Catching up

i can't possibly go back and remember all the things that have happened over the past 3 weeks so i am going to give you a quick update and move on.
we went to Oregon to see Grandma and Poppy. The boys had a great time! we played with all daddy's old toys and played in the tent. Cash watched the squirrels and fed them corn and peanuts. we went to a fun little house with lots of toys and interesting things to play with. Cash's favorite part was the trains (of course). Cooper enjoyed the little kids' room where he could crawl around and play. After, we walked on a huge bridge and threw leaves and sticks off the side. Grandma and mommy freaked themselves out talking about what we would do if Cooper fell over so we turned around and went back to the car! (From what i remember) everyone traveled and slept very well. We got home on a Sunday night.
--brief intermission...mommy has become a bit of a nervous flyer in the past few years so the few days between trips were filled with belly aches, head aches and nervous thoughts. Roll that together with laundry and packing for 3 people and the nights we were at home went by very quickly. Not to mention that mommy was trying to get a team of people at work ready to go on a big business trip and preparing many reports and one huge presentation. Mommy left for North Carolina a bit exhausted!
On Thursday mommy, Cash and Cooper got on an airplane to go to North Carolina. Cash is an amazing traveler. he sat in his seat, buckled his seat belt, watched out the window and then watched a movie the whole way there. Cooper on the other hand is like wrestling with a 23 lb sack of potatoes. He is so wiggly and just wanted to get out of my arms and crawl around. he slept for about 15 minutes on the plane but as soon as the peanut bags came out he popped up and started waving to everyone that walked by him. we finally got to NC though. it was a fun trip for the boys but mommy had to work a lot so she didn't get to play very much. Bobby didn't love that people were playing with his toys but Wiley and Archer came and had a sleep over so all the boys got to see each other. While mommy went to work Grammy and Auntie Sarah (and Uncle Rick) entertained the boys all day. They played outside and went to "touch a truck" where Cash honked the loud horn on the truck.
Going home from NC was hard. we were all tired to start out with but the flights were packed so full and the last leg home was delayed. i am still trying to catch up on sleep. each morning i wake up and think to myself - i am still tired!