summer vacation

So, I took a vacation to Michigan in August. Kevin could not come with me due to school so I brought my wonderful cousin Stephanie and 2 of her 3 kids, Salem (4) and Hope (2). So, on Sunday morning Alivia and I and Steph and her kids hopped into my new jeep liberty and headed up the road to Michigan. The trip up took us 18 hours!! Unbelievable... it normally takes 14 hours but obviously we stopped a bunch so the kids could stretch their legs. All in all, the trip up went ok... only 1 major meltdown from Salem (and then myself). :) The trip home was easier, we decided to get a room in Ohio which turned out to be a great idea. And, I have to brag... Alivia did absolutely perfectly the entire week! She's such an amazing baby! She slept well through the night the whole week and she really enjoyed playing with her 6 cousins all week. We really had a good time, it was fun to spend the week with our family.... and to enjoy the Michigan summer. The weather was beautiful. Kevin wished he would have been there with us.... but by next summer he'll be done with school. It was a blessing to be able to make the trip.