Turkey and New Hampshire

We just came back from a long awaited vacation to the East Coast-specifically New Hampshire. It was great to be able to spend time with the McLaughlin and Tuthill Families and to see our new niece Alexia Brielle. Ada is really a wonderful child and it makes us really worry about our subsequent children! She was so great with the very convoluted process of driving from Rexburg to Salt Lake City (3.5 hrs), then on the flight to Chicago, and then even on the flight to Manchester! She got a little fussy a few times, but overall just ate, slept and played with us. Josh had to work on Sunday night, but only worked until about 3 am. So basically he came home and we got our stuff together and left. I drove for a while, but it was too early, too dark, or too much of a very long and boring drive for me to stay awake for very long. So I had to ask Josh to drive, but he was okay with it thankfully. So the plan was that he would sleep on the planes, but he couldn't do that either, so he didn't get to sleep until that night in a different time zone and late at night! He's such a great guy!
We got to spend a lot of time with Joshs' family and it was so good to see them, as we haven't seen some of them for almost 2 years! We still haven't seen some of his family in a very long time, but when we travel for Christmas we plan on stopping and seeing the rest! Thanksgiving was so great and we all were able to take part in the cooking, eating and even the cleaning process. Joshs' mom is really a great cook and it was so good to have some family cooking again. Ada is also a real pro at the whole turning over thing; she likes to be flat on the floor on the quilt my Sister In Law Sarah sewed for me (I had the squares cut and the fabric picked out, but that is about as far as I can go...). She has also started to begin to crawl. She arches her back and kind of gets up on her knees and inches her way forward; it is really fun to watch so we're trying to get it on film! (See the new videos too).
The return trip was really great, until the last leg of the flights. Josh got really sick, even though he blames it on the McDonalds' Chicken sandwiches we had in the Chicago Airport (he HATES McDondalds!) and almost passed out/threw up on the plane, and I couldn't go help him as Ada was sleeping in my lap and I was blocked in my seat. The flight attendants helped him out a lot and gave him some ice packs and a large courtesy bag...just in case. He didn't actually throw up, but he was really pale, sweating and the flight attendants had him ride in a wheelchair-which he hated. He slept most of the way home, and didn't feel better until earlier today! What an adventure to be sure...never a dull moment. So enjoy the pictures of our travels and our family!

Daddy/daughter timeOur Family picture The Tuthill Family-Cameron was not too happy!Cameron and Ada posing Not really sure what Cameron was doing...but it looks so cute!Grandpa McLaughlin with AdaNapping in the armchair Lounging around on the floorGrammie McLaughlin holding Ada and Alexia Ada and Alexia