Road Trip!

In July, Addy and Blake took their first long vacation without mom and dad.  They went to MI!  Jean and Paul drove them there - and they spent time with all of our Michigan fam! 

 

Ready for the Road Trip

I love Addy's fist pump in the back...off we go!

 The week was spent celebrating Grandma Teresa Bertucci's 90th birthday...spending out a night at camp with Papa Lowell, bonding with auntie Tina and her kids, Auntie Tammy/Uncle Eddy and their fam, etc.  I drove up there on Wednesday night and spent 2 more days with them. 

While I was there we went and visited Aaron's grandma Barb and had a picnic outside with her :)  She always wants to feed us!

No one is looking, but I still captured the moment.  She's such a wonderful lady!!  We LOOOVE grandma Barb :) 

 I will say - if you want to feel like a rockstar mom, take a 7 hour drive (without stopping) by yourself with a 1 year old and 3 year old (who gets carsick)!  I was nervous for my trip home but it went okay, considering!

Addy got carsick around Wausau, JUST as I was exiting onto a ramp so I couldn't pull over.  But, my little Addy is a superstar when it comes to car sickness.  At the age of 3, she's got it down to use the bucket.



Addy really wasn't feeling good here, Blaker likes to have a bucket for sympathy :)

 About 1/2 between Eau Claire and Pine Island, Blake was D - O - N - E  with the car ride, and the only way he wouldn't cry  was if I was reaching back and rubbing his foot.  This is an hour and 1/2 away from home...I thought my arm was going to fall off!

But, all things considered --- we made it, and in pretty decent time!  Addy had dozed off around supper time and I just decided to drive through instead of wake her, since she gets sick on a full tummy anyway.  So, we go home around 7:30 or so...and Aaron was SUPER excited to see his kiddos that had been gone for 7 days!

Home :)

It is important to me that Addy and Blake and any future Anderson kiddos get to spend time with all sides of the family even considering the distance.  I hope we can make this a tradition so that everyone like Papa Lowell and such get to bond with the kids without us around and spend some good time together!

Thanks again to everyone that watched them and made it happen.  Here's to many more years!