Vacation

This past week was great. Definitely a much needed vacation.

It started on Tuesday (June 8th) when Jaymee picked us up to take us to the airport. I was excited to be going, and very nervous about how Elliott would be on the plane. The airport has a little play area for the kids to wait, which helped some, but they were ready to go. Finally, our seats were called and we got in line. Elliott was throwing a huge fit, and I'm sure no one wanted to get on the plane with us. Once we were seated, everything was good. We were lucky enough to have an extra seat next to us, so there was a lot of room. Elliott could only be occupied for about 2 minutes at a time which made it a little tough, but we made it.

This made me melt the instant I saw it. Ethan is the best big brother.

As soon as we arrived at my parents, the kids wanted to hit the pool. Who wouldn't with all the COOL stuff Grandma and Papa had gotten them.

The rest of that day was spent playing and resting.

The next day was pretty much the same. A lot of swimming and just hanging out. It really didn't take Elliott long to figure out that grandparents are WAY better than parents.

Thursday we needed to get out of the house. After breakfast, Dad took Dominik, Ethan and I into town (it's quite a ways). The boys and I went to the Museum of Natural History, and Dad had some running around to do. Elliott stayed home with the Grandmas.

Ethan and Dominik were SO excited to see the dinosaurs.

This is Ethan's foot compared to a T-Rex.

The museum had tons of fun stuff. This is the boys playing with a green screen set-up. Ethan is the floating head and Dom is the 1/2 Boy.  :)

When they were all done, we were all pooped. My Daddy is the best and got us some Sonic! Route 44 Strawberry Lime-aid. Mmmmmm.

Elliott got some Papa time.

And some Grandma time.

And of course, Ethan was in the pool too.

Monday was the last day for me to spend with Dom and Ethan. I tried to take them to the museum we went to last time, but I am so glad they were closed. The Science Center was INCREDIBLE! We should have went way earlier. I think it would take a whole day to see all there is in there.

Ethan tried his skill at explaining his pattern to me so I could duplicate it. He did it perfect. :)

Then we watched a cow's eye be dissected and learned about all the parts. Dom was so grossed out.

But both boys put on gloves and touched all the parts at the end.

They really had fun with the "Simple Machine" section.

And the digital section was totally beyond me, but really cool. These dots were falling on a screen, but when you stand in front of the screen it looks like the dots are falling around you or piling up. Crazy.

My favorite pictures from the whole trip are these. They sat in front of a crazy mirror and could change how it distorted them and put it on a big screen. We all got a really good laugh.

Squishy!

This one makes me think of "Kid and Play". Haha.

Elliott and I woke up at 3:30am and flew home. Erica was flying out when we were getting in, so her nanny gave us a ride home (thanks). Elliott went right down for a nap and slept for 4 hours and I was able to get a nap in after cleaning up a little. It's very strange to have such an empty house, but I am trying to enjoy it.

And now, back to reality.