On Tuesday night at Elise's bedtime we left to meet my Auntie Gracie, Cousin Emily, and her kids Eli and Caroline in St. Louis. The 7 hour drive down went amazing - sweet Elise slept the whole way. Except when we got there at 2am she thought it was morning. She was SO happy and excited and just wanted to play.
We were SO happy to see Emily and have her meet Elise!
Sweet Caroline pulled out all the tissues from the bathroom counter before falling asleep for her nap. She does not look too comfy to me...
Auntie Terri let Caroline eat some sugar packets at Applebees. Yum!
Elise was very good - as long as we have the Baby Bjorn handy we can take this girl anywhere.
Elise went swimming for the first time. Doesn't she look SO CUTE in her little bathing suit?? Thanks Auntie Gracie!
(you can click on any of these collages to enlarge them)
It's really hard to get a picture of Eli...he liked running up and down the hall at the hotel.
We did lots of coloring...
I'm pretty sure Elise will love Auntie Gracie as much as I do (a lot!!)
Fish face?
The ride home was not so easy. She didn't sleep much at all - here are some of the many things that kept her occupied. She did her fair share of screaming too but I was too busy trying to get her to stop crying that I didn't get a picture. These are cuter anyways. We did learn that if we ever take a road trip again with Elise - we are driving at night! She got to try lots of new treats like suckers and Baby Mum Mums from Auntie Gracie.
It was a long trip but SO worth it to see AG, Emily, and her sweet kids. Eli and Caroline are the cutest and sweetest and we are so glad we got to see you guys while you are here!
LOVED seeing your sweet baby and hanging out with you girls and AT.
ReplyDeleteIt is fun seeing you as a mommy. Little Elise is lucky to have such a good one!