China Makes Three: Family Wedding

This is what the three of us here have been "celebrating" this past week:

We are hoping this contract doesn't get renewed in the Spring but we aren't very hopeful!

We came home last Monday from a fantastic time as we traveled to Ohio for Lisa and Matt's wedding! Lily and I left Friday and Michael joined us Saturday. Lily loved meeting more family: cousins, uncles, great Aunts. This little girl has so much family who absolutely adore her.

As one commented when Lily began to cry a little one day, "Oh, Lily cries? I didn't think she cried!" Not very often, but staying up til after midnight three nights in a row and getting up early at 7 to go have breakfast with everyone makes for a very tired little girl.

At the airport watching the planes - she's her Daddy's daughter!

Staying busy while we wait to take off

We made it! In the hotel room her favorite thing is to "call" people. Yes, we did unplug the phones and yes, one was found inside a drawer when we were leaving.

I was so happy to make it to the hotel! Long story short, my sister was suppose to meet me at the airport as we were landing within a couple minutes of each other and with gates right next to each other. Well, plans don't always work out and she missed her connection due to late arrivals so Lily and I were on our own at the airport. To pick up our suitcase. And get the rent car. Just the two of us. I had to put on my big girl panties and tell myself I could do this alone!

Once again, Lily was a champ. I gate checked her stroller so I was able to put her in that as we made a restroom stop and headed down to baggage. Of course we had to find all the elevators so if you are ever in Columbus and need to know where the elevators are at the airport, we can help a girlfriend out! Next stop was our rent car. We only took one elevator to the wrong level and had to get back in to come down for the rent car counter. We ordered a car seat so when the guy at the rent car counter brought it out, I though now how in the world am I going to push a stroller with Lily, carry a backpack, push a suitcase and carry a car seat all the way out to the rent car??? The worker must have seen my "crazy mommy" face because he carried the car seat out and went to get the car to pull up to me! Once installed and the car packed we were off! I did it. Lily and I did it alone and once again, I felt like a grown up!

We had some fun times meeting for meals: