ROADTRIP
We packed up the car Thursday night, so that all we had to do Friday morning was get dressed and feed Josiah. We actually got on the road when we wanted to which is pretty good with a baby:) Josiah slept until 11:30am which was great...so we stopped quick and fed him and hit the road for another 45 minutes. We stopped at Panera for lunch...one of my absolutely favorite restaraunts!! Dan did a great job feeding Josiah his rice cereal while holding him on his lap...not an easy task. We hung out at Panera, taking our time eating and playing with Josiah, so that when we got on the road he would be ready for another nap. After this nap, we just stopped at a rest area and fed him quick and Dan got in the back seat to enterain him...this worked really well. We finally arrived at our Super 8 hotel at about 4:30pm. Not exactly the nicest of Super 8 hotels. I have stayed in many of them that I expected it to be nice and well kept. This Super 8...not so much. There were stains on the chairs and the room smelled like horrible cheap perfume...so thank goodness we were only there to sleep! We got settled in and headed over to the hotel where the rest of the family stayed. We would love to stay there some day, but it was just way to above our budget to make it work this year...maybe next year!! We were just glad to be able to make it this year.
When we got there, the hotel was having a managers reception with drinks and appetizers. A great way for everyone to reconnect and get a few drinks to lighten the mood;) Unfortunetly it was time for Josiah's nap and he was getting fussy, so I left him with Dan to put him to sleep, only family was so excited to see him that there would be no nap for Josiah yet!! Such is life. I just ended up feeding him and he was ok.
DINNER
Then we were off to eat dinner in the hotel. I thought it was funny that they offered an adult grilled cheese to honor those who had given up meat for lent. I should have just gotten the grilled cheese:) My dad ended up eating the dinner that I ordered because I didn't like it at all. His was really good, but I felt really bad that he got stuck with the not so good food.
I thought it would be a good idea to bring in Josiah's excersaucer for dinner. It allowed us to eat without having to take turns holding him and he was able to play and be free of being held all the time. It worked out great. He played in there until he got fussy and we put him down for a nap:) I just laid a blanket down and he slept there for a long time. When he woke up
SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE THE RACES
We headed over to visit with Grandma and Grandpa before heading to the races on Saturday morning. It was nice to be able to have a little visit before the business of the day. Then Doug, Dawn, Samantha and Nathan joined us.
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