First Vacation

Well, we've returned safely and sane from our first vacation away from home.

Last weekend, Aedan, my mom and I drove to Rockport, MA to visit my Uncle Summy and Aunt Sharon. Everyone told me that this is the best and easiest age for kids to travel. I'm happy to say they were right! Aedan was fantastic. On the way to Rockport Aedan slept nearly the entire way and we stopped only twice for him to eat. I was actually a little worried about him sleeping so much and a few times zoned in on his chest to make sure he was still breathing! I'm happy to say that he's still alive.

Lots of "firsts" happened on this trip. First time his little toes felt sand, first time his nose smelled the sometimes stinky sea air, first time he felt the crashing waves, first time he heard the cawing seagulls and sandpipers, first time an enormous black-backed seagull tried to eat him, and a sad first time...first time he was away from his daddy :-( This was definatly much harder on Pat than Aedan. But Aedan gave his dad one of his I'm-the-cutest-kid-on-earth-AND-I-love-my-daddy kind of smiles as soon as we came in the door.

Aunt Sharon and Uncle Summy's house is a beautiful old place built sometime around 1900. Famous folk such as FDR and Betty Davis were claimed to have stayed in the house long before the Burr Family owned it. Subsequently, the first night I swore I saw the ghosts of both of those famous folks and the infamous "Lady in the White Dress" who seems to haunt every old home. I had visions of Betty Davis tickling Aedan's toes as he slept in his crib at the foot of my bed. The spooking I felt was all too much for me so I scooped Aedan up and he slept with me for the night! It goes against every safety rule I stand for but I did it anyway. Aedan was my protector that night!

We had a really great time going to the beach and visiting Bear Skin Neck. Aunt Sharon was a fantastic tour guide. We're so thankful to them for showing us such a great time. Aedan purchased his first Red Sox gear much to his dad's dismay. I told him that once the Orioles grow up and start winning some games consistently then perhaps we can get him an Orioles keychain or something :-)

Aedan will be vacationing again this weekend. This time it will be all of us: Pat, Carrick, Aedan and I. We're going to visit Bernie and Steven in North Carolina. Big Brother Carrick and dad will be driving down friday-saturday. Aedan will be taking his first flight on Saturday with me. For only being 3 1/2 months old this boy is learning to travel and getting pretty good at it!