So Coleson travelled to Las Vegas for a work conference last week for five nights. Not looking forward to being home alone that long, the kids and I decided we'd head out too! We took a really long weekend to visit the extended family in South & North Carolinas. It went really well, the kids were GREAT in the car, we saw lots of family, had lots of fun adventures, and saw some new & exciting stuff. It was a good trip, although we are glad to be home again and reunited with Daddy!
We left last Friday and leisurely drove to Auntie Sarah's, Uncle Christian's, and Maxim's house in South Carolina. The kids played together so well; every time we are together, the boys interact a little more. It's so neat to eavesdrop on their conversations and watch them play. We enjoyed a yummy dinner with Uncle Tyler & Aunt Jennifer. Thanks for driving up to see us and Happy Birthday to Uncle Tyler!
Saturday morning we left for Wilmington NC. Once we got there we enjoyed walking around with Aunt Lolly & Uncle Brian. The downtown/ river area is pretty cool and we enjoyed some yummy ice cream. Laura was participating in some sort of young business women's event, so she had a dinner that night and Uncle Brian & I took the kids to Subway.
Sunday morning we went to Wrightsville Beach and met up with Laura's friend and her son Cooper. Ryan has been so cute talking about Cooper ever since :) Both Ryan & Abby did amazing at the beach! Unlike Destin where the sand is really sandy, the sand here was thick & packed & more muddy. Apparently this is much more pleasing to little feet! Both kids had a blast running around the sand and the water. After cleaning up and checking out at the hotel, we walked downtown and had some delicious pizza followed by a boat ride on the river. Ryan loved the boat ride and Abby feel asleep. We then explored the Wilmington Railroad Museum before driving back to Rocky Mount.
We spent the whole day in Rocky Mount on Monday; nice not to have to drive! We laid low around the house, walked the dogs, ate lunch, etc. We planned to spend the afternoon at the park. Laura has been talking about this awesome park and has wanted to take Ryan there pretty much since he was born. So we finally made it to her house over the summer. We started with a train ride around the park which the kids loved and then went to the spray park that Laura's been talking about. It was wonderful and the kids had a blast ... for about five minutes before they turned the water off due to weather. Boo! :( We were able to get in a little bit of playground time before the rain started, but so sad to not be able to fully enjoy the spray park. Vacation caught up with us on Monday and Ryan was asleep about 6pm and Abby by 7!!
Tuesday we started our trip back and drove to Maxim's again. Once we got there we spent the afternoon playing and then went for a delicious dinner at a local Mexican restaurant.
Wednesday morning we went to the Giggle Bugs bounce house. It was lots of fun and the kids enjoyed running & expending energy! Ryan loved the purple maze the best, despite Maxim telling him there were ghosts in it. Abby's highlight was a little walker that she used as a bumper car to explore the place at top speed. We then dined on the Pizza Hut buffet, yum! After lunch, we made the three hour drive home and reunited with Daddy, yayy!!
It was a great trip, we had a blast, but also very happy to be settled back in at home with Daddy. I love to roam, but love to be back home too :) Happy Summer!!
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