Road Trip

My sister recently got engaged (Congratulations Brynne and Joe!), and her fiance's parents planned a get together so the two families could meet.  We were fortunate that they invited us as well.  It also provided a nice opportunity to see my parents, and for them to see the girls.  When I was little I remember making the five hour trip to see my grandparents on a regular basis.  I have a very close relationship with my parents, and it's hard to live so far away from them.  Now that I have my own children, it's important to me that they get to see their grandparents as much as possible.

The dinner was in the Chicago suburbs, so it was a road trip, but not too far that it couldn't be done in one day.  It was a long day, but lots of fun.  The girls went back down for a nap after I fed them at 7 am, so I took the opportunity to get ready for the day.  I loaded up the diaper bag with lots of diapers and changes of clothes and loaded up the car with the camera and other items necessary for the trip.  After the girls and Wei-Yand got up, I fed the girls again, and we hit the road around 9:45.  The drive down was a piece of cake.  The girls basically slept the entire way, which was what I was hoping.  They tend to do very well with car rides, although up until this weekend, our longest car ride was only about 25 minutes.

We went to my sister's new apartment first to see her place and hang out with my family.  We also had the chance to take some pictures.

Grandpa with Tannah

Grandpa with Harper (left) and Tannah (right)

Aunt Brynne with Tannah (left) and Harper (right)

Brynne bought the girls "I Ymy Aunt" and "My Aunt is the Best" onesies for Christmas last year, so they wore those as their first outfit of the day.  Then we went to Joe's parents' house, and the girls changed into these cute dresses.

Aunt Brynne also bought these little numbers.  They are so impractical, but oh so cute.  Tannah was our only model because it was a little warm and Harper only wore hers for about two minutes before we decided that it was time to change into outfit number three for the day.  Don't worry, there will be more pictures in these dresses.  They are just too cute to use for a photo shoot!

Grandma and Tannah

Next we have outfit three for the day.  These adorable rompers were a gift from Grandma.  They aren't quite as fancy as the party dresses, but they're still super cute!

Grandpa and Harper

Family Picture!

Joe's parents made a fantastic Italian dinner, and it was really nice to meet his family.  My sister is lucky to be marrying into such a nice family!

The ride home wasn't quite as peaceful as the right to Chicago.  The girls didn't nap well during the day, so they were overtired and cried for quite a while.  We stopped twice on the way home to try to feed them, but they didn't fall asleep for over an hour.  Luckily, they slept very well that night.  Tannah slept for over six hours straight!