on the road

my mom, the little guy and i took a trip to nebraska/iowa to celebrate my grandpa's 95th birthday!
little did i know how hard the nights were going to be. he wasn't comfy in the collapsible travel bassinet or the hotel pack n play - in fact he was downright MAD at them. we managed to have him pretty normalized by just putting him in his carseat - but we learned that lesson pretty late in the game.
oct 14: we drove a little over half way and stayed the night at a hotel.
oct 15: we visited aunt arlene - with a little help she got to hold the little guy.oct 16: the birthday party took place. what a special thing to be able to get some four generation pictures taken.
oct 17: we drove to uncle glen's house and had dinner with him and his friend judy. the little guy got to meet heidi, my uncle's rottweiler. she gave him kisses and did her own thing. one of my uncle's buddies dropped off a "kitty" aka raccoon for heidi to play with. Heidi also likes to play with rocks.

oct 18: we drove home. and i got to spend a little time with mr. c on our anniversary. i think we'll actually celebrate another time.