Louisiana Trip

Brad finished training on the Osprey about 6 days before Anna's school started. We had to make a tough decision on having Anna miss the first 4 days of school. We knew that with the baby being due Dec. 16, a Christmas trip was unlikely. The trip went VERY smoothly; I was pleasantly surprised. We knocked 1 hour off our drive time by packing food to eat on the way there. We also felt much better by avoiding fast food. The kids did great, and didn't fight or cry even once for 16.5 hours on the road!

We had a great time visiting everyone. My sister, Claire, threw a surprise baby shower for us, with lots of delicious food and a pretty diaper cake. My brothers and sisters chipped in for an AWESOME stroller! (a City Mini) It was really great to see everyone. My brothers and sisters always make me laugh. Alot.







We also had fun visiting with Brad's parents. Seth and Anna experienced heavy construction equipment firsthand when Brad's dad let them ride bulldozers, dump trucks and a trackhoe. Anna actually loaded some dirt into the dump truck! Ha!



Sadly, we had to leave Louisiana a little earlier than planned because of Hurricane Gustav. We only visited our families this time around. I hope that for our next trip, we can stay much longer.