We left last Sunday after church to head to TN to see Chris' grandparents. We only drove half way to Christiansburg, VA. While we were there we had dinner with some very dear friends, the Dempseys. It was so nice to catch up with them over dinner and to meet their newest child, Gretchen. OK, she is 17 months, so we had a LOT of catching up to do. I really didn't want to leave because I was enjoying the fellowship so much, but the kiddos needed to go to bed. On Monday, we got up and drove the rest of the way to TN. Sophie got to meet her great-grandparents and great-aunt for the first time. I think they really enjoyed meeting her. Josiah warmed up to all of them rather quickly and had LOTS to tell them. After visiting for a little bit, we headed to the hotel to get settled and give the kids a bath. We went back to Granny and Pa Potter's for dinner. After dinner, we headed back to the hotel and went to bed. On Tuesday, we got up and got ready for the day. We headed to Waffle House for breakfast---they don't have those in NOVA, so it was a special treat. We then headed to Granny's church and played in the gym. We chased some balls around and had a grand ol' time. While we were there, Uncle Joe came to visit us in his patrol car. Josiah enjoyed getting to look at the patrol car--you can look at a couple of pictures that I took. We went to get some lunch and then took the kids back to the hotel to take a nap. After nap time, we got the kids ready for bed and then headed back to the house for dinner and a visit. On Wednesday, we got up and got ready. Then we headed over to the house to say good-bye to the grandparents. We then started on our journey to GA to see Granny Whoosh and Papa Gig. The drive down the mountain to Chattanooga was absolutely beautiful. We stopped at the mall in Chattanooga so we could let the kids stretch their legs and get some lunch. After lunch, we got back in the car and the kids...and me fell asleep. Once we arrived at Granny and Papa Gig's, Josiah was ready to play and share all kinds of things with them. We spent the afternoon playing and had dinner. On Thursday, we got up and played on the deck with a pop-up train--there are some pictures in the March album. Late morning, we went to the playground. The kids had LOTS of fun playing. Sophie wanted to do all that Josiah was doing--slides, swings, climbing, etc. After playing, we went and got some lunch. We had a lazy afternoon of taking a nap and just playing. Papa Gig, Daddy and Josiah headed to the driving range--Papa Gig bought Josiah a toddler size iron. Chris didn't take any pictures--I say, "BOOO!" to that.
Chris said Josiah had LOTS of fun playing golf. I can't wait to see him in action. Tomorrow, we are heading to Marietta to see Chris' other grandmother before we head back to VA. We are going to drive half-way again...the kids just seem to do better. It has been a great vacation with the family--it definitely has gone by too quickly, but it has been nice to relax and spend time as a family.
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