It is day 4 of our Texas trip. I’m sure you’re all dying to know how it’s going! So… I’m going to try and muster through the INCREDIBLY slow internet which is only offered in one room of the resort to write a quick update (individually) for y’all. Hehe.
Chloe: She left on Thursday morning with the Baker’s and everything went generally well until Friday night. She was overly tired and homesick and called crying to say she didn’t want to go to Schlitterbahn anymore. It was heart breaking to hear her crying and not be able to help, but after reassuring her that we would see her the next day she seemed to be better by the time we hung up. We all arrived at the same time to the resort on Saturday evening and she was visibly thrilled to be reunited with us. 🙂 Since then she’s been her normal self enjoying hanging out with all of her cousins and playing numerous times in the pool here already. I think her favorite thing since being on the trip is being able to use Tim’s tablet to watch movies and play games… well, that, and eating more junk food than normal. Hehe…
Josiah: He was amazing on the flight to San Antonio–I only had to dig into one of my “bags-o-distractions.” The hardest time we had was waiting in the airport. He really wanted to walk around (which was fine) but he didn’t want to hold my hand (which was NOT fine). We ended up playing on the flat escalators (or “People Movers” as Kristen calls them) for a while, which he thought was a hoot. On the plane he sat relatively well and didn’t scream or yell at all. Eventually we had the brilliant idea to lay him flat across our laps and he fell right to sleep. The only part he didn’t enjoy was landing. I think the feeling of lowering combined with the loud noise unnerved him. Since we’ve been here he has been pretty good. It’s a lot of people and he doesn’t know everyone well, so he’s sometimes fussy (as to be expected). And I didn’t think ahead to bring enough toys for him to play with… but other than that he’s doing great. And I’m happy to say both kids are sleeping really well at night.
Tim: He says the trip is going fine. He’s quite disappointed in the slow/lack of internet but is enjoying catching up with Aunts and Uncles that he doesn’t see very often. Oh, and he’s already killed a small scorpion.
Me: I’m having a great time. It’s very hot here (102* estimated all week) but our unit has great air conditioning so we’re quite comfortable. I’ve enjoyed the pool as well and plan to go many more times before we leave. And the condos are very spacious and nice. My face is a little sunburned from yesterday’s outing to Shlitterbahn but not too bad. We’re sharing a condo with Patsy, Jen and Michelle (Tim’s cousin) so the only kids are ours. I’ve found a small salamander who seems to be living in our bathroom–we’ve affectionately named it “Sally.” I’m sleeping terribly… having the kids in the same room combined with the strange bed/pillows are a killer combination for me. I wake up at every noise the kids make, worried that one kid will wake up the other kid. And the pillows are too firm or high or something, so it’s giving me an awful kink in my neck that seems to be getting worse by the day. so, we’re going to swing by a WalMart today and see if we can buy a cheap flatter pillow. But other than that, the trip is going great. We enjoyed a great BBQ place on Sunday night here in town and went to Schlitterbahn yesterday (I’ll write more about that later). We’re heading to San Antonio this afternoon for sightseeing and the river walk and maybe to see the Alamo, then tomorrow we’re heading to Sea World! So much to do!
I would post pictures, but the internet is too slow to load them right now.
Thanks for the update. Glad to hear all is fine. Not surprised about Chloe. She looked worried at the outset, remember? The trip home should be better, since she will be going toward you and not away!