If you follow my Instagram, it may look like my whole life is laying on the bed with my puppy, but it's actually been quite a busy summer! I quit work July 25th to have a month off before school starts and I've been enjoying every minute of it.
The day after my last day, I flew right out to Omaha for mybaby cousin's wedding. Pre-wedding, we ventured to the zoo which was quite impressive-- you would need a full day to see it all.
The wedding was a blast at the Strategic Air Command Museum. Liesl and I sat back and admired their Georgia Tech friends' dance moves. We laughed at our incapabilities to move our bodies in such cool, uninhibited ways. Grateful for all the time chatting with Aunts, Uncles and Gramps. Man we got some good fam.
I learned new things about Uncle Kenneth and Mama at dinner downtown. I never knew Kenneth was such a classical music enthusiast and mama was so involved in women's rights back in the day- protesting to wear pants in high school and a women's march in Tally. Go, Mama.
The day after my last day, I flew right out to Omaha for my
The wedding was a blast at the Strategic Air Command Museum. Liesl and I sat back and admired their Georgia Tech friends' dance moves. We laughed at our incapabilities to move our bodies in such cool, uninhibited ways. Grateful for all the time chatting with Aunts, Uncles and Gramps. Man we got some good fam.
I learned new things about Uncle Kenneth and Mama at dinner downtown. I never knew Kenneth was such a classical music enthusiast and mama was so involved in women's rights back in the day- protesting to wear pants in high school and a women's march in Tally. Go, Mama.
I rode back with the Ross girls to South Dakota, stopping in Sioux Falls to visit more family and friends. In just a week with the girls, I enjoyed several runs that showed me how beast Liesl is- pushing two girls in a stroller up the hills is no joke. We had park time and shared some of our favorite recipes and desserts. Liesl makes a mean Crème brûlée. I'll be attempting this soon.
We braved the trek with the RV and munchkins to stay two nights in the Black Hills. A rain and hail storm blessed us with a cozy little afternoon in the camper with hot chocolate and all. We got fancy with our s'mores adding strawberries to some and Reese's to others. Both recommended. Adaleigh and I walked around meeting all the camping neighbs. Adaleigh is another Ross that "doesn't meet a stranger." Sylvan Lake gave us a perfect afternoon hike and picnic on the rocks.
Some conclusions from my trip:
Liesl is even more supermom than I realized.
Traveling with kids will be harder than I think Dylan and I realized. But we can do it, right?!
It's amazing seeing the mind of a toddler. While reading a book about dinosaurs, I pointed out the picture of a meteor crashing into the earth on one of the pages as an ironic topic the dinos were learning about in school. This lead to the sweetest, most inquisitive convo with Adaleigh with her worrying for the "sad dinos" and how they'll never live again. She proceeded to let others know throughout the week that it was a ball of fire that may have killed the poor dinos.
It's fantastic to see that child-like wonder again- seeing Adaleigh shout "SPACE!" with the most excitement as she pointed to a star. And Carlia's sweetest touch cupping the baby goat's head in her hands at Old MacDonald's Farm. Or getting excited about a rock. You never know.
What a wonderful 9 days.
My nieces are the cutest.
We braved the trek with the RV and munchkins to stay two nights in the Black Hills. A rain and hail storm blessed us with a cozy little afternoon in the camper with hot chocolate and all. We got fancy with our s'mores adding strawberries to some and Reese's to others. Both recommended. Adaleigh and I walked around meeting all the camping neighbs. Adaleigh is another Ross that "doesn't meet a stranger." Sylvan Lake gave us a perfect afternoon hike and picnic on the rocks.
Some conclusions from my trip:
Liesl is even more supermom than I realized.
Traveling with kids will be harder than I think Dylan and I realized. But we can do it, right?!
It's amazing seeing the mind of a toddler. While reading a book about dinosaurs, I pointed out the picture of a meteor crashing into the earth on one of the pages as an ironic topic the dinos were learning about in school. This lead to the sweetest, most inquisitive convo with Adaleigh with her worrying for the "sad dinos" and how they'll never live again. She proceeded to let others know throughout the week that it was a ball of fire that may have killed the poor dinos.
It's fantastic to see that child-like wonder again- seeing Adaleigh shout "SPACE!" with the most excitement as she pointed to a star. And Carlia's sweetest touch cupping the baby goat's head in her hands at Old MacDonald's Farm. Or getting excited about a rock. You never know.
What a wonderful 9 days.
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