Last Saturday we headed out to PA to get furniture from Aunt E's house and also to meet Nathaniel James Cooke. We were very lucky to have a trailer loaned to us from Brent's co-worker, Greg. Allison and I called it the "big red trailer". It was quite large and had a Harley Davidson sticker on the back. Yup, that's how we roll.
We arrived in no time -- 3 hours = trailer + preschooler + geriatric dog. Not too shabby. Needless to say I was a little anxious and spent most of the time staring in my rear view mirror to make sure the big red trailer stayed attached! Thank goodness my wonderful husband has experience with pulling trailers and not having a rear view mirror.......
Once we got to PA, we had some lunch and then headed to Aunt E's to get our furniture and load the big red trailer. Then Brent was off to watch the US/Ghana game (that didn't go our way!) and Allison and I were off to Maple Springs Pool for an afternoon of sun and fun and to spend time with Nathaniel.
Who when we arrived, was sound asleep. Allison NEVER did that as a little one. She did manage to scream A LOT! Once he woke up, we got to hang out in the pool with him. He's pretty laid back (Allison wasn't!) and goes with the flow (Allison dictated the flow!)
After the pool, we headed back to Aunt Sue's for dinner. This was the time of day that Brent and I were a little unsure how Allison would act to Nathaniel. She surprised us or at least me and was VERY HELPFUL and tuned in to his needs. ((whether Samantha, Nathaniel's mom wanted her help or not!)) The best story was when we were outside on the porch and Nathaniel was swinging in his swing. Allison woke him up. Samantha went over to him to comfort him and then Allison looked at Samantha and said, "Look what you did. YOU woke him up!". It was to funny!
The next morning we were headed back home with our goods and of course the big red trailer. We were able to unload everything, say good bye to the big red trailer, and all the goods remain in our garage. We are hoping to tackle that this weekend before we head off to the beach next week.
