NC Vacay

Millie was so blessed to be able to see ALL her aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents all within a week of each other! First, Millie and I headed to NC to see the Hart clan for a week, while Chris was in Oklahoma for some work training. It was a jam-packed trip filled with lots of fun family time, and TONS of driving (probably 25+ hours during the week). Millie was a major trooper and only broke down a couple of times from being in the car so much. It's great that my siblings and parents live within a few hours of each other, but visiting them all in a week is hectic (especially with a baby)!

When we first got to Atlanta, we went to The Varsity with the fam. Millie had her first experience of getting yelled at while waiting to order and eating slaw dogs, onion rings, and a Frosted Orange (vicariously, of course). Then, we headed back to the hotel, and then we hit the mall. After a decent night's sleep, we traveled to Marietta to see our precious niece's, Naomi, baby blessing. She is a doll, and - at only 3.5 months younger than Millie - they should be good buds. Then we had a nice luncheon and were able to see my cousin, Britt's, family.

The Original Hart Kids

Naomi Frances Hart

More driving took us home to Cherokee. While in Cherokee, we ate a lot of great food, saw some great friends, and had some yummy Japanese food (as usual).

Leah loved making bubble igloos in the jet tub

Some of the ladies at Ichiban

Millie and her auntie Steph (Steph was here on the day we came home from the hospital)

Uncle Darin introduced Millie to lemons

She was not a fan (I love the double chin)

The Lenon kids and Leah with Millie

Then, we headed to Steph's house and spent the day on Lake James. It was Millie's first time on the lake, and she spent a lot of her time sleeping; but, she was a good sport (especially considering she had to wear a bulky life jacket the whole time). I tried to get up on the wakeboard like 20 times - seriously. I could not get the hang of it. I was raised on skis, and I hadn't skied in 10 years!

Checking out their bulldog

Deciding to be friendly

Millie and Gavin on the lake (I love the looks they are giving each other)

Kylee and Leah

Millie's napping spot

Pap, Braden, and G-Man

The we headed to Charlotte and spent some QT with Blake, Lindsay, and the boys. They were very cute with Millie; Gavin loved giving her hugs. And, Lindsay did a wonderful photo shoot (photos to come).Blake, Millie, & Gavin (note Millie's drool on Blake's shoulder)

Braden, Gav, & Millie

Hugs

Nana, Leah, & Braden

Then, it was back to Atlanta to see Ryan, Jana, and fam. Then, back to Midland. Millie was great on the flights. I was initially worried, but she did very well.

She experienced a lot of firsts on this trip: her 2 front bottom teeth came in, she started saying a consonant sound (babababa), she saw/touched her first dog, she tried her first lemon, and it was her first time on the lake - not to mention her first time meeting the Hart cousins. Overall, it was a great trip, and we can't wait to do it again (for a longer time) in September.