"The Charm" meaning my family of course! Graham had yet to officially meet Grandpa, Olivia, and Haley. And Nonni, of course, was dying to squeeze and kiss that little baby! So we scheduled to fly myself and Graham to the land of palmettos and sunshine. South Carolina.
Wait, did I say sunshine? Well normally yes, even in the winter! But his particular week was probably the worst time to travel. The entire South was basically in it's own version of Frozen. Tons of states were hit with cold wind, snow, and ice storms!! We were worried that either my flight out of Seattle, or my connecting flight to Charleston would be cancelled.
To make a long story short, my connecting flight to Charleston was cancelled (flights were getting cancelled every five minutes). And after waiting in a very long line, with a baby, it magically worked out that if I took two more flights (nooooo!) then I would still get there that day (okay that's better).
First time flying with a baby. Was I nervous? Very! But he did really good! It was just really cramped. And thank you to the lady on my first flight that offered to help me if I ever needed it! Without her I would have had to hold it for 4 straight hours...
So at 11:00 pm FINALLY we landed to the small Charleston airport. And there was my family anxiously waiting for us!!! I love the feeling of anticipation when it comes to seeing the people you love!
We finally made it!! Everyone wanted to cuddle Graham when we met up with them. He was the star, and I was totally okay with that! You see Haley's hat? She likes to wear it even when it's not that cold haha, but she had perfect reason to wear it that night. It was freezing in the airport even!
Oh, and the airline lost my suitcase full of mine and Graham's clothes. I did not pack my diaper bag well with warm clothes for the baby, and we had no idea when my bag would be found. But honestly I was just SO happy to be there that I wasn't too frustrated. It came a couple days after we arrived so it worked out okay!
No suitcase and no clothes? No problem! Grandpa to the rescue!! The evening after we flew in my we went shopping to get Graham one or two pairs of sleepers to wear. My Dad was going from store to store saying "Oh, we should get him this! Okay now what else does he need??" I have never seen my Dad like this when it comes to shopping. Haha! We ended up finding a baseball blanket at our last stop, and Dad insisted that we get it. It's really cute and very durable too, so we promoted it as the "drag around" blanket that all kids have.
Look at him touching his face...so dear! I love this little connection they had. He loves, loves this baby! There's nothing like seeing the people you love with your own child.
With Olivia after her show! She has high heels on...that girl is not taller than me!
Olivia had a super busy week! She had two shows she was performing that weekend and tons and tons of homework! OH the life of a junior. She was torn because she wanted to spend all this time with us, but her responsibilities got the best of her this week. I don't blame her for being bummed out, but we made it a fun week to be stressed out at least! Haha! She is growing up so much and she is seriously so beautiful! I remember when she was little and I treated her like my little dress up doll. Ash and I would do her hair, dress her up, do a photo shoot. That and so many other fun memories I have with this girl.
I am blown away with her serious talent in theatre! Her voice is like ten times better than mine and she has so much personality that her acting is phenomenal. Hardly have I seen her actually perform now that she is older, and now that I have, I totally get why she loves doing shows! I can't wait to see where her life takes her! I get so excited thinking about all the change and fun she is going to have in the next few years.
Oh my gosh, I had to share this. Haley sleeps like this very often, and she tends to look...well she tends to look dead. We all find it so hilarious!
Soooo cute! Mom and I went on a little outing and stopped by the beach! Time to introduce Graham to sand!
This was his initial reaction! Not too bad!
Now time for the ocean water!
"Whaaat is this? Cold water?"
"Okay, I don't like it!"
"Get me out-a here!"
Can you tell we're related? The cold was gone after a few days and I was so happy to be in the warmer climate! I can spend all day with my mom. She has turned into one of my best friends!
This Jersey guy took these pictures for us and made us laugh!
Watched Dad play in his band! I heard people around me talking about how good they were! Dad brought the "umph"!
Heart melting! We may have been the reason for putting off homework till later :)
Was it creepy that I took this picture? Mom is so cute with the primary kids in her ward! Church is so fun with my family! We caught Graham singing with everyone during the opening song at sacrament! We all got a good laugh out of that!
Haley, such a good babysitter!
Superbowl playing, wings within reach, grandson in arms. Perfect day for any Grandpa.
And ummmm Seahawks WON!!!! The first time I've really got into a superbowl game.
Out and about with Nonni!
These two poor people in the back, both so tired from working. Dad was being brought into work so much that week! Sometimes for a couple hours during the middle of the night!! Sheesh! I took this picture after Dad came home early and we all picked up Olivia from school, by the time we got home this is what happened.
Every time we get together, we always play tennis as a family! It is one of those things that we love to do together! This is something I really want to continue for my own family! Dad is more than willing to run the drills for us, and we are so lucky that he can give us mini-lessons like that. When it's time to play the match, we are a lot more silly than normal.
Haley doesn't really play, but she will gladly sit by Graham in his stroller or be our ball getter :)
For my birthday, Mom and Dad got me some new tennis shoes that I love and have been desperately needing! I'm so grateful for the generous gift!! They're blue, they're fiesty, they're awesome.
Mom played three tennis matches with her team while we were there, and she won all three!!! Woooo! She actually had me sub in for one of her teammates, and I played a doubles match! I have to say that singles is usually my thing, and being rusty with my game didn't help us win...but I had so much fun! It makes me want to get back into playing regularly. I am going to make it a goal to find a team and start playing in Dallas!
Ooooo!
Can you say Hibachi!! Our last night in South Carolina. This was my first run with this kind of dinning, and it was just heavenly.
I am so grateful that I was able to go see my family! I feel like I'm making a habit out of leaving Steve to visit people haha. But he is so willing to give us up for just a little bit. What a guy :)
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