Friday was a long day! We woke up very early to get to the airport ontime, return the rental car, check in and then fly to our first stop in Chicago, eat a quick lunch at the airport, walk Matthew around for a while to get some energy out of him before subjecting him to sitting in an airplane for 2.5 hours, get on a plane to Tampa, hike it back to the car in the airport parking lot with baggage, car seat, baby bags and Matthew still in the Ergo, drive all the way home. Yes, that was a lot of commas in that last sentence but I felt like we never stopped enough to put a period in there somewhere haha. As we drove up to the house, I could see our children were waiting by the gate, the driveway and the porch, jumping up and down, cheering our arrival. We were received with applause and fan fare much like any star at a movie premiere, I’m sure.
Apparently, living with Lewis and Alexandra as momma and poppa was quite a fun experience for them so they missed us but not as much as I anticipated. There were of course hugs, strong ones and tears of happiness but there were more stories of what they all did while we were gone. Movie nights complete with Lewis own homemade pizza (recipe please, Lewis!), lots of great food, games played together, walks together down the road and time spent with their big sister whom they miss everyday since she got married and moved to her own house.
We spent the rest of the night telling them all about Louisville and all the great places and food there. I got most everyone a gift during my visit to Locust Grove (I promised to share them with you), a wooden quill pen, a glass ink well and powdered ink, a feathered quill pen, a branch pencil, wooden horse bookmark and a wooden fan. We took the weekend to regroup and catch up on things and mostly rest. Today, I am happy to be right here, where I belong… with them.
I will be back tomorrow to share a project with you, till then…
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