Up:
- We made it to Montgomery, Alabama! After 42 hours worth of driving we are here and the kids did so wonderful! I couldn't ask for better travelers! We are settled into our furnished apartment that we'll be staying in the next two months and it is working out so well. Honestly the apartment is nicer than our house and a much better layout to have with kids. Kennedy might not agree though as her bedroom is the Master closet, but it's still pretty spacious! We also have a playground, tennis court, walking trails, awesome pool with kid's wading pool, lake with ducks to feed and a car care center!
- We had such a great time in The Woodlands with Mike's parents and sister's family. It was a short day and a half crammed full of fun and we'll definitely spend some more time with them on our way back home in August. It's so neat to see the cousins play together and Christmas is going to be a blast this year when all the cousins will be together (that will be 7 cousins all under the age of 5)!
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| Hanging out at the splash pad on a hot summer day. Jackson wants nothing to do with the water! |
- Kennedy just started crawling a few days before we started our journey and just like her brother, she is now pulling up on everything and scaling along things too. She may be a '10 month walker' like Jackson was, who knows?!
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| This pic is slightly blurry, but you can definitely tell that our big girl pulled up on her own! |
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| So happy to be out of the car and playing with her toys! |
- My Jackson boy is so precious! He says some of the sweetest things and just makes your heart melt. Here is his rendition of You Are My Sunshine:
Down:
- I really wish I could have just packed up our kitchen and taken it with us. There are so many items I wish I had with us for some of our summer favorites: blender, ice cream maker, slow cooker (yes, I realize that's more of a winter item, but you can make pulled pork etc. too), spices, muffin tins, etc. I don't really want to go out and buy stuff we already have at home, but I might have to just so we don't miss out. Either that or just cram it into the few remaining hot days we have in Idaho once we return home!
- Can't complain too much because I've wanted to be in warmer country for a long time now, but man you do forget how that humidity feels! Next must have purchase is going to be a windshield cover for the van - leather seats and shorts do not mix!
Favorite Thing:
Leap Frog products! If you have a toddler, these products are well worth the investment! My Aunt Georgann gave Jackson this Good Night Scout book for Christmas and we've literally used it every night since then. Jackson can just turn the page and it reads aloud to him and it also plays lullaby music. We bought him the Hide and Seek at the Farm book for the road trip. We also have the fridge farm and alphabet which have been a big hit with both kids and every kid that comes over too! The DVDs have been the biggest hit. We have Numberland, Letter Factory, and Phonics Farm. They teach kids about the letters, sounds and numbers. Jackson's favorite is Numberland and he goes around singing the songs all the time. The best part is that I know he's learning from them. For example, you can point to a letter and he can tell you what it is and the sound it makes. Not many two year olds can do that. I know that 'the experts' say TV is bad for children, but I disagree and think these were great purchases! There are a lot of other Leap Frog products that I want to try, but I think we'll wait for Christmas to invest in them.
Jackson is so precious!!! Singing that little You are My Sunshine, ahhh! Love him. And Kennedy is starting to look more and more like Mike too! They are adorable! Y'all have fun being back in the South!
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