We had to take a breather between Christmas and leaving for LA because we were all pretty tuckered out. And, this year, since my company was divested to new owners, I didn’t have many days off (in fact, Christmas Eve and New Year’s eve weren’t paid holidays this year and my PTO accrual was restarted!). We made it a point to visit family, though, as it is really important to both of us that the kids get to see Eli and Rocky, their grandparents and their uncles and Aunt Julie!
We ended up leaving on 27th instead of the 26th and, maybe because it was a weekend, we encountered terrible traffic on the way down.
Luckily, we had the DVD player for Dylan and, luckily, Cameron is just a great passenger! She slept most of the way there–and, during her periods of alertness, she played with her toys!
Dylan loved visiting LA! He loved playing with Grandma Sharon…and, of course, seeing his cousins! he was constantly calling for Grandma Sharon and inviting her to play with him!
Unfortunately, I had to spend 4 hours each day on work, so I didn’t get too many pictures (and we didn’t make it to Disneyland). But the upside: since Fred and Julie offered me an internet connection, Dylan got to spend more time with them!
We ended the visit with dinner on Wednesday night with Michael and Millie before we headed out on the road again. Dylan was so amped up from the visit, he didn’t fall asleep until after 10pm!
We’re looking forward to the next visit…it warms our hearts to know Dylan has such strong positive associations with everyone down south!
