We kicked off the weekend Friday evening with a cancelled flight. We were told that RDU was closed due to weather (tropical storm Hanna). We were initially rebooked on another flight to Raleigh Saturday morning arriving at noon, but the weather was supposed to be worse and not better at that time. So we decided not to take a chance on that flight and flew to Washington, D.C. instead. David slept for most of the flight and was wide awake when we got to our hotel at 12:30 a.m. Here he is taking care of some important business before settling down to go to bed.
Everyone, including David slept much later than normal (all the way until 8:30), so we got a late start Saturday morning. We left around 10:00 and drove (through tropical storm Hanna) down to NC Saturday. The drive, especially the first two hours, was rough for Kevin, but as you can see, David was rather unimpressed by his first tropical storm.
David was a trooper and really did well considering what a long drive it was with only one stop (at Chick-fil-A, of course). Still, we decided that 6 hours in the car in one day was plenty for a 19 month old and had to omit the Raleigh/Chapel Hill portion of our agenda. We were supposed to have breakfast with some of my college friends, Erin, Susan, Susan's husband Peter and their beautiful baby boy Jack. After that we were going to head over to Raleigh and meet up with the Breakwell family who travelled to China with us in May. We were sad to be so close and not see them, but we'll make another trip down there soon.
The good news is that, despite some crazy wind and rain, we made it safely to the Heath's house around 4:00 Saturday afternoon. By the time we got there, the weather was beautiful. Marsha and Paul have two daughters, Rebekah and Emily, and adopted 4 year old Jackson at the same time we adopted David. We have kept in touch in the 4 months since we've been home. and we couldn't wait to see them again and see how Jackson was doing with his new life in NC. I think they were excited to see us, too. We spotted their house because there were three faces pressed against the screen door. We had a short but super fun visit. We went swimming and got to see a little bit of the area where they live. The Heaths were great hosts, and we all had a fantastic time. David in particular had a blast. We were curious to see if he would remember the Heaths, and he did. He got mad any time he was separated from them for bedtime or trips in the car. He refused dinner Saturday night because he wanted to sit at the kids' table with Rebekah and Emily. He cried and screamed for the first 10 minutes of our drive to the airport and hasn't let go of the teddy bear Emily gave him since we left (see picture at top of the post). It was very very sweet. The families we travelled to China with are an important part of David's connection to his life there, and we feel fortunate to be able to keep in touch with these special people.
Playing with Emily and with all the Heath kids.
Beating the heat with a dip in the pool. David showing us who has the worst table manners.
Everyone, including David slept much later than normal (all the way until 8:30), so we got a late start Saturday morning. We left around 10:00 and drove (through tropical storm Hanna) down to NC Saturday. The drive, especially the first two hours, was rough for Kevin, but as you can see, David was rather unimpressed by his first tropical storm.
David was a trooper and really did well considering what a long drive it was with only one stop (at Chick-fil-A, of course). Still, we decided that 6 hours in the car in one day was plenty for a 19 month old and had to omit the Raleigh/Chapel Hill portion of our agenda. We were supposed to have breakfast with some of my college friends, Erin, Susan, Susan's husband Peter and their beautiful baby boy Jack. After that we were going to head over to Raleigh and meet up with the Breakwell family who travelled to China with us in May. We were sad to be so close and not see them, but we'll make another trip down there soon.
The good news is that, despite some crazy wind and rain, we made it safely to the Heath's house around 4:00 Saturday afternoon. By the time we got there, the weather was beautiful. Marsha and Paul have two daughters, Rebekah and Emily, and adopted 4 year old Jackson at the same time we adopted David. We have kept in touch in the 4 months since we've been home. and we couldn't wait to see them again and see how Jackson was doing with his new life in NC. I think they were excited to see us, too. We spotted their house because there were three faces pressed against the screen door. We had a short but super fun visit. We went swimming and got to see a little bit of the area where they live. The Heaths were great hosts, and we all had a fantastic time. David in particular had a blast. We were curious to see if he would remember the Heaths, and he did. He got mad any time he was separated from them for bedtime or trips in the car. He refused dinner Saturday night because he wanted to sit at the kids' table with Rebekah and Emily. He cried and screamed for the first 10 minutes of our drive to the airport and hasn't let go of the teddy bear Emily gave him since we left (see picture at top of the post). It was very very sweet. The families we travelled to China with are an important part of David's connection to his life there, and we feel fortunate to be able to keep in touch with these special people.
Playing with Emily and with all the Heath kids.
Beating the heat with a dip in the pool. David showing us who has the worst table manners.
1 comment:
Looks like David may have to give Aunt Leslie, Uncle Stanley, and Apollo hints on dealing with tropical storm-like weather!
I bet Apollo will not be as calm and relaxed as David.
XXXOOO
SC GM
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