Sunday, January 22, 2012

Hattiesburg Trip































We just made it back from Hattiesburg. We got to spend the weekend up there. Crazy it had been like 5 months since our last trip there. We went at the beginning of football season and haven't been back since. With me being very pregnant during the latter part of the fall then having a newborn there was never a good time to go until now! We promised everyone there we would travel once Lindsay was 5-6 weeks old. That was about the same time frame Colby made his first trip up there. We left Friday when Colby got out of school. Our hopes for leaving that afternoon was that both children would nap. We stopped in Slidell to eat a quick bite. Linday did really good and slept through the entire trip. That made it easy b/c we didn't have to stop and feed her. Granted she was starving when we arrived! Colby did well too he slept for about an hour of the trip. Once we got there we went straight to Austin's parents house. Colby was excited to play there. We hung out and visited all afternoon. We even sat outside for awhile and watched Colby ride his big wheel...even Lindsay enjoyed the outside air. That evening we ate at this place called Rocket City Diner. Its really cute...it was set up like an old 50s diner. Reminded me a lot of the 50s PrimeTime Cafe in DisneyWorld. Its a very kid friendly place. Colby loved it! The food was also great. Colby even got a balloon when we left so ofcourse he's already requesting to go back to that restaurant! After dinner we headed back to the apartment. It was an early evening but with no one getting real naps plus looking at having to unpack and get settled in the apartment we knew it was time to call it a night. It was nice we had both kids in bed before 8. We enjoyed the quiet time to relax and watch tv. That night though we didn't sleep well...I think Colby was the only one who got a full nights sleep. Lindsay woke up twice to eat and since she was sleeping in the room with us we could hear every noise she made.
Saturday we got dressed and went back to Austin's parents house. His sister Wendi and her family were there when we got there. Colby was really excited to see his cousins. They played and ran all around the house. Lindsay did well and stayed awake throughout it all. We took the kids to the park around 11 to burn off some energy. It was a really nice, big park so Colby had a blast especially having Shelbi and Maggie to run around with. I was glad he got to burn off some energy. Lindsay enjoyed being in her stroller outside too...I think she is going to be like her big bro and love the outdoors! When we left the park we went back to the apartment b/c Lindsay was having a meltdown she was hungry and tired! We quickly fed her and put her to bed and then the 3 of us had lunch together. Its always nice when we have moments of just enjoying Colby and getting to talk to him. We all took naps which was wonderful since the day before we didn't get one! As soon as everyone woke up we went out to Wendi and Harvey's house. Colby had been talking about going out there since this spring when we were last there. He got to fish, ride a mini 4 wheeler, chase chickens, jump on a trampoline, and run around with his cousins. Its fun to see him enjoying "country boy" things...he's really getting into that stuff now that he's older too. I was happy to see him so happy and really enjoying himself this trip. Lindsay did well she stayed awake the whole time. I think this girl is afraid of missing out on something! By the time we got back to the apartment we let both kids unwind before their baths...Colby was anxious to play cars and Lindsay needed some floor time to just kick...I can tell she got tired of being held and being in the carseat this trip! Once again after we got them both in bed Austin and I enjoyed some relaxation time. Its always nice when we are at the apartment and get to kick back without really having to worry about chores. We all slept better that night too which was nice! Sunday morning we packed up and headed home. We were anxious to get back settled in. We had a great time but its always nice to get home plus with 2 little ones its just easier to travel in the morning. We enjoyed the rest of the day at home. We were able to get back to our walk too which was nice that evening. All in all it was a wonderful weekend. It was more work with 2 but they actually both did really well. I am glad we got that first trip behind us so the next one will seem like a piece of cake! We will probably go back up there in April for shelbi's birthday. Colby really enjoyed himself he loves going to Hattiesburg now and its really neat to see him look forward to it and enjoy himself so much!

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