No tour through the Eastern half of the United States is complete without a stop in Virginia! Lucky for us, we have many good friends there and our buddies Mark, Cheri, and Cassidy were happy to put us up, and put up with us for a couple of nights. They even managed to find Cassidy's old pack n' play so Fletcher could have his very own bed! Super sweet!
One afternoon while Tim and Mark went out to look at our property and visit a few people, Fletcher got to stay back at the house with the girls and hang out. We played with some toys, had some pretend meals, and best of all Cassidy read to us. Fletcher thought that was pretty cool and reminded Mommy that she needs to get some more books for him. Fletcher thought anything to do with Cassidy was pretty cool actually, she has a real touch for little ones and managed to get all sorts of chuckles, squeals, giggles and guffaws out of him through the course of our visit.
One afternoon while Tim and Mark went out to look at our property and visit a few people, Fletcher got to stay back at the house with the girls and hang out. We played with some toys, had some pretend meals, and best of all Cassidy read to us. Fletcher thought that was pretty cool and reminded Mommy that she needs to get some more books for him. Fletcher thought anything to do with Cassidy was pretty cool actually, she has a real touch for little ones and managed to get all sorts of chuckles, squeals, giggles and guffaws out of him through the course of our visit.
No visit with Mark and Cheri is complete without good food, and there was plenty! Cheri made something called Cucumber Yum Yum and Mark made some pork chops on the grill, and the next morning some fantastic omelets. Good eats all around! A BIG thank you to Mark, Cheri, Cassidy, Whiskey, RJ and Dingo for putting us up and feeding us...we hope you'll make the trip down to Georgia so we can return the favor!
I got to see many other friends as well while we were there due to the kindness of our friend Karen, who organized a pot-luck get together for many of my friends, and Bonnie who was kind enough to offer her house as a meeting place. It was so much easier to take Fletcher to one place where lots of people gathered instead of hauling him all over the countryside to visit the same people! Thank you so much you two and everyone else for coming! It really made the trip complete.
I got to see many other friends as well while we were there due to the kindness of our friend Karen, who organized a pot-luck get together for many of my friends, and Bonnie who was kind enough to offer her house as a meeting place. It was so much easier to take Fletcher to one place where lots of people gathered instead of hauling him all over the countryside to visit the same people! Thank you so much you two and everyone else for coming! It really made the trip complete.
Fletcher made the rounds of the party and got introduced to about 15 people or so including Karen and Matt, Joe and Pam, Deborah, Amy, Kathy and Justin and their two kids, Tom and Amanda and their two kids, Bonnie, Valerie and Michael. I wish I had gotten pictures of everyone but with a baby in one hand and food or a hug keeping the other one busy it just didn't get done! It was a full house and the food was great! It was nice to see the little kiddo's running around like crazy and it was very exciting to see Karen's belly and give it a good rub (with her permission of course). So glad I got to see everyone even though it was only for a couple hours since Mr. Fletcher refused to take a nap while we were there, poor little guy just couldn't settle down with all the excitement!
I had to post a picture of this outdoor bread oven that Bonnie's husband JJ made recently that greets any visitor to their house. The picture, while impressive, doesn't do the thing justice at all. The tail of the dragon wraps around the other side and the door to the oven is nestled between his front legs. I am told it makes some awesome pizzas and I bet everything else it cooks is equally tasty!
Our looooong journey ended when we got back to Georgia about 9pm on Saturday. Fletcher had never been happier to see his own room and Tim and I had never been happier to use our legs. It was quite a trip and in retrospect not something I would choose to do again in so short a time, however I am glad that it was managed because it was so good to see everyone!
A big thank you to everyone who helped make it happen and an open invitation to come on down to Georgia to visit should you get the chance this summer!
A big thank you to everyone who helped make it happen and an open invitation to come on down to Georgia to visit should you get the chance this summer!
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