the last week of april, the morgans packed up and went on a road trip! and if you ask kyle, i may have packed up just a bit too much... this was the first time taking ellery on an extended trip, so i was prepared to be gone from home not just for a week, but could have probably lasted a month with everything we had! we tried our best to prepare, having no idea how ellery would handle an 8 hour drive from milwaukee to columbus, ohio for the first part of our vacation. and let me tell you, she was a little champ! we did stop 3 times, but it helped that she is a quick nurser. and one of the stops we actually went to kyle's parents house in indiana, had pizza for dinner, they snuggled ellery, and we were back on the road! all in all, the car wasn't that bad. she would snooze 2-3 hours, hang out for a bit, get a little fussy, then i would sit in the backseat with her. (most of the time, she just wanted to hold my hand. so sweet). thankful that we have an easy-going baby!
so, for the first few days of vacation we were in ohio spending time with my family. it was wonderful. i feel like we squeezed so much into those days we were there. e got plenty of time to snuggle and hang with mawmaw. we had family pictures taken at my brother's house (post of those to come soon), as well as a get-together after the photo session where ellery met so many of her family members. we spent time with my dad, ellery's pawpaw. we even got to sneak in some time to visit sweet friends who live in columbus. it was just right. the days didn't fly by too fast. we had a good mix of relaxing and being on the go. and ellery slept pretty well in her pack n play while sharing a room with us. and to top it all off, we had donatos pizza, which i love. it just makes my heart happy every time we cross the state line into ohio. it really was such a wonderful visit - just the way to kick off our vacation.
thank you so much mawmaw for letting us take over your home with all of our stuff - clothes strewn everywhere, baby toys all over the place. i know you loved it though :) can't wait for you to come "crash" our house - get here soon!
enjoy pictures from our visit (and meet my family if you don't know them!!)
spending time with mawmaw
shopping time!
mawmaw attempting to feed e at the mall - girl worked up an appetite from all that shopping!
though, she decided to protest taking the bottle :)
bath time!
taking time to relax :)
family get-together at matt & jess'
lightsaber fight: uncle kyle vs. ethan & landon.
i think squirt the dog is winning (by biting kyle's behind!)
meanwhile, ellery was all tuckered out from getting pictures taken
ellery & aunt beth
silly faces with aunt april & mikaela
uncle matt, what is going on with that silly mustache??
hi uncle wes!!
sweet cuddles with great grandma judy. i don't know who loved cuddling more :)
e & aunt keely
hanging with uncle corey
love you mawmaw!
ellery loved smiling at aunt jess!!
spending time with pawpaw mark & laurie
all smiles!
reading "the very hungry caterpillar"
thanks pawpaw mark & laurie for my book & super cute outfits!
rock on, dudes
well, hi there cousin ethan!
ethan & landon loved cuddle time with ellery!
they both kept asking to hold her - so sweet!
pawpaw with all his grandkids!
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