Living Our Fairy Tale: Amarillo Trip

Monday, September 17, 2012

Amarillo Trip

We finally made a trip to Amarillo the beginning of September. Up until then the only members of my family that had met Chloe were my parents and she is 10 months old! It made me very sad. It had been almost a year since I had been back to my sister and grandparents as well so we were really over due to visit.

We had a good trip. Chloe did great in the car. Towards the end of the trip both ways she started to get fussy, but I usually do too! We decided to drive part way and stay the night both ways which helped so much. 11 hours is a long time in the car for me not to mention a little girl strapped down in her baby seat. We brought toys and snacks and worked the trip around nap times and we all survived with only one screaming episode and one episode of car sickness.

Our little girl is a super light sleeper when she isn't in bed, so when we stopped for the night at the hotels she woke up every time and wanted to party in the middle of the night which was a little rough on mama and daddy. She also had a hard time sleeping those nights, but we all survived and had a great time in the mean time.

It felt so good to get out of town and leave all the worries behind for a few days. Chloe got to meet her Aunt Becky and her great grandparents and a great aunt. She loved playing in Mimi and Pawpaw's big house and big yard and she made friends with Aunt Becky's kitty.

We are hoping to get to go back for Christmas. I haven't been with my family for Christmas for the past two years so it would be really nice if we are able to make it work. We will have to see if the finances cooperate.