Two trips to Ohio in one month! Now Tommy thinks we live there…somehow “Ohio” and “Chicago” sound the same to him…
It was great to see Adrielle’s hometown and witness her and Nat uniting before God in the covenant of marriage. Unfortunately, Tommy was whispering during the whole ceremony, and I was too busy threatening him and bribing him with wedding cake to take any pictures. Due to my poor planning, we ended up staying in a hotel in town while all of our friends were staying an hour away. Note to self–next time Derek says, “Hey, have you called the girls lately?”, listen to him. It was kindof a bummer that we didn’t get to see my Mauck girls as much as we’d wanted, but next time a Hillsdale person gets married, I’m going to coordinate better. And hopefully I won’t be breastfeeding a baby who won’t take a bottle. Anyway, we spent most of Saturday on our own, and we took the kids swimming in the hotel pool. It was Elizabeth’s first time in the water, and she liked it. Can’t you tell?
Regina and Tommy lit it up on the dance floor…
Mariel calmed Lizzie down when I couldn’t…doesn’t she look like a sophisticated married woman now?!
When the new Mr and Mrs Stapleton came around to greet us, Tommy crawled under the table to give Adrielle a rose that he’d gotten out of the centerpiece. Sweet boy, sortof.
Then Tommy ate something funny at the hotel buffet Sunday morning and threw up in the car on the way to Margee’s parents’ house. Yup. Our first kid-vomiting-in-the-car-on-a-long-cartrip experience. All over himself, the carseat, and the seat underneath. His sister slept through the whole thing, thank the Lord! Fortunately, it was only half an hour away from the Meckstroths, and Margee’s dad just happens to drive a bus and has those vacuum things that clean upholstery. Margee helped Derek wash the lining of the carseat, and I gave Tommy a bath. Then I sipped tea while Margee’s dad entertained Tommy with his model trainset. Tommy was pretty much in heaven.
Once the carseat components dried, we headed home in our praline-scented car. Quite the weekend!
Does it offend you that I laughed several times (outloud!) as I read this post!
I am jealous that you are still so connected to the Hillsdale world. It’s just impossible for us… maybe someday.