Vacation Begins

 Claire

She has been asking to go to grandma and grandpa's house for so long and when we finally had a count down that she could see on the calendar she helped me count every day. When it came to 2 days she started whispering it in my ear like it was a secret and then when we were driving we had to keep reminding her to sit tight. Now that we are here she wants to all the things all the time and never has any time to sit and eat her food or relax because there are so many new toys and the backyard. I've got to get better at feeding them a variety of foods so they will sit and eat them while we are other places. There was a cute moment with her friend and his baby sister that they were playing peek a boo with sunglasses because they saw me doing it. I like that she can play so well with kids close to her age because she has had good practice with Shay.

Shay

She did really well on our drive and was only annoyed at being restrained when she was tired and wanted to nap which was two different times. She also didn't like getting back into the car when we did pit stops for potty breaks but as long as everyone else was getting in the car she wasn't too upset. I guess I should mention the time before we were in Idaho! I got them new little learning flash cards that they can get wet and see pictures that show shapes, numbers, and colors that they liked playing and sharing. Shay is loving the swings in the back yard and isn't scared of jumping on the tramp anymore when Claire is jumping too, she loves it. I think I need to get her a baby doll to play with because they love the ones that are at friends houses here.

Traveling

Along with the bits in the girls section we are excited for all the camping we get to do while we are here and are planning more activities. I was able to join the ladies in a movie activity for mother-in-law's church to see The Witnesses and it was such a good story. We've had a big family waffle dinner, had a cookout with friends, and visited to play at their cousins house a few times. We also joined grandma at a potluck and the girls got to play some of the yard games they had even if they didn't understand the rules. We are planning on going to the zoo while we are visiting and hopefully and escape room too! Tomorrow Chris and I are going overnight backpacking to Creators of the Moon