So Friday after Colby got out of school we picked him up and headed up to Hattiesburg. Both kids did great in the car! Neither slept they watched Milo & Otis on the way up. When we got into Hattiesburg we went to Austin's parent's house. They had invited us over for a home cooked meal. Austin's sister and her girls were also there which was exciting for our 2! We ate and the kids played for a couple hours. We were tired but it was great to visit with family. I found this trip was SO much easier with Lindsay. The last time we went in April she was still a little needy and hard to keep up with. This trip she was more independent and acted like she remembered everyone and got comfortable a lot quicker. She played outside with the big kids a lot more! It was a lot more relaxing for me! Colby had a blast. We knew that night though they would both be exhausted! We got them back to the apartment around 8 and got them in bed around 9. Although I think it was closer to 10 when they 2 of them went to sleep. They share a room when we are up there. Now that they are getting older I think we will see them playing more before bed!
So Saturday morning the kids were up bright and early at 6:50! We went ahead and got ready and headed over to Pawpaw's house for breakfast. We hung around there until about 9 or so then Austin, Lindsay, and I went over to USM to the bookstore to get a few USM things before the game. Lindsay was in need of a new cheerleader outfit, Colby got a polo, and I just needed a t-shirt. Afterwards we drove around a little with her in the car. We got back to Austin's parents house and the kids played some more. At 11:30 we met my parents along with Austin's parents at Ward's for some burgers. After lunch we went back to the apartment so the kids could nap. Both kids sacked out for 3+ hours. I knew they were tired. Now that Colby is in school all day all week and not napping he's almost always in need of a nap on Saturdays or he gets really cranky! It was nice just relaxing while they napped also. After they woke up around 3:30 we just hung out and played and ate snacks. It was nice to just have a little downtime with them both. Around 4:45 Austin, my dad, Colby, paw-paw, and I headed over to USM for the football game. This was Colby's 3rd game. Its interesting to see how he changes a little each year. He was very excited about going and could remember from the last 2 years. He loves eating the hotdogs and chips before the game. He did ok in the game...well the 1st quarter he complained a lot and rightfully so it was HOT! Plus the sun was right in our faces! 2nd Quarter was better and we also got him some M&M's. He rarely eats candy but we figured this was a special occasion plus it bought us 1 more quarter of him sitting there. I left with him at halftime. Honestly I was ready to go too! When we got back to the apartment my mom and Austin's mom (they stayed with Lindsay) already had her in bed. I let Colby stay up until dad and grandad got home from the game. With the long nap I knew he wasn't going to bed anytime soon!
Sunday the kids were up early once again. No sleeping in on this trip! So we got ready for our trip to Jackson! We were out the door a little before 9. We stopped at Starbucks for breakfast and coffee on the way! We arrived in Jackson around 11. We checked into the hotel. It was a little bit of a pain b/c we had to go into 4 rooms before we got one we liked. Well the first room was on the 4th floor and fine but the door lock didn't work well...they sent us to the 2nd room and it was handicap with no bathtub....the 3rd room was on the first floor and noisy neighbors. They finally put us on the 2nd floor and we were content haha! After getting settled in our room we headed out. Our first stop was the Children's Museum. We decided to stop at a Subway though for lunch first. The kids were very anxious to get to the museum. I wasn't sure how it would go considering Lindsay had not slept all day! She did great though at the museum! They both had a blast! We were there for 2 full hours. Colby explored and played on everything. I think his fav was the Bob the Builder exhibit and the car exhibit. Lindsay I think liked it all! I think we were all worn out afterwards though! We left the museum and drove around for a bit. At this point Lindsay FINALLY fell asleep so she got about a 20 min catnap in. I was glad she slept even just a little. We went back to the hotel to rest and freshen up for dinner. Staying in a hotel room with 2 little kids is definitely not relaxing. We went to dinner that night at Cock of the Walk. This was Colby's 3rd time there and Lindsay's 2nd. We all really like the food. I was also proud of Colby for eating mustard greens! After dinner we spent a little time out by the water just enjoying the beautiful evening! Colby loved watching the ducks and boats and throwing rocks into the lake. That night we got back to the hotel we bathed and put the kids to bed early! We were all so tired! But they did not go down easily. We had 2 rooms a living area and a bedroom so the kids were in the living area. We put them down and closed the door but Colby was up every 5 minutes and he and Lindsay were also playing! AH well we finally all went to bed around 10! Like I say hotel with little ones is not relaxing at all!
Monday AGAIN the kids were awake early so we got started on our day. Our plans were to check out some local museums. We ate dinner in the lobby which was nice to not have to pay for that meal. The kids ate pretty good and enjoyed themselves. We went to the AG museum first. The first part we checked out was the outside little town. Colby really enjoyed this. I wish the weather would have been cooler and we could have explored it more. Even early in the morning it was pretty hot. It would be nice to go back in the fall and spend more time. Anyway Colby really liked looking at the old house, doctor's office, store, school, and children's barnyard. They had several farm animals which both kids loved! After spending about an hour outside we went inside. Inside Colby loved the train section! They had several toy trains that went through all types of tracks and scenery depicting Mississippi. This was by far his favorite. They also had some old planes that he liked. We finished the museum in about an hour and a half. We tried to go to the Museum of Natural Science which I think both kids would love but it was closed. We instead just went to a nearby park and let them run around. We only stayed about 20 min though b/c it was just TOO hot! We decided to drive around then go eat lunch. We enjoyed our lunch at Jason's Deli. Once we got back to the hotel we tried to put Lindsay down for a nap. While she napped Austin took Colby swimming. Well they got back to our room about 1:15 and we started thinking what would we do to pass the rest of the day. It was just too hot to really go anywhere. We quickly discussed it and decided to come on home. I hated to cut the trip short but honestly it was probably for the best. So we quickly packed up and headed south. Both kids did great on the ride home. From Jackson to Hattiesburg they snacked and watched Aristocats. We had to stop in Hattiesburg to pick up Allie. Once we left Hattiesburg both kids Zonked out and slept all the way to nola! I guess we wore them out officially. It was nice to be in that night and sleep in our own beds! We had a great weekend though! It was fun to get away just the 4 of us. That was really the first real trip we took as a family of 4. Our other trips have been with family or just to Hattiesburg.
Since Colby was out another full day on Tuesday we wanted to continue the fun though. Austin needed to do yardwork but I wanted to get the kids out of the house. I took them over to my parent's house to swim. This will probably be one of our last times to swim plus since we missed Labor Day with them this kind of made up for it! I was so glad we did! The kids had a blast! They loved swimming in the pool and playing inside! They actually got along really well too! We stayed until about 1. We came home and all rested. We then just enjoyed the rest of the afternoon/evening as a family! So thankful Colby had a long weekend off school! I think it was a nice break/refresher for us all!
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