Our trip to Big Bear

I would love to say our trip to Big Bear was restful and relaxing as it was supposed to be. We were all hoping it would be time to recover from the big move and my recent hospital visit. We were going to cancel the trip because the main reason we were going was for a friend's baby shower, however, the shower was cancelled because she was in the hospital already having had the baby. But when we found out my Dad was going to be there we changed our minds and thought it would be great for him to get to see his grand-babies.

The drive up Maelynn screamed and cried the entire time. She did not want to be in her car seat. We finally had to stop so I could take some time out away from the chaos. Of course Maelynn was a total angel the whole time we were out of the car. We dreaded putting her back in her seat but had to get up to Big Bear. The screaming ensued.

On arrival: seeing my Mom and Grandpa was wonderful and I was so happy to be out of the car. The kids were to I'm sure. I got to see my Dad for about 20 minutes at Starbucks before he ran off to look at some property for sale. I made dinner reservations since it was also my Grandpa's birthday. My Dad and his girlfriend didn't show. Dinner was good though. I made Mother's Day breakfast reservations for the next day so we could visit before we headed back home, knowing it was going to be awhile before we saw anyone again. Dad and his girlfriend didn't show. I left extremely disappointed. To top it off, Maelynn screamed the entire drive down and just as she stopped, Madisyn proceeded to violently vomit and have diarrhea non-stop at the same time. We ended up stranded on the side of the road for an hour or so until we finally found a hospital in Riverside. Turned out Madisyn had food poisoning. She was seen quickly while Derek waited in the hallway lobby with cranky Maelynn and of course our dog because it was too hot to leave her in the car. Luckily the anti-nausea meds worked fabulously and we were on our way home again 3 1/2 hours later. Maelynn fussed some more and finally about 20 minutes before we got home they both passed out from exhaustion.

I'm still recovering mentally from the entire weekend. The plus side: I did get a beautiful diamond necklace from Derek and the girls that I just love!

Today both kids are great. Madisyn feels fine like nothing even happened and Maelynn has been such a sweetheart giving lots of kisses and cuddles. I'm so glad to be home. Derek and I have decided that it is not fair for us to continue to uproot our family and take time and money to travel to see family as much as we have. It is always very stressful and there are only a couple that have ever reciprocated visits. We will most likely not be traveling again till at least Madilynn is old enough to communicate. Hopefully then traveling will go smoother. Until then, I will just continue to update our family blog with info and pictures of the kiddos as they grow up and reach milestones. God Bless.

Lots of love,
Amy, Derek, Madisyn, Maelynn & Madilynn