Family Adventures

We took Aly and Aubree to go visit DH's family over this last month. Oh what fun we had :)

First we drove to Chicago. And we quickly discovered that Aly does not sleep in the car. That made for a REALLY LONG drive! Once we were there she was great and we had a lot of fun visiting with FIL's family. We went to church on a farm on Sunday, but poor Aly could not figure out what we were doing and just did not understand having church in a barn. So she took off running around yelling "It's a farm!!" It was pretty funny :) We also got to visit the zoo. I think she liked the birds in the parking lot more than she liked the animals at the zoo. Aubree helped me crochet a special blanket just for her while we drove.

Aly and Aubree got to meet great-grandpa and great-grandma for the first time. It was actually mommy's first time meeting them as well. It was so nice to visit with everyone!!

And this last weekend we flew out to NM to visit with MIL's family. Aly did much better on the plane than she did in the car. I think it was more entertaining to fly up in the sky and to watch all the other people around us than to sit by herself in the backseat while mom & dad drove. Aly met cousins, aunts, and uncles. And she got to spend some quality time with great-grandpa. She really enjoyed hanging out with him in his favorite rocking chair :)

Aubree loved it when mommy ate spicy Mexican food - especially green chiles. She would dance and flip almost as soon as I started eating! And I don't know if she could feel the pressure changes while we were flying, but she was very squirmy while we were taking off and landing.

Next week we have another checkup for Aubree to see how she's doing. We've almost made it to 24 weeks! I didn't think it would be possible to get to get this far when they first told us how she was doing. I am so thankful for every flip and flutter that lets me know she's still hanging in there.