Kansas Christmas

In the middle of our CO trip we took a road trip to visit family in Kansas.

It was Nora's 1st roadtrip...our drive to KS left a lot to be desired.  Miss Nora likes to be talked too so she does not like to be isolated for long durations.  Halfway through the trip I moved to the backseat and chatted with her.  She was fine for the rest of the driving time.  Sawyer did surprisingly well during both trips.  He entertained himself well and took naps at the appropriate times.  We didn't even have to use a video.

Our first two days in KS we stayed with my Dad.  We did a lot of relaxing, opened some more gifts, visited with family, and ate too much food.  Sawyer got acquainted with their kitty, pigs, and cows.  Grandpa also treated Sawyer to his first sugary drink (Bug Juice).  It was gone before we could warn him.  About an hour after ingesting Sawyer was running circles around the house, diving to the ground, and licking the carpet...I think we'll stick to the 100% watered down juice :)

Our final day in KS we visited with Tache and Papa, my good friend Joy, Grandma and Grandpa Schenk, and Kyle's aunt Marlene and cousin Breckyn.  It was a fun day to see everyone and introduce Nora to more family.  I got to eat at my all time favorite restaurant, Guiterrez.  We packed a lot into a little time.

That night we went to bed expecting to get a good nights sleep and head back to CO first thing in the morning...well Sawyer had different plans.  He came into our room at midnight, we let him climb into our bed, he continued to wiggle for the next 2 hours, Kyle and Sawyer went back to his room around 2.  At 3:30 Kyle comes flying back into our room and announces Sawyer is throwing up.  Indeed he had thrown up all over himself, the sheets, the quilts, the floor, etc. We proceeded to clean up Sawyer and get him in new clothes, rinse off the affected items, get them in the wash, and assess Sawyer's issues.  After cleaning him up he quickly fell back to sleep, which allowed the parents to finally get some shut eye around 4:30 am.  Thankfully he did not have a fever and he never threw up again.  I think something from supper did not sit well in his stomach.   Ugh, that was our first sick-in-the-middle-of-the-night experience.  Hopefully we do not have to experience it again in the near future.

Grandma making Nora laugh

Grandpa making Sawyer laugh

Being Santa

Gasping at his new gift

Nora perfecting the art of unwrapping

Nora playing with her new laptop

Grandpa trying to get the big wheels to jump over Sawyer

Daddy & Nora

Sawyer being silly trying to hide Nora's paci

Cousin Brittani entertaining Nora

Grandma holding Sawyer before bed

Sawyer modeling the high chair Grandpa refurbished

Nora and Grandpa

the morning after getting sick...sporting mom's shirt as pj's

Grandpa and Grandma with Nora and Sawyer