Wednesday, July 28, 2010

First 'mini' Vacation

This past weekend was our first family trip away from home since Ryan's been home. We headed to the good ole' Upper Peninsula of Michigan where my husband's family lives. As usual, I was a nervous wreck about how Ryan would be away from home....especially driving 7 hours in the car and not sleeping in his crib. Low and behold...he was SO good. Actually, he behaved better and seemed happier while we were there. Weird. Maybe it was the change of pace and constant stimulation...who knows! He never seizes to amaze me. He slept in his pack n' play will little fuss and handled the long car ride wonderfully. He went to people he never met before, napped in his stroller, and ate so good. His entire daily schedule was thrown off for 4 days straight but managed to be such a good boy the entire trip. While in the UP we were there for a family reunion. Ryan finally got to meet the rest of Joey's family for the first time. We had a great time and I am now much more comfortable with handling situations that stem away from our every day "comfort zone' and routine.

Here are a few pics from the weekend....










7 comments:

  1. That's so great that Ryan did well on your trip! I am exactly the same way in worrying about sleep and different routines, which is why our first overnight trip was a month ago. :)

    Those photos of Ryan are great--he's such a cutie!

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  2. I am soooooooo glad that you are "now much more comfortable with handling situations that stem away from our every day 'comfort zone' and routine" ..... THANK GOD !!!!!

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  3. Sounds like you had a great trip! It's so wonderful that Ryan traveled so well.

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  4. I am so glad that all of you - including Ryan -had a great time!

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  5. Glad to hear things went weel, sounds like you have a traveler!

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  6. I am so happy that Ryan had a wonderful first 'mini' vacation!

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  7. So cute and we loved spending time with you guys up there! I sent you a message that you could put the cousins picture on there, but you must have not gotten it in time....

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