Well we just got back from a trip to Hattiesburg to visit with Austin's family. We had a blast. I honestly wish we could have stayed longer. I really enjoyed being in the "country" this visit. Our visits are usually rushed when we only spend one night and really this trip was pretty busy as well being there only 2 nights but we did get to relax a lot which was nice. We left here Saturday morning and drove straight there. We got to his parent's house around 11. His sister came soon after with the girls which made Colby happy! We all ate pizza for lunch and the kids played for awhile. Colby loves playing with them now and its so neat to see them have fun together! He fell in love with their FurReal cat and had to drag it everywhere the entire trip! I think he enjoyed having a cat that he could drag around and wouldn't run off.
After lunch we went back to the apartment to rest and let Colby nap. I think we all napped though! After we woke up we went back to his parents house to hang out some more. His dad grilled hamburgers and hotdogs for us. And once again the kids all got to play and hang out. They played hard for awhile until it was time for the girls to go home. We sat outside and let Colby play for awhile longer in their backyard. When we left we had to make a trip to Target to get Maggie's birthday present. Her party is next Saturday and we don't know yet if we will make it so we wanted to go ahead and get her present just in case.
That night we all slept good. Colby does so well sleeping when we travel. He has no problem sleeping in his own room and going to bed at his usual bedtime which is so nice. It gives Austin and I time to watch tv and unwind.
The next day was Sunday. We were going to church with his parents but we still got to sleep in b/c their church service doesn't start until 11. We had a low key morning in our pjs before heading off to church. We planned on putting Colby in the nursery. We have never left him in a nursery other than at our church. But I figured now he would do just fine. He is 100% over stranger anxiety and loves church and other kids. Plus we knew it would be more relaxful for us to sit in church without him. We bring him in "big church" on special occassions and he does pretty well but he still squirms and likes to play. We hope to start training him soon though to sit in church with us regularly. We talked to him about going to Sunday School at Mawmaw and Pawpaw's church and he seemed excited. Now that he understands that type of stuff I knew he would be fine. We walked him down there and filled out the paperwork and he walked right into his room with the nursery director and never looked back! I was so proud of him! We really enjoyed the service. It was nice to just go to church and not have any responsibilities. When we went back to pick up Colby they said he did great! After church we ate lunch at Sweet Peppers...its very much like McAlister's our usual Sunday lunch place here so Colby was happy! After lunch we went back to the apartment to rest up.
That evening we drove over to Austin's sister's house in the country. They live about 30 min away from Hattiesburg. Colby was very excited to go to his cousin's house. They have lots of fun outdoor things to do. Colby road the big 4 wheeler, then got to drive the mini 4 wheeler, chase chickens, pet bunnies, fish, play on their swingset and trampoline. He had quite a fun time out there in the country! They fried fish for us and I think Colby enjoyed his meal also. It was really hot though especially for a pregnant woman I am looking forward to going back out there in the spring...I enjoyed watching Colby have fun though even though I was baking! When we left Shelbi and Maggie wanted to ride with us b/c they were spending the night with Austin's parents. We drove back to the apartment and let the kids swim for about 30 min. They really had a blast! Colby had quite a day and I think he slept well that night! We enjoyed the rest of our stay then got up Monday morning and stopped at his parent's house for breakfast then drove home. We really had a fun time. I think we are all ready to go back!
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