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We are back in North Carolina. A little earlier than expected - if you haven't heard, Lucy came down with a mild case of chicken pox just as we got to Atlanta. Our local pediatrician doesn't even think it was chicken pox based on my description but maybe just a virus. In any case we have enjoyed our last few days of vacation here at home.If you didn't sign up for twitter here are the posts I made from our holiday. Start at the bottom and work up! Blogging will resume once things settle down around here - stay tuned for the lowdown on Disney. We had an AWESOME time!
getting back into the routine of living (albeit with pox in the house) started the day with andrew's famous pancakes. house still in chaos10:44 AM Nov 7th from web Home again. House in chaos but kids in bed by 9pm. Drove 400 miles today - no more roadtrips for a long time10:10 PM Nov 5th from txt Just drove past the home of golf in augusta. 5 hours of driving to go1:40 PM Nov 5th from txt Vacation over - Lucy has chicken pox6:25 PM Nov 4th from txt Drinking coffee with jackie in st. Petersburg and eating organic food. Kids all awake.1:08 PM Nov 2nd from txt Mickey gave up a wake up call and the kids slept till 7 even after the daylight savings change.7:46 AM Nov 1st from txt Its a nice day when you wake up in disneyland.7:45 AM Nov 1st from txt Watching finding nemo the musical at animal kingdom. So so so hot11:25 AM Oct 30th from txt Off to epcot to have a french dinner with aunty lynda4:47 PM Oct 28th from txt Husband goes out caching all night forgets to buy washing powder and doesnt say anything. Tried to do laundry today. Not happy jan12:44 PM Oct 27th from txt Waiting to see a 3d mickey show. Lucy loved dumbo but not peter pan. Henry just taking in everything.2:26 PM Oct 26th from txt Lucy just hugged pluto at chef mickey. Absolutely priceless!6:55 PM Oct 25th from txt Lady and sons not worth the hassle. Better southern buffet at ralphs in nc5:59 PM Oct 24th from txt Horse drawn carriage ride, gelato and a dutch painting exhibit - and its only noon12:49 PM Oct 24th from txt Waiting in line at the paula deen restaurant for a reservation with 200 others9:40 AM Oct 24th from txt Both babes asleep. Im drinking a daiquiri. I love vacations10:06 PM Oct 23rd from txt Visiting our 19th US state - georgia. River st savannah packed with tourists on a friday night.10:05 PM Oct 23rd from txt Packing frenzy. Waiting for andrew to pack all his gadgets before we hit the road. Its 903am9:03 AM Oct 23rd from txt eating chick-fil-A and waiting for the babysitter to arrive. Hopefully have averted mad packing tonight by packing last night1:20 PM Oct 22nd from web Run out of milk. Given we're off tomorrow do i rush out to buy more?8:25 AM Oct 22nd from txt should be packing for Disney but getting far too caught up in this new technology. AAAHHHHH!!!! where will it end?
It's only 2 days to go before we head off on our roadtrip. Last minute preparations are underway. I got a pedicure yesterday with the colour 'tropical punch' to set the mood! There is stuff everywhere as I attempt to pack. The weather is proving a challenge as winter seems to have set in early so I need to pack hot weather gear for Florida and cold weather gear for Atlanta. I won't be blogging for a while but I just signed up at Twitter so you can follow me at #noatomfish You'll hear the delights of eating DoleWhip, ride along with us in 'it's a small world' and marvel at how many times Lucy asks 'are we there yet?'.
See you in a few weeks.
On Saturday we went over to Lewis Farms traditionally famous for their strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries to look at their pumpkins and mums [chrysanthemums] We took some photos and Lucy got to try out the pumpkin pie icecream. It must have been delicious as she ate every last drop.Saturday night we took a pavlova over to the Vega's house for Joe's birthday and had a great time catching up with them, their parents and the newlyweds Sean & Kelly. We also squeezed in a few games of Carcasonne with so many more add-ons that Andrew has been buying.
On Saturday we attended our first Southern wedding a long held wish we have had. I had originally thought that this was our first American wedding but Andrew reminded me that we flew to Seattle to attend Kirk and Bethany's wedding in December 07. (I guess Kirk's wedding still felt somewhat Australian!) Our good friend Steve presided over the ceremony at Myrtle Grove EPC, the first church we visited here in Wilmington. We then dropped off Lucy at Miss Betsy's house for a partial sleepover. (Betsy I hope Desi has recovered from Lucy's overamorous attempts to catch him in a bag!) And we preceded on to the Watermark Marina for the reception, which took some finding. Henry was awesomely asleep until someone spoke into the microphone. From that point on he was AWAKE but having a great time cuddling with various friends. We had a Southern buffet (chicken, pasta, salad, apple pie and to drink sweet tea on tap). So what were the differences? It is hard to make blanket statements as each wedding is as different as the individuals involved. However some Southern traditions: the grooms' best man is his father, lots of bridesmaids and groomsmen, at the church the groomsmen usher lady guests to their seat, family candles are used to light a new family candle. As with all weddings there were lots of well dressed happy people, a good looking bridal couple, proud parents and dancing! Congratulations Sean and Kelly!
Here's the happy smiley three month old all dressed up for the wedding we attended on the weekend. Happy 3 month birthday Huckleberry!
To celebrate our good friend Amy's birthday Alexis and I took her to Sunday brunch at Boca Bay. We enjoyed mimosas, omelettes and a Devil's Food cake made with Lindt 85% chocolate. Andrew, Lucy and Henry also had brunch there but we made sure they were in a different room!
It's been a long time between vacations. For regular readers of this blog you'll realise that this has been killing me. Our last family vacation was this time last year when we visited the New England area and celebrated that great Hawthorn victory! (Last year was a great year for travelling as we visited the Outer Banks, Washington DC and Boston) This year Henry arrived (yay!) so we have just one vacation planned but it is a big one! Big as in very exciting and very expensive: very exciting for the 3 year old and very expensive for the parents. We're heading to Disneyworld in Florida in a few weeks time. It is our once in a lifetime trip to Disneyworld so we are going all out. Along the way we're going to explore Savannah GA, Tampa FL and Atlanta GA. We'll be adding two states to our 'visit all 50 US states' quest (updated tally: 20 states) and we will be visiting our friends Jackie, Tim, Ben and Mitchell. There is much planning to be done in the next 3 weeks. Aaahhhh!!! Sleep Henry Sleep! Ideas welcome - so feel free to leave comments on Florida and Georgia.
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We are back in North Carolina. A little earlier than expected - if you haven't heard, Lucy came down with a mild case of chicken pox just as we got to Atlanta. Our local pediatrician doesn't even think it was chicken pox based on my description but maybe just a virus. In any case we have enjoyed our last few days of vacation here at home.
