First Big Trip

On Thursday night after Rachel was finished with work, we got in the car to travel to Wisconsin to visit family and friends. It was our first big car ride since coming home from the airport in Chicago. I thought that this would be a good time to leave because 7:30 is his bedtime and so I figured he would fall asleep and it would be a pleasant trip. Well, let's just say that my children have at least one thing in common. When Rachel was little, she was not a car sleeper. I used to envy the people whose children would fall asleep alsmost the minute they got in the car and sleep the entire time. That was not Rachel and it is not Levi either. For about the first 45 minutes, until I moved into the back seat, he screamed. After that he jabbered and played until 10:15 when he finally fell asleep. That is almost 3 hours past his bedtime. Then he woke up when we got into mom and dad's driveway and was up for about another hour.

Yesterday we spent the day hanging out and meeting people in the area that have prayed for or supported our adoption. The weather was beautiful and so the kids (Rachel, Levi and my nephew Jadin) spent some time in the pool after Levi got up from his nap. They really had a good time playing on the big blow-up toy and making waves. Levi is definitely not afraid of the water.


He loves his cousin Jadin.

Rachel and Jadin hanging out

We put him in his floater when grandpa got it blown up but he didn't like it as well as just standing up in the pool himself. While he was in here Jadin was making waves in the pool.


Rachel is blowing bubbles in the water and trying to get Levi to do the same.






Rachel blew bubbles and Levi chased after them. He wasn't quite sure what to make of the bubbles. He would go over and study them where they lay in the grass. Thankfully he didn't try to put any in his mouth.


Rachel, Levi and Jadin



Mom's neighbor let us play with their little yard playset. Levi loved it! All in all it was a good day!