This week we had another adventurous trip for Lily. So far, since she was born, she has traveled to Asheboro, Greensboro, the Outer Banks of NC and now has taken her first trip out of state to Virginia Beach, VA. She's been a busy traveler! Mom and I headed up to Virginia on Wednesday of this week to visit Cara, Phillip, the boys and Miss Sophie and to see some good family friends we haven't gotten to see in quite some time. We had the chance to check out Cara and Phillip's new home and I got the chance to see the base for the first time ever - it was a lot bigger than I imagined! We loved their new home and getting to see the family - I really think Lily is a lucky girl to have such a great group of cousins to grow up with - and especially lucky to have Sophie. I imagine (and hope!) that they will be great friends while growing up.
Our friends Susan and her daughter Jennife drove down from Maryland where they have been vacationing, to meet us in Virginia to visit for the day and to meet Lily. Mom and Dad have known Susan and her husband Mike, for several years and we were neighbors while living in Houston, where both Katie and I were born. Mike and Susan's youngest daughter Kelly (who was greatly missed at our visit!) was my best friend growing up in Texas; she and I were born just 5 days apart at the same hospital in Houston and although my family moved to North Carolina the year we were in 1st grade, we have kept in touch throughout the years and have been lucky to squeeze in visits every now and then. Jennifer is Kelly's older sister and is a couple years younger than Cara - our two families are truly lifelong friends. Although we missed the other two members of their family, we really enjoyed getting to spend some time with Susan and Jennifer. We got to hang out and discuss wedding plans (both Kelly and Jennifer are getting married in the next year!), discuss baby stuff and really just catch up for a whole day - we had a great time! Here are a couple of pictures of Lily and Susan and little Sophie-bug:
Mom, Lily and I were scheduled to head back to Raleigh on Thursday evening, but we were delayed by some really bad weather in Virginia and down through Raleigh. It was a pretty exciting bout of weather - we had tornado warnings (2 tornadoes touched down within miles of us) and some severe storms throughout the evening. Thankfully, we all made it through the storms safe and sound and we got to camp out at Cara and Phillip's house for an extra night! On the trip home, we also got to be heavy by 2 passengers - Caleb and Tyler made the journey back with us to stay with their Nana and Grandpa for awhile. The ride home was really uneventful - Lily slept for the majority of the trip, only waking about 20 miles from home. She never needed us to stop to feed her and so we made it home in really great time. Even after she woke up, she was in a great mood - mostly because she was being entertained by her two older cousins!
When we arrived in Raleigh, Lily and I got our swimming gear together and we headed over to her Nana and Grandpa's hotel to meet up with everyone, including her Aunt Margaret who came to spend the afternoon with us. After eating lunch, we took everyone upstairs to change into our swimsuits and headed to the pool. Lily took a brief nap, ate her lunch and then it was time for her first swim! It took her a few seconds to adjust to the feeling of being in the water, but after she did, she really seemed to enjoy it. She kicked her feet and splashed her hands and seemed to have a good experience all around. She never cried or seemed nervous and lasted for a good 10-15 minutes before she was ready to get out and get dried off. We had a great afternoon and it was so nice to have Lily's Aunt Margaret make a special trip up to hang out with us - Caleb and Tyler really enjoyed getting to hang out with her too. Hopefully, we get to see her again soon! Here are some pictures from our swimming adventure:
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