The Miles' Trio: First Road Trip!

   And the fun begins... we enjoyed our first big family outing last weekend! Last Thursday evening we left Texas and headed to Rolla, Missouri to spend Memorial Day weekend with family and friends. For all of you out there waiting to hear about the horrors of the trip - I'm sorry to report that all went well! The girls were so good - I think the trip was harder on Mom and Dad than it was on them!
   We left at 6:42 (yep - looked at the clock as we pulled away) and rolled into Rolla around 3:50 AM Friday morning. We stopped a total of three times. Let's just say we cannot fool Hadley's internal time clock - right about 8:30 she started fussing, ready for her last bottle and bed. She worked herself into a full-board scream by 9:00 when we stopped in McAlester, OK to feed the girls, feed us, and filled up the tank. Surprisingly, the other two stayed sleeping the entire time we fed Hadley, picked up some fast food, and filled the tank. So onward we went... About an hour and a half later Brynley and Ryann were ready to eat, so we pulled into a McDonald's parking lot and fed them. They ate quickly, burped nicely (big surprise there), got back into their carseats and off we went. I sat in the back with them ready for any and all spit-ups - however, they quickly fell back asleep so up I climbed back to the front. We stopped one other time for gas and that was that. The next thing we heard out of the girls was when we rolled into Rolla. Unloading them and the car - the girls were a little overstimulated... They got a bottle, played for a bit and fell asleep... we crawled into bed about 5:30 and got a couple hours of sleep before getting up - we had pictures of the girls scheduled at 8:30 Friday morning!
   The pictures went pretty well... Ryann was such a little ham and such a little poser! The photographer - Lindsay Pantaleo - got some wonderful pictures of her sweet little smile! We'll share them once we get them! For whatever reason, Brynley and Hadley were not having a good morning... they were so somber in all their pictures, but still cute (and of course we're not biased)! We even got a family picture - yep, still look tired! After pictures the girls got to go to school - they met all of Grandma's friends! Then it was back home to eat and take a LONG nap!
   On Saturday more family came to Rolla - Aunt Mary Jo, Uncle Jim, cousins Jon and Deena and her daughter Claire, as well as Uncle Greg and Aunt Amy and cousins Margaret and Katie! Definitely a fun-filled day... and boy were the girls tuckered that evening! On Sunday my cousin who lives in St. Louis - Emily - and her family came down to visit. They spent a few hours with us and it was a beautiful day out - the girls enjoyed some fresh air... they were tired that afternoon and evening as well! Dad and Papa escaped that afternoon for a quick round of golf and I actually started a book - pretty relaxing weekend! Sure helps when there's extra hands around. Monday came way too fast, but we made the most of our day... Travis and Papa went out and played 18 holes in the morning, the dogs got a few more runs in (and washed off in the pool), and the girls had their FIRST SWIM! The pool had warmed up and it was gorgeous out so each of the girls had a turn getting dipped into the pool with dad and grandma. We then packed up and headed south about 3:15... we only had one stop (way to go girls) on the way back - much more efficient with three people! Grandma rode back with us, so when the girls decided it was time to eat we each took a baby and a bottle! We got home about 11:30... can't complain about that! Even better - the girls ate when we got home and went to bed! I think they were tired out by their first road trip... and were very happy to be at home in their own beds! Below are some pictures from our weekend!