Visitin'

Resting with eebee

Bennett and I trekked down to North Carolina this week. We left Monday morning and arrived Tuesday around noon. We had a nice little pit stop in Charlottesville, VA to visit my old friend Robin and her family. We had a not so nice pit stop about thirty minutes into our trip after Bennett hurled the entire contents of his stomach into the back seat of our car. The car that was packed to the brim in the backseat so that he could reach all of his toys and snacks with minimal assistance from me. Yes - we spent thirty minutes on the side of I-90. I had his clothes and the contents of the back seat strewn across the shoulder, he was in the front seat, stripped down to his diaper with the biggest grin on his face as he "drove" the car. Glad he felt better!

Since we have been down here, he has been having the most fun - and I'm really getting a chance to relax. Yay! I'll add photos to this post when I get them uploaded, but had to share the stories as quickly as I could. . .

You - outta my way!

driving

On Tuesday, Bennett hunted around the cabin familiarizing himself with all that was available - and he happened upon a new Cozy Coupe! What fun he had for the next six hours. He loves to hop in and out of the car, turn the wheel and put his juice in the cup holder at the back. He is working on moving forward, but has the hang of going backward down at this point. He has tipped it on its side twice, only crying a little the first time. He also really enjoyed running the length of the porch/deck, fully entertaining Granna and Daddy-o.

WATER!!!

Wednesday morning, he woke up raring to go! After a quick sip of milk, Bennett, Daddy-o and I went for a walk down to the lake, while Granna made muffins. Bennett decided he was ready to try out the water - thank goodness we had put him in his sandals before we left. He just walked right on in to the wading area and played with sticks, splashed around and even tried to drink the water. Yes, he was still in his pajamas and the water wasn't quite warm yet, but he didn't seem to mind one little bit. It seems we have a water bug on our hands!

Ready for the Tour

We spent the afternoon visiting with friends, Jim and Connie Amburn, and installing the porch swing and Bennett's swing. While we were working on that project, Bennett found Uncle Ben's old bicycle which was leaning against a tree. Before we could stop him, he'd climbed up onto the seat and was trying his darndest to pedal! He then discovered that he can climb into his swing without assistance. Shewee, y'all. He is a handful!

Wednesday evening was a tough one - he had a hard time going to sleep, but he finally got down around 9:30 after heroic efforts on the parts of Granna and Daddy-o to cool off the upstairs. It had been a very hot day and there is no air conditioning in the cabin. You don't need it most days, but I was desperate for it after an hour of rubbing his back and trying to cajole him into sleep!

I need a stick!

Thursday morning came awfully early and started with a walk, like the previous day. We inflated the baby pool and Bennett got comfortable splashing in the sunny water. I hadn't changed him into his swim diaper before this excitement, so his diaper got rather water-logged. I took it off at one point to re-apply sunscreen and decided to just let him "swim" naked for a while. The sun was bright so it didn't get too cool. He really loves being in the water!

We went on several walks and Bennett thinks it is very funny to take off at a run in the opposite direction. This never gets old for him! His shrieks of delight never get old for me. He is having the most fun down here in the clear mountain air. He wore himself out today and had no trouble going to sleep. Thank goodness! He was so sleepy, the very loud storm that just passed didn't seem to bother him at all.

Hat!

"helping"

Put that one there, Daddy-o!

Who knows what tomorrow will bring?