The morning was filled with packing and saying goodbyes. Or rather, saying goodbyes without actually using the word "bye."
Aubrey seems to have abandonment issues and gets really upset when Jared or I say goodbye around her.
Somehow, we got everything packed up and loaded stuff into the car. Aubrey woke up and people played with her for the last time (at least for the year 2013).
Tim and Laura drove us to the airport and things went a lot smoother than the trip coming to Utah.
Except for the fact I completely forgot my backpack at the house! It had the second computer in it and several of Aubrey's favorite movies. We called Laura and asked if anyone at the house could bring it to the airport. Ashley and Nicole were rockstars and offered to bring it up for us.
Jared waited for them while Aubrey and I made our way through security and getting to the right terminal. Things went pretty well! Jared got the backpack in time, the flight had no delays. Things were good! And it worked out that on the plane, we had an empty seat by us, so Aubrey had plenty of space in her own seat, rather than sitting on our laps the whole time.
Plane took off, no problems. She was well-behaved on the plane. Aubrey was even good when I had to change her diaper on the plane. Those bathrooms are tiny and rather uncomfortable for one person, let alone someone and a toddler!
But we made it to Chicago. That's where things got a little rough. It was cold and snowing. Our gate was taken by a flight that was delayed so we had to wait an hour on the plane before we could get off.
Our luggage came in good time and we made our way to the shuttle to get our car in a park, ride & fly. It was snowing, but everything seemed fine. The car started, which was a miracle.
The drive home was pretty great. I had accidently left two unopened Dr Peppers in the car, and they totally had exploded while we were gone. Oops.
Jared sat in back and put on a movie for Aubrey. She fell asleep and he hopped up front with me. Driving from Chicago to Fort Wayne was pretty stressful sometimes. The windshield got dirty and I could hardly see out of it. Jared was also inspired that we stop somewhere to eat and it happened to be right before midnight. I totally forgot most places are closed New Years Eve!
We stopped at a Burger King, which thankfully had still been open. We were that store's last customer of the year :)
We made it home and got ready for bed. Poor Aubrey didn't appreciate being woken up and was rather upset to be woken up and then put to bed. But she was fine after a while and we all slept in.
That was our Christmas vacation!
We miss them all very much. Tim and Laura were so great for letting us stay with them so long. Brandon, Ashley, Nicole, Megan and Spencer were also great for playing with Aubrey and letting us invade their space for a while.
Everyone was so patient with Aubrey and we had such a great holiday!
Monday, January 6, 2014
Christmas Vacation Part 5
Saturday, Dec 28 (the day we are currently on in the story) was Tim's birthday.
Aubrey got up her usual time, but had a stuffy nose. Poor baby!
We had another relaxing morning. Aubrey had a great time playing with everyone and anyone willing to play with and watch her.
After her nap, we had a late lunch/early dinner at The Red Iguana. This is a family favorite mexican place. The food is really good and it's a fun hole-in-the-wall restaurant. Aubrey was as good as always in the restaurant! Up until she threw a toy on the floor and I took it away. A young man who worked there told Aubrey to not get upset when she started to whine.
She has a problem with be spoken to by strangers. She immediately put her head down on the table and started to cry and let these huge crocodile tears fall! It was so funny! Poor young man was so embarrassed and didn't mean to upset her!
We put her in the car and everything worked out. Everyone went home with full bellies and a few take-home boxes.
Later that night, Tim opened his presents and it was a fun day. I really hope he had a fun birthday.
The next day was an adventure. We had given Aubrey something new for her cold that was developing. Too bad we didn't know it would make her wired for the whole night! She would cry and cry and cry until one of us went in and held her. I was up pretty much all night. Jared was a super sweet husband and father and took her for a few hours so I could rest.
But I couldn't really sleep until the morning when everyone went to church. I was a bad person and didn't go to church. Jared came back after the first hour to put Aubrey down for a nap. I was feeling much better after being able to sleep for a few hours.
And we began getting ready for another family dinner. We invited family already in Utah on Jared's side and they came over for dinner. Laura was so great and hosted it all for us. Aubrey was a little nervous with people invading the space she claimed for herself (the whole house). But she did well overall.
It was so fun seeing everyone. Karli is about to have her baby and it was fun talking baby with her.
Aubrey had another rough night with coughing, but she slept through most if it, which was a huge improvement!
Monday was our last full day and it was kinda sad.
I had made a playdate with a former roommate Krisy and it was so fun seeing her! She has a little baby bump now and a little boy that just turned 1 that weekend.
Aubrey had fun playing with Aiden's toys and Aiden was having a difficult time with her taking over his space. But I had a great time visiting with Krisy!!
It was naptime again so we went home and made plans for another late lunch. Tim had to return to work, so we would meet him somewhere near his work.
We went to a chinese place and Aubrey had some fun. Everyone always enjoys the silly things she does while at restaurants.
It was a pretty chill day. I helped with dinner that night. Laura and I both made our enchiladas. She makes hers with red sauce and mine are more creamy/cheesy. It was really fun helping out. And I always enjoy cooking!
We were pretty sad thinking about how we would leave the next day. Traveling is always an adventure and we would really miss everyone.
Aubrey got up her usual time, but had a stuffy nose. Poor baby!
We had another relaxing morning. Aubrey had a great time playing with everyone and anyone willing to play with and watch her.
After her nap, we had a late lunch/early dinner at The Red Iguana. This is a family favorite mexican place. The food is really good and it's a fun hole-in-the-wall restaurant. Aubrey was as good as always in the restaurant! Up until she threw a toy on the floor and I took it away. A young man who worked there told Aubrey to not get upset when she started to whine.
She has a problem with be spoken to by strangers. She immediately put her head down on the table and started to cry and let these huge crocodile tears fall! It was so funny! Poor young man was so embarrassed and didn't mean to upset her!
We put her in the car and everything worked out. Everyone went home with full bellies and a few take-home boxes.
Later that night, Tim opened his presents and it was a fun day. I really hope he had a fun birthday.
The next day was an adventure. We had given Aubrey something new for her cold that was developing. Too bad we didn't know it would make her wired for the whole night! She would cry and cry and cry until one of us went in and held her. I was up pretty much all night. Jared was a super sweet husband and father and took her for a few hours so I could rest.
But I couldn't really sleep until the morning when everyone went to church. I was a bad person and didn't go to church. Jared came back after the first hour to put Aubrey down for a nap. I was feeling much better after being able to sleep for a few hours.
And we began getting ready for another family dinner. We invited family already in Utah on Jared's side and they came over for dinner. Laura was so great and hosted it all for us. Aubrey was a little nervous with people invading the space she claimed for herself (the whole house). But she did well overall.
It was so fun seeing everyone. Karli is about to have her baby and it was fun talking baby with her.
Aubrey had another rough night with coughing, but she slept through most if it, which was a huge improvement!
Monday was our last full day and it was kinda sad.
I had made a playdate with a former roommate Krisy and it was so fun seeing her! She has a little baby bump now and a little boy that just turned 1 that weekend.
Aubrey had fun playing with Aiden's toys and Aiden was having a difficult time with her taking over his space. But I had a great time visiting with Krisy!!
It was naptime again so we went home and made plans for another late lunch. Tim had to return to work, so we would meet him somewhere near his work.
We went to a chinese place and Aubrey had some fun. Everyone always enjoys the silly things she does while at restaurants.
It was a pretty chill day. I helped with dinner that night. Laura and I both made our enchiladas. She makes hers with red sauce and mine are more creamy/cheesy. It was really fun helping out. And I always enjoy cooking!
We were pretty sad thinking about how we would leave the next day. Traveling is always an adventure and we would really miss everyone.
Christmas Vacation Part 4
Our big gift from Jared's parents was a night out!
And it was much needed.
But that morning we went and got our family photos taken! This Christmas was the first time in a while that all the family was together and they wanted an updated family picture.
Everyone looked great and Aubrey was fantastic! We got a look at one of the pictures and Aubrey was so cute and smiling! The photographer was so good with her and knew a few tricks to get her attention! I'll have to keep them in mind if we get pictures taken of her in the future.
We put Aubrey down for a nap and headed to check in to our hotel in downtown Salt Lake and head to our movie.
Finally, we got to see the second Hunger Games movie! Hooray! And it was so good! But we were late and got awful seats. The ones in the very front. I started to feel very sick, so Jared was amazing and stood by me while I sat in the entrance way against the wall. He was so sweet and stayed next to me the whole time. From now on, I plan to get to movies SUPER early just so I can get a good seat.
Our special dinner was Sonic! We've had a gift card for Sonic for months, but there isn't one near us. So we saw there was one in Salt Lake and ate there! Because I was still feeling a little sick, we went back to the hotel and just relaxed. It was wonderful!
We ordered breakfast to come in the morning and it was pretty good.
Probably the best part of our night and half-day away was going to the Salt Lake Temple. We hadn't been since the one time we went to get married and sealed together forever. I'm still very happy with my choice of eternal companion and it was awesome going back to the temple with him.
We did a live endowment session, which was so amazing. I can't even describe how great it was! And sitting in the celestial room was so special for us. We had a mix-up with our wedding time so we spent A LOT of time in that room on our wedding day. It was wonderful being able to sit in that same room again.
It was time to go home and prepare to see my extended family.
Because we were spending most of the time with Jared's family, I thought it would be nice to have one night with my family already out there. We decided to do a dinner and visit with everyone.
They made my favorite dinner of chicken wrapped in bacon and it tasted delicious! Aubrey had so much fun playing with my baby cousins, Sydney and Nora. Sydney is 4 and Aubrey had so much fun chasing her around, not really understanding the rules of tag or hide-in-seek.
Everything was so much fun, but it was time to head back home for Aubrey's bed time. We like to be pretty consistent when putting her to bed, and it was a half hour drive back to Jared's family.
I love my family very much and it was fun seeing them.
Aubrey wasn't happy to go to bed. She missed running around. I broke our biggest rule and went in to get her out of bed to let her run around some more. Her grandparents, aunts and uncles didn't mind her being up late! The second time we put her down, she was down for good.
But this is about when her cold began to really kick in. Made the next few nights pretty rough.
And it was much needed.
But that morning we went and got our family photos taken! This Christmas was the first time in a while that all the family was together and they wanted an updated family picture.
Everyone looked great and Aubrey was fantastic! We got a look at one of the pictures and Aubrey was so cute and smiling! The photographer was so good with her and knew a few tricks to get her attention! I'll have to keep them in mind if we get pictures taken of her in the future.
We put Aubrey down for a nap and headed to check in to our hotel in downtown Salt Lake and head to our movie.
Finally, we got to see the second Hunger Games movie! Hooray! And it was so good! But we were late and got awful seats. The ones in the very front. I started to feel very sick, so Jared was amazing and stood by me while I sat in the entrance way against the wall. He was so sweet and stayed next to me the whole time. From now on, I plan to get to movies SUPER early just so I can get a good seat.
Our special dinner was Sonic! We've had a gift card for Sonic for months, but there isn't one near us. So we saw there was one in Salt Lake and ate there! Because I was still feeling a little sick, we went back to the hotel and just relaxed. It was wonderful!
We ordered breakfast to come in the morning and it was pretty good.
Probably the best part of our night and half-day away was going to the Salt Lake Temple. We hadn't been since the one time we went to get married and sealed together forever. I'm still very happy with my choice of eternal companion and it was awesome going back to the temple with him.
We did a live endowment session, which was so amazing. I can't even describe how great it was! And sitting in the celestial room was so special for us. We had a mix-up with our wedding time so we spent A LOT of time in that room on our wedding day. It was wonderful being able to sit in that same room again.
It was time to go home and prepare to see my extended family.
Because we were spending most of the time with Jared's family, I thought it would be nice to have one night with my family already out there. We decided to do a dinner and visit with everyone.
They made my favorite dinner of chicken wrapped in bacon and it tasted delicious! Aubrey had so much fun playing with my baby cousins, Sydney and Nora. Sydney is 4 and Aubrey had so much fun chasing her around, not really understanding the rules of tag or hide-in-seek.
Everything was so much fun, but it was time to head back home for Aubrey's bed time. We like to be pretty consistent when putting her to bed, and it was a half hour drive back to Jared's family.
I love my family very much and it was fun seeing them.
Aubrey wasn't happy to go to bed. She missed running around. I broke our biggest rule and went in to get her out of bed to let her run around some more. Her grandparents, aunts and uncles didn't mind her being up late! The second time we put her down, she was down for good.
But this is about when her cold began to really kick in. Made the next few nights pretty rough.
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