We drove out to WV to visit Kathleen's parents for Thanksgiving this year. It was our first long road trip with Owen. Owen did really well - despite a little fussiness. But who can blame him - he had to sit in his car seat for 7-8 hours. The trip from Bethlehem didn't start out great. There was a lot of traffic in the Lehigh Valley and around Harrisburg. It took us about 2 hours to drive a distance that normally takes about 1 hour to drive and then we had to stop to feed Owen already. So, after the first 3 hours of our trip, we hadn't gotten that far. After eating, Owen was a little fussy, but then he fell asleep and didn't wake up for the rest of the trip. The traffic thinned out after Harrisburg, so we didn't stop driving until we got there. For a trip that didn't start out too great, it didn't end up that bad.
We spent most of our time in WV just hanging out with Kathleen's parents and Owen ... and the dogs. Betsy had a great time playing with Abby (a Chesapeake Bay Retriever) and Maggie (a Dachshund). She likes to be part of the pack - running outside without a leash, fighting over toys, and begging for food scraps. Every time the doorbell rang or someone came in the front door, the three of them would run around the house barking and whining. This was often followed by many shushing sounds, as we all tried to keep the dogs from waking Owen up.
On Thanksgiving, we had dinner with Kathleen's parents, Owen's Uncle Rick, and some family friends (the Tuckers). On Friday night, we all went out to the K-of-C, so that Owen could meet some more of the Hudson family friends.
All in all, we had a very nice holiday. Even though his schedule was off for the entire trip, Owen did really well. He didn't have any trouble sleeping in his pack-n-play. And like normal, he was very happy - laughing and talking to everyone that paid attention to him!
We spent most of our time in WV just hanging out with Kathleen's parents and Owen ... and the dogs. Betsy had a great time playing with Abby (a Chesapeake Bay Retriever) and Maggie (a Dachshund). She likes to be part of the pack - running outside without a leash, fighting over toys, and begging for food scraps. Every time the doorbell rang or someone came in the front door, the three of them would run around the house barking and whining. This was often followed by many shushing sounds, as we all tried to keep the dogs from waking Owen up.
On Thanksgiving, we had dinner with Kathleen's parents, Owen's Uncle Rick, and some family friends (the Tuckers). On Friday night, we all went out to the K-of-C, so that Owen could meet some more of the Hudson family friends.
All in all, we had a very nice holiday. Even though his schedule was off for the entire trip, Owen did really well. He didn't have any trouble sleeping in his pack-n-play. And like normal, he was very happy - laughing and talking to everyone that paid attention to him!
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