yikes. last time I wrote was in april? shame on me. well, this blog is just to keep up with when things happened. not even sure anyone even reads this.
it is official. we have gotten rid of the naptime pull up. she was awesome during our road trip to west texas. when she napped in the car, we usually had to put one on her, but she did great and held it the entire time. after having 2 accidents while on vacation in Georgia (in a row), she seems to have it down and is able to hold it much better now. so much easier to have her tell us when she needs to go instead of fighting her. now if we can only get the overnight pull up out of here. just when you think you have everything under control, it is time to tackle a new adventure.
we have had 2 wonderful vacations since I've last written. in june we flew into Wilmington, NC to visit with Gran. the condo was in a perfect location with just a short walk to the beach, shops and places to eat. we all had a good time swimming, building sandcastles and finding shells. spend a few days there before driving to Madison, Georgia to visit with Meme and Grandpa Bill. It took us about 8 hours to get there, but H was a good passenger and the road trip was easy. Gran stayed with us for a home cooked meal before she headed off to visit with a friend. the rest of the week was spent by the pool. it was very hot and humid, but the pool cooled us right off. h was happy and I even think her swimming improved while we were there. had a nice visit with Robert and jan too. they were able to come up for the day to celebrate bill's 70th bday. we had a fun celebration with lots of greek food and music. andy, Jennifer and the twins arrived that day too so h was happy to see her cousins. it was a nice relaxing long vacation.
three weeks later, we headed out to west texas. I had never been previously, most likely due to the long long drive out there. had an entire week to fill up and we did. started on a sat, drove to fort davis. lee came out to hang out with us for a few days too. h was so happy to have her daddy there. stayed one night over an old drugstore in town. it was interesting to say the least, but kinda nice to walk downstairs to have breakfast. star party at the observatory was pretty cool. haven't seen that many stars in a long time. it was late for h but I think (maybe) she liked it for a little while. all of us had the chance to see Saturn in the big telescope too! hiked and swam while staying a few nights at the indian lodge. we were really proud of harper hiking with us and being a trooper. especially on the sunset hike up the mountain in which she was the line leader of. needless to say, she was done hiking for the rest of the trip. she kept asking, "are we going up a mountain again?" headed over to Marfa after fort davis, staying at el piasano. wonderful hotel with a nice pool and outdoor seating area. our room even had a little seating area with a fireplace. I have to say that I didn't quite get Marfa and how everyone goes crazy over it. modern art from Donald judd? yeah, I don't get that either. however I did enjoy the Mexican restaurant down the road and our hotel. we then drove to marathon. another quiet little town with not much going on. this is ok! we enjoyed it a lot. the gage was a lovely hotel and my favorite. rooms were nice, pool was wonderful and the food at the restaurant and bar was really good. h was pretty happy the entire trip due to being able to swim everyday. there was even live music one night. house margaritas were tasty. the weather the entre time was nice too. hot, but still good. drove into big bend. I was amazed by the change in the landscape. we avoided a roadrunner every second while driving into the park. amy was happy with all of the birds she was able to see over the week. lots of them she has never seen. h wasn't into getting out into the heat, so we drove around more than being able to hike. our last night was spent in the chisos mountain lodge. minus the gnats and flies that buzzed around us, it was 10 degrees cooler up there and beautiful. the long drive back home on sunday wasn't so bad. very, very thankful for h being such a good travel companion. she would play games, watch a movie, nap and was all around awesome in the car.
our next vacation isn't until October. Italy. is it October yet?
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