Mega-trip: NC

Time to finish this thing off!  Last leg of our trip was NC, which we took in two parts.  Part one: quick stop in J’ville for a joint baby shower for Holly and I.  Part two: longer stay in Morganton at Holly’s house since she was approaching her due date (which should be evident from the last post).

Baby butt cake! 

Belly comparison at the shower.  I believe Holly was 36 weeks and I was 29.

Tickle fest in Morganton!

Not all was fun and games however; Logan decided that this would be a good time to get his two-year molars.  Jake tries to get a look without getting his fingers bitten.

In spite of the teething, Logan still found time to make friends with the multiple canine members of the household.

Quite frankly, I’ve lost track now of which day we did what, but somewhere in there we took a picnic lunch up to a mountain stream and had ourselves a grand old time clambering over the rocks, splashing, throwing sticks (in Logan’s case), chatting and generally cavorting like children (all of us, not just Logan).

  The first pic is Sam (my non-biological brother) and I, then Jake and Dad.  You should recognize everyone in the third shot by now.

      Okay, so in this set Jake looks handsome and I look . . . pregnant.  But that’s the reality: Jake IS handsome and I AM pregnant.

Holly got in some toddler training and looked super-cute doing it.  About that swimsuit Holly . . . you won’t be needing it anymore this summer, right?  ;)

It was a fabulous, fun day! 

 

Change of scenery: we took another afternoon and hiked up to a mountain waterfall.  It was a pretty decent hike for a couple of pregnant ladies and a toddler, but we managed to keep up with the rest of the gang.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group shots!
Holly, Mom and I.

 

 

 

 

Holly, Sam, myself, Jake and Logan with the waterfall in the background.  Btw, Drew (Holly’s husband) and Jonathan (that would be my biological brother, in case you didn’t know) were MIA for both the stream picnic and the hike because they both had to work.

Photo op!  Everybody (Holly, Sam and Mom) snap the waterfall!

 

Jake and Sam take in the view of the falls; meanwhile, Dad takes Logan (cool dude with his hand in his pocket) off in more social directions.

 

Making our way back along the trail.

Logan found a nice place to ride.

  My parents! 

The hike made for another all-around wonderful day, but now it’s time for another scene change: 4th of July town parade, cook-out and family fun.

Avid parade watchers—Drew (sunglasses next to Holly) and Jonathan (red shirt other side of Holly) included this time.

Jonathan can’t figure out how we ever manage to get a decent picture of this kid who just will not sit still and face forward!

Every now and then, he decides to cooperate though.

Uncle Drew and Aunt Holly with their favorite nephew.

At this point, you could still reasonably argue that Logan was Mom’s favorite grandson.  Of course, now he has to share that title :)

Logan learns to play cornhole.  What?—You told him to get the beanbag in the hole, didn’t you?

Last group shot.  (Everyone is facing the camera and looking pleasant!  AND there are no dogs walking through the frame!)

Unfortunately Jake and I had to take a pass on the baseball game and fireworks that evening because we needed to get packed before waking up at 3:00 AM to catch our flight.  And the short version of the flight back is: approximately 29 consecutive hours of travel, 13 hour time change . . . we survived.

It really was wonderful to see everybody and a great trip, but it was great to get back home too.  And now I still have to get caught up on post-trip Okinawa events . . . including my new car!