Let's start with a little game I like to call "You Know You Travel A Lot When..."
Here we go. You know you travel a lot when:
- You live out of a suitcase when you're at home.
- You can have yourself, your significant other, and the baby all packed and ready to go for a long weekend trip in under 20 minutes
- Your bags are packed and ready to go 5 days before your next trip (we've been packed since Tuesday for our trip to CT this weekend).
- The cats have learned not to come near the house on Fridays so they won't be corralled and locked inside for the entire weekend.
- You have to check your calendar before going grocery shopping to avoid over-purchasing and leaving a fridge full of food to spoil during your next trip.
And finally...
- The empty weekend on your calendar brings more doubt than relief. Surely, you must have forgotten to write down an important event, and now you have no idea where you're supposed to be!
Alright, I think you get the picture. Rather than wasting your time with lengthy descriptions of the past month+, I offer you this picto-blog of our exploits. We're digging back to the beginning of May to cover some of the items I've been meaning to get to but just haven't found the time.
May 9 Mother's Day
Eily and I spent the day together at the SGK Race for the Cure in Philly with my friend Ashley and her boyfriend, Kevin and her cousin, JoAnn. We woke at 4 a.m. to catch the train. You can read more about the day (including how Ashley and Kevin missed the train) in Ashley's blog.
Team Save Our Ta-Tas
Ashley and Kevin practicing for parenthood - apparently Eily made such an impression that Kevin has requested they have no less than 15 little girls.
May 14-16 Washington, D.C.
In honor of Little Jenn Zuba's visit from the West Coast, we made the trip south for a quick weekend visit.
Riding the Metro (and wearing Liam's authentic Irish cap)
Eily's first trip to the Zoo
Conversing with a meerkat
I had no idea flamingos make the same sound as geese!
Jenn meets Eily
Liam goes in for a tackle!
Ada just returned recently from a year in New Zealand and stopped by to meet the wee lass.
Eily was very excited by the balloon Ada brought for her
May 27 A visit from Grandpa Rick
While passing through on business, Grandpa stopped by and bought Eily her first spaghetti supper
May 30 LBI
Our friends Justin and Alyssa invited us to spend a day at her parents' shore house.
Eily's first swim!June 4-8 Minnesota trip
Eily took her first plane ride and headed west to meet the Robinette side of the family (and to pay Grandma a long overdue visit).
Underwater Adventure with a fellow BabyZone Junebug (Rosalynn) and her mommy (Jen) and big brother (Brady - who didn't want to join us for the picture).
Hanging out with Grandma Mary.
Too squirmy to sit for a picture with Auntie Kiki.June 11-13 Back to D.C.!
This time Nathan was our excuse to shack up at the Shilliday house again.
Playing with her BFF Liam.
Hey, what app is that? Sweet, I'll have to download it too!
June 18-20 Saratoga, NY
We headed north to meet Eily's newest friend - Rory!
Introducing Rory Evangeline Adams - isn't she sweet!
Eily's first parade in downtown 'Toga.
Kelsey and Kevin getting some practice
Jim: The Ultimate Baby DaddyJune 22
We have pig tails!June 24 Part I of Auntie Kiki's gift for Eily
Handmade onesies made just for Eily!
Check out the backs of these two!As you can see, life is crazy around here! We've traveled every weekend since Memorial Day, and the trend hasn't stopped despite all the other things we have going on here at home. This weekend we'll be hitting our first Celtic festival of the year, then driving up to CT to celebrate Eily's birthday with my family. Jesse and I will both be getting tattoos on Saturday in honor of our big girl while she spends some time with Nana and Auntie Katie (and James and Victoria, too!). Then next week it's off to Virginia/West Virginia to do some 4th of July camping with the Shillidays and Rich & Amy.
Stay tuned for updates on Eily's birthday party and first camping trip, as well as kitchen updates as we near completion!
I'd like to modify the comment about Kevin and I... I believe I am practicing and Kevin is stuck in his college days observing and drinking coffee. Then again, maybe that is his practicing (he'll be in for a rude awakening!).
ReplyDeleteYeah, what they don't show is the part where I pushed the stroller the whole way from the coffee shop to the parade - only the part where Kelsey is standing in back of the stroller, unmoving, looking like she's doing something productive. :-P
ReplyDeleteNow now kids, let's play nice! It's true, I don't have a pic of Kevin pushing the stroller, but he did push it for quite a while. And Kelsey, don't worry, Kevin will quickly learn that he'll be lucky if he can find time to have a single cup of coffee on any given day. He might as well enjoy it while he can!
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