Our trip up north went great this week. Mason handled the ride really well and was content to nap, clap, play and listen to us sing his favorite songs. He really only got upset during the last 15 minutes of the ride.
We spent Thanksgiving Day snacking and then eating a wonderful meal prepared by Grandma and Grandpa Ellinger. They made all of our favorites and it was delicious! Mason didn't really want to experiment much with food during our trip, so he sat in his high chair and read his books and played with toys while we ate. He even helped his Grandma deliver some pumpkin pie to a neighbor.
After Mason went to bed every night, we stayed up late to play scrabble, cards and a new board game. We used to always do this when we came up north as a couple. This was the first time we were able to continue this tradition since Mason was diagnosed almost 2 years ago. It was really comforting to be able to have some relaxing family game time. We played a new game called Origins on Friday night and ended up spending the whole time laughing. Not just ordinary laughing, but the almost pee your pants kind of laughing. We had to use lots of kleenex because we couldn't stop crying as we were laughing so hard! At one point we even accidentally woke Mason up and then decided to call it quits and continue playing another time. Don't worry, Mason fell right back asleep.
The trip home also went pretty well.
Here is a montage of pictures from our trip. It is also posted on Mason's blog.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving!
We want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!
We plan on visiting Grandma and Grandpa Ellinger for Thanksgiving. We hope that the roads will be clear on Wednesday, as they are expected to get 4 to 6 inches of snow tonight and into tomorrow. We hope that the drive goes well and does not take much longer than the usual 4 hours. It is pretty tough for Mason to tolerate 4 hours in the car and any traffic delays just make things even harder on him. We plan on leaving Wednesday around his naptime, so hopefully he can sleep through at least half of the ride.
Travis and I certainly feel blessed this year and have a lot to be thankful for!
We will post our Turkey Day pictures later this week....
We plan on visiting Grandma and Grandpa Ellinger for Thanksgiving. We hope that the roads will be clear on Wednesday, as they are expected to get 4 to 6 inches of snow tonight and into tomorrow. We hope that the drive goes well and does not take much longer than the usual 4 hours. It is pretty tough for Mason to tolerate 4 hours in the car and any traffic delays just make things even harder on him. We plan on leaving Wednesday around his naptime, so hopefully he can sleep through at least half of the ride.
Travis and I certainly feel blessed this year and have a lot to be thankful for!
We will post our Turkey Day pictures later this week....
Friday, November 21, 2008
Welcome
Hello! Welcome to our newest blog.
We have decided to keep Mason's original blog specific to his progress with his CDH complications. We hope that his blog can continue to update our family and friends and to provide hope to those families faced with a CDH diagnosis. Hence, we have the birth of this family update blog. Here you can keep updated on our latest happenings.
Stay tuned for an update and pictures of baby-to-be!
We have decided to keep Mason's original blog specific to his progress with his CDH complications. We hope that his blog can continue to update our family and friends and to provide hope to those families faced with a CDH diagnosis. Hence, we have the birth of this family update blog. Here you can keep updated on our latest happenings.
Stay tuned for an update and pictures of baby-to-be!
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