Roadtrip

Last weekend, we took a road trip down to Richmond, VA so that Jeremy could get a weight lifting certification, and also so that we could visit our good friends the Gaubatz family. With the exception of our flight back to Idaho for my postpartum recovery when she was 5 weeks old, this was Ellie's first trip away from home.

We were a little trepidatious about how she would do eating- and sleeping-wise, as she is not the best at either under even the most ideal conditions. The trip did not head off well in that she would not go to sleep or eat for 6 hours (!). However, praise God, by the second day she was eating and sleeping very well, much to our astonishment and relief. Actually, she slept better than she often does at home!

Unfortunately, my camera batteries died early in the trip, and having had to pack a UHaul-worthy load for the Little Miss, I forgot to bring our charger. So, here are very little pictures for a very full weekend:

Elinore was ready to rock and roll in her new car seat!

Sharing a snack with Mommy...(Don't be alarmed: She just licked, drooled and gummed the apple)

Little (big!) Jeremy and Big Sis Bethany

Ellie and Bethany, who is trying to hold her "gently"

And YAY! Jeremy passed his training course with flying colors, and is now a certified weight-lifting trainer. He keeps saying that he is going to have Ellie be an Olympic weight lifting champion, and now it looks like he could officially help her meet this goal (over Mom's dead body).