Vermont 2007

Early, early Thursday morning we (Logan, mom, Aunt Nancy and I) left Calgary at 1:10am to fly standby with WestJet to Montreal. I was so worried Logan was going to be a bad flyer... but he did so well! He slept the entire flight! We arrived in Montreal around 8:30am and from there we rented a car and made the two hour drive to Uncle Ray and Auntie Donna's house in Ferrisburgh, Vermont. (Thankfully we managed to make it there without getting lost!)

We got to the Brandses around noon on Thursday, settled in and caught up with Auntie Donna. That afternoon we went shopping to T.J. Max, (which is like a Winners). Logan was very spoiled there getting two very cute new outfits and three sleepers. On the way home we stopped and saw Auntie Donna's new boxer puppies. They are still too little to take home yet, but they are sooooo cute! I wanted to steal one and hide it in my suitcase! That night we had dinner back at the Brandses and called it an early night as we were all pretty tired from the trip.

Friday was a VERY hot day with the temperature being between 90-95 degrees!! So we spent the day out on Lake Champlain in Uncle Ray & Auntie Donna's boat. I was very tempted to jump in and go swimming, but Logan was an unhappy camper. He really didn't like his life jacket very much.

Saturday Uncle Ray & Auntie Donna took us on a driving tour of Vermont. We drove through the mountains and saw all the beautiful scenerey (though we were there too early for the leaves to be changing color) we stopped in Cold Hollow for some Apple Cider and in Stow for lunch. On the way home from Stow we blew a tire on the interstate. A state trooper pulled over to help Uncle Ray change the tire... good thing too, because once the tire was changed, we discovered our battery had died! So another state trooper had to come out and give us a boost.

Sunday we went to church with the Brandses and spent the day relaxing (aka reading Harry Potter). Jamie spoiled Logan rotten by holding him the whole week. It didnt matter if he was sleeping or screaming, she always wanted to hold him. She was such a great help all week! I should have tried to steal her and hide HER in my suitcase!

We went and spent more money on Monday when we went into Burlington to go shopping. Mark must have paid off Logan pretty good because he screamed bloody murder the entire time we were at the mall! Needless to say it wasnt a very productive shopping trip for me (though I did manage to buy Mark and I each a shirt at Aeropostale).

Tuesday we woke up early to say goodbye to Rachel, Ryan and Jamie before they left for school. We then went to Uncle Ray's barn to see the cows being milked. There were five baby calfs born that morning, so we got to see them too. We then left there house around 11:30am to make the drive back across the border into Montreal.

Our flight home was VERY empty. Again, Logan slept the whole time. He is going to be an expert flyer by the time I am done my mat leave (LAX in October, HNL in January, and I hope to go back to Auntie Donna's in the Spring - but this time bringing Mark with me!!) Good thing Logan's passport came in the mail today!!!!

Logan is having a hard time adjusting back to normal life. He wants to be held all the time and is not used to sleeping in his crib. He'll fall asleep for five minutes and then wake up crying... he is so tired but keeps putting up a fight as he does not want to sleep in his bed. I'm tempted to set up my pack and play and let him sleep in there... but I know that won't do me any good in the long run... so these next couple of days will be pretty rough, but hopefully we will soon be back on schedule. I don't know how much constant crying I can take!