We had a lovely visit with Mom and Dad, Becky, Charlie, and Emma Grace, and Mandy, Nora, Charlie, and Keith. The kids are pictured below. We went down on Wednesday to Mom and Dad's house and then on to Mandy's house on Thursday for Thanksgiving. Cole had a potty accident but was pretty good overall. He went without a diaper and without accidents on both legs of the trip
. I am really proud of him.On Friday night, we went to Kelly and Scott's house so Cole could have some good quality play time with their boys. Kelly ended up with a spare set of tickets to Disney on Ice so Cole and I were able to go too while Chris and Rhys hung out with Scott. It was a really good time and now that I know Cole will sit through something like that, we are more likely to take him.
We got back to Mom and Dad's house on Saturday around 11am and we decorated their Christmas tree while Chris and Dad watched the Clemson vs Carolina game. Cole headed down for a nap and Chris and I took advantage of that and went downtown to wonder around.
Honestly, every time we are there, we are more and more convinced that we want to move there. Chris was easily swayed when he saw the wide selection of international restaurant options on Main Street alone. I really love going downtown.
On Sunday, we set off around 5am and, in spite of the rain, were in Richmond by noon. This pace came to an abrupt halt as soon as I took over driving and we entered traffic hell on the corridor between Richmond and Washington. We finally rolled into our drive way at 5pm. We were all exhausted. Sasha ate a little food and hit her bed hard. She didn't get up until 11am today and then was just up long enough to go outside. The boys and I stayed in our pajamas all day and I managed to get very little done.
We are so happy to have built memories over this holiday and are so glad that we made it home safely after such terrible driving conditions.
