Final Four Road Trip

Over the weekend we headed out for what, Lord willing, was our last road trip as a family of four. We hit two sets of grandparents for twenty-four hour visits on this whirlwind tour and, as usual, they packed the time with fun and special treats!

The first stop was T's parents, where Nana keeps the Bose hot with a mix of Broadway tunes and "little girl music" (which, until last week, were the only two musical genres AG would listen to...but after attending a performance of a Cinderella ballet, she now also accepts "ballet music," known to us as classical). Here's LL taking a spin on the dance floor with Nana:
We all looked forward to a swim while we were there and thankfully caught a few minutes between sunrise and the expected rain shower on Saturday morning for the girls to hit the pool with Grandpa. Here they are checking out a roly poly with Grandpa after the rain stopped:
The girls loved lunch...pepperoni pizza and fresh strawberry milkshakes! Thanks for a great time, Nana and Grandpa!

Saturday afternoon we went on to Gran and PopPop's house and enjoyed some outside playtime and the usual "parade of trains" that the girls have come to expect there, since they live just a few houses from the railroad tracks. Here they are watching one of the many pass by:

We had a snack on the front porch (see LL's pesto pic below!) and explored and played. We came across a box of my old books, everthing from ones I loved as a little girl to novels I read in my Senior English class, and read a few (see below). LL for some reason latched onto Lord of the Flies...needless to say it'll be a while before we attempt to read that one with her! That night, AG slept upstairs for the first time in my old bedroom! It was quite a step for her and we were all very proud (and glad because this will make accommodating a newborn easier next time we visit!). Sunday after church, Gran and PopPop took us to lunch at the restaurant where T's and my rehearsal dinner was held. This was really special...it was the first time T and I have been back together since that night almost 6.5 years ago, and although the place hadn't changed, it was neat to realize how much our lives had changed since then and to be there with our expanded family!
Sunday afternoon AG and LL's great aunt and uncle came to visit and we all had cookies and homemade ice cream...our first of the summer...what a treat! Thanks, Gran and PopPop, for a fun visit!

So now here we are, back at home, settling in to await the arrival of baby sister sometime in the next 6 weeks. I am hoping the urge to nest will strike me soon, because for now, lying on the couch reading or sleeping whenever the girls are asleep is way more appealing than any of the sewing, cleaning, or scrapbooking projects I really hope and need to get done before she arrives! We'll see... Hope y'all have a good week!