan is Evan, he hangs out no matter where we go. As long as there are a pair of arms to hold him while he sleeps, he is happy just about anywhere. We got home around 11pm and both kids were asleep by 11:30. Wouldn't you think Anna would sleep in after all her adventures? No way, she was up before 7:30am on Friday.....
Which made packing up for our next car trip nearly impossible. "Evil Anna" came out of the crib Friday morning. Absolutely nothing made her happy. We had originally planned on hitting the road to Kalamazoo by noon so she could take her nap in the car. Around 11am she was melting down and we thought she would go down for a nap. No such luck. We finally managed to get her and Evan fed, packed, and loaded into the car with the dogs by 2:00. Again, typical Badham fashion, two hours later than planned. Fortunately for us, Anna did take a very good nap in the car while we drove to G&G Badham's house. Evan was also quite the trooper, sleeping and playing most of the way there. Around Galesburg Evan generally decides he wants out of his carseat, and on this trip he pretended to be hungry. So we obliged him by pulling off at a stop and I attempted to feed him only to find his goofy grinning face looking up at me with absolutely no interest in eating. But he got a break from his carseat long enough that he was willing to go the rest of the trip with minimal drama. We finally got to Kalamazoo to unpack and unwind.
Saturday was the family cookout at Emily and Joe's new house. We got to see all the family and Anna got to play with Audrey and Kaleigh. Another day full of wonderful adventures for that kid. She has never been so dirty, and probably never as happy. She ran around, ate at a kiddie picnic table with her cousins, jumped in a bouncy house, went for wagon rides, chased the kitty, played with HUGE puppies. Evan also had a wonderful day being loved, hugged, and held by all his cousins and aunties. The food was great, John's mom always takes such good care of (me) us, and everyone are great cooks. It was so nice to hang out and get caught up with everyone. I hope it becomes an annual event. Emily and Joe's huge backyard is the perfect place. We got home just in time to get the princess bathed and put to bed. She certainly didn't fight going to bed that night. We all got to sleep in on Sunday, which made it easier to load up and make the drive back home. We only left an hour later than planned, so maybe we are getting better at this. We did have to stop and change Evan (blowout) and stop again to feed him. The trip home took about 3 hours. Anna only slept about an hour in the car, so sleeping beauty went to be at 6:30pm. I think her busy weekend has taken its toll. I hope she sleeps well.
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