I counted the nights the other day and figured out I spent more nights away from home in October than I did sleeping in my own bed (that counts working once a week, too). Lots of trips, some planned, some not. I will tell about it mostly with pictures. We started out the month by going to Hilton Head for a few days with my parents. It was a great time, Eli enjoyed his donuts in the morning with Daddy, as you can see, as well as a park trip and lots of Papa Nana time.
On the last day of our trip my Grandma Nash got sick and had to go to the hospital. Daddy left early that day and we packed up and came a few hours behind him. I'm glad I got to see her that night and the next morning, because that was the last time, this side of heaven. The next week was a sad one and ended in another trip to SC for the funeral. A sad time but yet it was sweet to be with the family and honor her with our memories. Sadie even made a new one and got to fly in Uncle Mike's plane. I couldn't wait to hear how much she liked it, only to find out she fell asleep a few minutes into the flight.
Our next trip was to the mountains, a beautiful rental cabin about 30 miles north of Boone that we shared with Leslie and her family as well as a few friends. The Harrell cousins had a great time together, Sadie and Bennett played very well together and would spend hours in the basement jumping on the couches and whatnot. The big boys did some 4-wheeling but it was quite steep so Steven didn't do a whole lot of riding. We got a couple good walks in that really kicked our butts on the way back up. It was a great couple of days, a nice getaway. This is the house.
Here are Laine and Sadie trying on the fake mustaches.
The very next week Sadie was out of preschool on Thursday so my Mom and I went to Greenville and Atlanta to see a friend and some family for a couple days. It was a whirlwind trip but quite fun. Our first stop was in Greenville to see my dear friend Julie, and her family. Sadie and Mary Addison had a great time together, minus a few normal 3 year old behavior issues. Eli and Raylie didn't have a whole lot of interaction but they were really cute.
The Harrells and Edwards kiddos.
Julie and I have been friends since 1997 when we met our first week of college at Appalachian State. She's a keeper!
We spent the night that night in Greenville with my cousin, Ryian, and her husband Keelan. We didn't take any pictures but Sadie was in hog heaven with their 2 little dogs to play with. Eli was scared of the 2 pound dogs so he just watched them from my lap, for the most part. The next morning we got up and drove to Atlanta to another cousin's house. Alison and Jesse spent the week at Hilton Head with us and their kids, Lucy and Benjamin, are great little buddies for my two. Here are Eli and Benjamin hammin' it up.
Lucy is a year older than Sadie but they have a great time together.
I got home just in time for Halloween but since it fell on a Sunday this year the kids didn't actually get to trick or treat. In case you're tempted to feel sorry for them.....don't. They get plenty of attention and plenty of sweets. And I made them dress up the next day in their costumes because they were just so darn cute.
We should be home for most of November, which will be good, even though our travels were quite fun. I can't believe it's November! More blog posts will be coming soon...I've been putting off this big one for a while but actually have lots of little things to blog about. With my record lately, don't hold your breath! Until next time......
