We went down to Biloxi to visit Jeremy on Father's Day. My parents went with me-that was a blessing in and of itself. People with fractured tibia's should not drive for long periods of time, so I'm told.
So the six of us loaded up in my good ol' Traverse, without an inch to spare. Squishy and Bubba both did extremely well during the 6 hour road trip, and Cait was in her own little world back in the 3rd row.
We did the tourist-y thing, and spent Saturday morning/early afternoon on the beach. Bubba and Cait had a blast-we couldn't keep them out of the water long enough to even reapply sunscreen. Squishy Baby was less than impressed. She kept pulling her feet up to her chest to prevent them from touching the water. Yep, that's my kid! Stephen and I made a "mermaid" Jeremy in the sand-Bub didn't grasp the concept that sand does not belong any where near your face-he kept trying to completely bury Jeremy in the sand!
While Squish and I took a nap, my mom & dad took Bubba to see an old train car. Cait was hanging out with Jeremy. Don't let her fool you-I'd bet money that she misses her daddy just as much, if not more so, than the other two.
After coming home and adjusting back to "normal" time, we packed up and drove down to see Pops & Sweets in Iowa, LA. They have their own island retreat in the back yard. Jeremy drove over and met us there-with flowers and a margarita waiting for me when I arrived.
Again, we couldn't keep Bubba and Cait out of the water, and Squishy wanted nothing to do with it. She likes her water warm and confined to a bath tub, thankyouverymuch. So she and I spent a lot of time playing inside-I was nursing a 2nd degree sunburn, so there was no pool for me!
We discovered that Squishy is an avid fan of avocado (yuck); in fact, that and bananas are the only solid food that she'll even entertain the thought of eating. She does not like the purees-she wants some texture. I'm thinking of all the kids, she may just skip the beginner foods and go straight to table food. Right now, she still prefers milk to anything, which is fine by me.
We got back in Sunday night, and to my great disappointment, my knee had swollen 2x its normal size. Back to the immobilizing brace for me. Yay. I lost my big girl helper-Cait is spending time with her Pops and Sweets for the next week-Jeremy will pick her up on his way home over the 4th of July weekend, then she is heading to Milwaukee that following week. She's too busy this summer for her own good, but it's so good to see her out of the house and spending time with family that she doesn't get to see that often.
Jeremy and Cait got in late on the night of the 3rd. We spent the 4th cooking out at my Mom and Dad's, then we took the kids to watch fireworks. I'm completely worn out, so I'll leave you with these last pics from the fireworks. Until next time, guys, Happy Birthday, 'Merica!
