Last weekend we took our second road trip with baby London. This time we went to Pittsburgh which cut 2 hours off the drive, which is awesome considering the drive is daunting enough without gas being $3.99 a gallon! Anyways, we left Thursday morning. I took 2 days off work (much needed!) We got to Pittsburgh around 4pm and stayed with my sister, brother-in-law and niece and nephew Isla and Mason. We actually got there before they were even back so we had a second to relax and unwind before attacking everyone with hugs. My parents also came a few hours later and stayed in Pittsburgh until Saturday morning. Our main reason for the trip was to attend my friend Staci's wedding (I was a bridesmaid) and seeing family was a wonderful added bonus. We only see each other about 5 times a year so our time together is very precious!
London absolutely loves his cousin Mason. The two of them hit it off and despite the age gap, Mason enjoyed playing with his baby cousin. He kept running around yelling, "Come on Lon!" It was adorable. London tried to keep up the best he could. His favorite part of the visit was when he'd first see Mason in the morning. He'd squeal and lunge toward him to hug him. It was super cute.
Kary and I spent some time away doing wedding stuff and London was very well taken care of by all my family members. He adapted well and didn't give them much trouble except during bath time and a little fussiness at bedtime. Kary and I loved driving around the city and getting a chance to hang out with just each other. It was the first time Kary really saw Pittsburgh and he really liked it. We def are not used to driving up steep mountains to get to neighborhoods...but we loves how ecclectic everything is compared to Charlotte where everything is new and cookie-cutter.
London attended the wedding and did pretty good despite the fact that he cried when he saw me walk down the aisle. I was so worried he'd ruin the vows but Kary luckily got him to stop before the really important part. He had a good time dancing and hanging with me at the head table but he was spent by 8pm and passed out hard in his carseat despite all the noise pollution surrounding him. The wedding was really cute and we had a good time.
On our way home London was once again a sweet little trooper. He barely cried and was very patient. He napped on and off, played with some toys, and watched some backyardigans. He made the trip much easier than we had anticipated. We even rocked out to some yo gabba gabba music and London played the tamborine. It was a family jam session.
Driving around Pittsburgh with Kary brought a comfortable joy. I loved being so close to family and friends...it felt like home.
I was able to get a bunch of adorable pictures of our time spent together. We really wish we were all closer.
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