Well, we officially survived our long drive to Texas and made it back in one piece! We left at 7:30 pm on Tuesday night in hopes that Ty would go to bed and sleep the whole way there. No such luck for us, but it really wasn't that bad....except for the being sleepy part and all! He slept until 12:15 am and then was up until we got there at 3:30am. It took us until around 4am to get him settled and back to sleep. Silas and I took turns napping and driving which worked really well. Tyson watched his Veggie Tales while he was awake and that kept him pretty happy. We enjoyed hanging out with family on Wednesday and catching up on sleep. Thursday we all headed over to a relatives house for Thanksgiving dinner. I didn't eat too much since I wasn't in the house much (they had cats), but we all had fun riding go-karts around and racing:)
Tyson LOVED these things, and continues to reinforce to us that he is a motion junkie. If he wasn't riding, he wanted to be driving the thing! He had a blast riding around with his cousin Ellen while she practiced up on her driving skills so she can get her license soon:) Friday we had another huge family get-together with barbecue at Silas' parent's house. I think there were about 24 of us there this year. Tyson ran wild with all his cousins and had a great time, while the adults enjoyed catching up with grandparents, parents and siblings. We also had our family Christmas, which involved the kids opening bags of stocking stuffers from their cousins and grandparents. They had a great time as usual, and Ty finally got to participate in the present opening!
Here is a picture I loved of Tyson walking with his papaw out to the barn with the horses. He loved all the animals and had fun petting the horses. One theme of our trip was Tyson's constant eating!! I don't think I ever saw that kid not snacking on something! Of course he comes from a good long line of snacking families, so he fits right in:) He quickly learned that papaw manned the party mix container and was at his feet all the time for a handout. He ate and ate and ate all week long. He also ran a lot while playing with his cousins, so I'm not too worried about his ginormous food consumption! The kid played hard all day and then crashed at night. He had a fantastic time and got lots of good lovin in from his Texas family:)
I couldn't end without a fabulous picture of Mimi and Papaw tearing it up in the go-kart! I love their adventurous spirit:) Overall we had a great trip, and are so thankful for time spent with family. The trip home took almost 10 hours because Tyson only slept a little over one hour of that whole time, and needed to get out and run around several times to prevent major melting down. We stopped in Texarkana at the mall for about 30 minutes and let him run and play at the indoor playground there, which was great. He fussed a bit, but no major tantrums in the car, for which I am tremendously grateful!!! I was also super thankful that gas was so cheap and we were able to take the Expedition, which gave us tons of room to move around when we needed. It was a good trip, but I am also thankful to be out of the car and back at home for now. I can't believe it is already December and we are heading for Christmas! We have several parties and festive activities in the next few weeks that should help get us in the mood for the holiday. I am having a hard time getting motivated to work this week, but that will come I am sure. I have at least gotten caught up on laundry, cleaned a bit, and have a wonderful beef stew simmering in the crock pot for dinner tonight. Life is good!
5 Comments:
great pictures and story! Thanks for sharing.
So glad to hear you all had a good time. Sorry we couldn't meet up this time, but maybe soon.
Great pictures! Wish we could have been there, too. Maybe next time you're down we can manage a visit.
Nancy F.
I love love love the picture of Ty and Papaw. He looks like such a big boy, Bar. Glad you all survived. Miss you!
PS. I made your beef stew recipe last week and it was delicious:)
Hey Lauren,
I love when Silas comes in and tells me there is a new "Ty" update. He is the cutest little kid ever!
I just wanted to remind you that with all of your activities coming up.........you know where Tyson has a babysitter. :)
Happy Holidays,
KayLynne
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