106 days we were gone! We are now home in Chicago. It's funny how many meanings the word "home" has had this summer! First there was the apartment in Coral Gables that we stayed in for the month of May (until the bugs scared us out!). Then there was the apartment in Brickell that we stayed at in June and July. Then there was the Ritter's home and the Ranke's home in August. We had an amazing and busy summer!
I have a lot of catching up to do ... this will be a LONG post!
Andrew spent a few weeks in Ghana on a school trip.
He went on a Canopy Walk in the jungle, 150 feet up!
He went to a slave castle on Cape Coast.
He went to a school.
He went to the Supreme Court building.
"They really do carry things on their heads!"
Drew flew from Ghana to Amsterdam where he spent 14 hours and his 27th birthday, then to Atlanta where he had to spend the night, and then to Fort Myers.
On Friday we got to relax for a few hours before we had to pack up to leave.
Drew took Addison swimming!
Addison and I had fun while Drew was gone. Grammy and I took Addison shopping and swimming. We went to visit Grandpa at work and we walked around to meet everyone. We went to Grandpa and Grandma Barber's house to visit. We went to Great Grandma Crooks' house to visit.
Addison and I flew home; her first airplane ride. I wanted to see if Grammy could come to the gate with us for some extra help, but United did not allow it. Only if there are two or more kids. Going through security was not easy, but there was a very helpful TSA guy! Addison fell asleep once we were on the plane, but woke up about 15 minutes in holding her ears. I fed her and she was content. We played for a little while and then I felt her poop. We went to the bathroom (there was a changing table) and she not only pooped...she exploded! It was everywhere! Came out of her diaper and onto her pants! While in the bathroom we felt some turbulence and sure enough the flight attendant came on the speaker announcing that the seat belt light was back on. Meanwhile Addison and I were bouncing around with a very poopy mess. Got her cleaned up and sat back down. She fell asleep until the last 15 minutes of the flight. No crying or screaming though. Whew.
Got into a cab and I fed Addison some apples. It was storming out. We pulled up to our building and he said he needed to restart his card machine due to the storm. Gave him my card....it declined. He was upset that I didn't have cash. Gave him my debit card...it declined. So I called my bank. They said there was no fraud protection issue and no reason why it shouldn't work. The cab driver was very upset at this point and he drove me to a bank. I got out, took Addi in the carseat, in the storm. He said "leave your baby here, it's storming!" and I said "I'm taking my baby!". AHH. Got cash. Went back in the cab, told him it was his machine! UGH. Got home and cried! That was too much!
So glad to be home! Drew got home Sunday at 5:45 pm. We have a lot of unpacking and organizing to do though! The weather here is awesome...today it was 76 degrees and sunny!
