will travel, with baby.

we got to spend our memorial day weekend with heather and jay, and their very tolerant kitties. liam did pretty well in the car. we had to stop and nurse a few times, and he fought his nap the whole way there, but it was still a success. we rented a cool black nissan (altima?) to drive. since selling colin's car, we have decided that renting for trips is definitely the way to go. my car is missing a few airbags and has over 100K miles. it's road worthy, but why make it work hard when we can just rent?

we went to jay's folks saturday for lunch soon after arriving. liam got to hang out with ginny and played on the floor a bunch. we got some really great food and got to know jay's fam a little more. we had only previously met his dad.

heather and jay did a great job baby proofing without a baby. they got drugs and knives out of reach, but we had to do more. we made a baby gate out of 3 laundry baskets and some pillows. liam had a great time playing with the kitties. next week, the halls are coming to visit heather and jay. ruby is way more active and curious than liam (she's 17mos). should be fun! i miss those guys. i haven't seen them in years.

later saturday night, we were introduced to the wii. i am not coordinated, even for fake athletic games. but colin is. he had a blast, especially on night #2 when he discovered boxing. heather has mad fishing skills. i was ok at bowling. colin experienced the oft talked about "wii arms" when we got back home. i myself suffer from "AP back" from carrying liam everywhere.

heather and i went to the mall and a bbq on sunday. she schooled me on all that is awesome on the interweb. i now have a twitter account and netvibes. she's so cool. :)

we woke up at the crack of dawn on monday. liam was up by 6am and ready for his nap by 8:30. we had to hit the road without being able to say good bye to our lovely hosts. if they lived closer, it wouldn't matter. but we average about two visits a year. sometimes more, if you throw in a wedding and a baby. but we can't do that all the time...

other news and updates:

• colin can make pita bread from scratch. he made some last week. it's pretty cool. we're going to tweak the recipe, because i want it thicker and softer, like from "the mad greek".
  
• liam's bike seat arrived on tuesday. we're going riding later today to the grocery store. so far, he loves it!
• miss sheri came to visit from hollywood. i hadn't seen her in nearly 3 years. *sigh*. she is thinking about moving back to the midwest. i hope she does.
• i signed up for sever weather text messages. i don't know why i didn't do this earlier. now i don't have to wake up and check the radar every time i hear thunder.
• i'm learning how to make jam tomorrow night with evie and our craft crew. i've received said jam for christmas, and i can't wait to make my own!
  
• i may be leaving liam with daddy for the first time for the jam class. we've done a half hour here, and hour there, but when you nurse by request and your kid doesn't take a bottle, you don't go very far. i actually feel a little sick whenever we are apart, so this may or may not actually happen.
  
• i think liam is actually going to get some teeth soon. he's chewing on his tongue like a champ (this is new) and you can feel some bumps on his bottom gum. we'll see. eventually, they will be here.

:)