our trip

Whew!! We are home!!! We left Thursday before thanksgiving for charleston. We stayed over one night at my mom's to break up the trip. The first pic is of Ryan in the leaves. I miss GA falls! We arrived in Charleston the next afternoon. Ryan was so anxious the last part of the trip because he wanted to see grandma and grandpa!! We had so much fun while we were there. We are now well educated about Charleston history:) thanks to dad:) Dad and Ben took a couple of 'short cuts' to golf courses that they never found. The highlights were a lovely cruise tour and a trip to the park zoo. Matthew got a new tooth and took his first steps on his own while at grandmas. It was nice to share them with family:) He also got an ear infection - #4. That made him extra fussy a night, but still good, nonetheless. I see ear tubes in his future. He was so excited when we got home and he saw all his toys and his kitty. Ryan really got the hang of the traveling thing this trip. He actually was upset the next day when we were only going to the store! He loved his cousins!! He misses them a lot and talks about them and grandma all the time. Except now he calls all his friends cousins now :) We also enjoyed all the wonderful food!! Ben and I both gained weight - in 1 week! Thanks mom and dad for everything!! It was wonderful!! On the trip back to atlanta, we stopped at my grandmas in Augusta, GA. My uncle, my parents and my sister were all there with her. It was really nice to have everyone together. My grandmother is doing great, I miss her so much! We only had an hour! to stay, though. On thanksgiving we ate dinner with one of my best friends before heading back. We actually had Thanksgiving dinner again on Saturday at my other friend's house! Thankfully, I didn't get called in Friday like I thought I would and I even got downstaffed Saturday. It was nice after our vacation to have another 'vacation' to wash clothes and recoup:) Hope you all are doing great! Amy I love your new kitchen, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, and I can't wait until you have little Micah:) Erin - are you getting any more sleep? We are doing a little better - 0430 some mornings, but still 2 am for others. Ryan really spoiled us - he slept through the night at 5 weeks and always went to bed in his crib with out rocking/feeding/walking.... Go figure. Mom, how much did we leave at your house? I'm sure you'll find lotsof stuff!! I'm not missing anything yet, I'll let you know. I'm tired!!! Goodnight!