June for our family is usually filled with travel and fun. We had had an opportunity to do things we dont usually do. We started the month out by traveling to North Carolina for a feis, which was interesting to say the least. We had never traveled this way to so it was new for all of us. The worry for us was the only way to get there from where we live was to travel through the mountains. Now normally, this is not an issue but in a recent short trip we found out that our daughter did not do so well on crazy roads. So we prepared, we had ginger chews and wrist bands ready to go. We stopped at McD and got a large bag that seem to fit the small trash bags I had. And I am glad we did. The moment we got out of the mountains, and I thought we were in the clear...was the moment my oldest daughter screamed "MOM STOP SHE IS PUKING!!" There was no place to pull over for a quarter of a mile...my daughter is telling me to pull over and the only thing I can say is....."just make sure it goes in the bag and I will get to a pull off". Well, we lucked out...most of it ended up in the bag. So, we took a small detour, cleaned up, got a new bag...and went on.
This was the start of a crazy month. We finally arrived at the hotel, thankfully with no more incidence. We got dinner went back to the hotel and all was well. We got up early for the feis and our oldest did well. That was interesting also. Apparently in the "south", feis are different. They tend to pack you into a hotel like sardines, which I do not do well with. I am not a claustrophobic kinda person, I dont mind small spaces....as long as human bodies are not involved. For example, put me in a small elevator, not a big deal....but add 5 total stranger to that space and my anxiety goes up. Which is why I dont mind being in the cockpit of a plane...but do mind being in the middle seat in the middle of a plane.
After that we headed down to Florida with a stop in Savannah. We had no problems and I was thankful for that. I had contact my grandparent to set up a time to meet up with them on our way to my parents house so they could meet our newest member of our family. I was nervous on how she would react to them. She seem to do well and we had a lovely visit for a few hours at the local Stake n Shake.
We then made the final destination, my parents house. This was something I really hoped went well but expected the worst. It was not easy on our daughter, she was not used to traveling and being away from home for so long. She kept asking "home" and pointing in the air...and I had to keep saying, no not yet. She did well with my family. While she rejected any kiss (even up until the last day), she was open to a hug by the end of the three weeks. She would not give my sister a hug and I expected that since she was a stranger. I am thankful that my extended family was respectful and understanding of the boundaries she had and they know it is not permanent.
Our oldest had fun at Teen Missions working on the trusses and our middle daughter had a great time at Zoo day camp. Next year we will add lego camp for our youngest since she seems to LOVE legos...and when I say love, I means LOVE.
Daddy had the opportunity to come in for the final week and we made a trip to the beach. And this was not my highlight of the trip. I am not a fan of the beaches, they include....sand, salt water, and lots of people. Now, if there was no sand or salt water, I would do much better. The girls had a ton of fun since this was the first time for ALL of them to go. We even had an opportunity to see my sister and her kids. Out youngest seem to get along much better with the younger parts of my extended family then the older ones.
Loved what she said as we come over the dun.... "wow" in a tiny whisper.
They seem to be always looking for little crabs.
Still looking.
Had to play a little.
Everyone say cheese.
All in all, we had a ton of fun. I had not seen my extended family in a year so it was long over due of seeing everyone and had a good visit.
