I'm back!

Whew! What a week! I found out last weekend that Wendy and Dad were heading for Rehobeth Beach, DE and so we decided Sunday that we would head down there for a couple of days. We left on Tuesday morning and made it there just shy of nine hours. We took different vehicles since Charlie was planning to go to Alabama anyway on Thursday. He spend Wednesday with us and then sped on down to the heart of Dixie the next morning.

We had a great time. I'm thinking it was 17 years since I had been there. Grandma and Grandpa were doing great. We had nice weather on Wednesday. Each morning we had breakfast at Friendly's. The first day we walked from the boardwalk to their house and later took Clara Grace to an awesome playground. That night we drove out to Georgetown for some yummy food at a pizza joint that turned out to be a bit more than a pizza joint. It was rainy on Thursday so we hit the outlets, then that evening after dinner went to the boardwalk for some ice cream from the Royal Treat and let Clara Grace ride several rides at Funland. She had a blast. I forgot my camera and hope Dad can email me some pics of the visit so I can share them.

The drive home was not too bad. To be honest, I was quite a bit nervous about it. Armed with the GPS though I made it through five states and didn't make one wrong move. It rained the whole time and I did some praying for a smooth trip. I only had to stop one time, and that was 167 miles from home. I drove straight home, left teh kids in the car while I quickly emptied the trunk and front seat then hopped back in the car to pick up Jackson. I did that really quickly. I let Clara Grace watch a video while I fed the baby and unpacked a bit.

Today was a busy day as she had soccer pictures this morning, a game at 11 AM, and then a full-cast rehearsal for Copelia this afternoon in Bristol at her ballet studio. My fearless little lady stopped and wouldn't move when we walked in and she saw all the big kids already performing. She was a bit overwhelmed, but I was able to coax her over to watch for a minute and she went willingly when they came for the little ones. She was not the only one. One of the girls in her class was in tears when she walked in. They were all fine though. They all did a nice job when it was their turn to do their number. I think this is going to be a great performance based on what I saw today!

That pretty much brings us up to speed. Tomorrow we have church and the grand prix at Awana in the evening. I still have to find a speedy matchbox car. They don't make their own car at her level and just use the matchbox cars. Last year she was last in every heat. Hopefully I can do better this year lol. Then next week is the last meeting, being awards night.

The kids are both in bed and I'm off to watch Made of Honor now as Grandma highly highly recommended it and Charlie is out of town. It looks like a chic flick, so thought I would spare him. Aren't I nice?