North Carolina trip!

Last week we traveled to North Carolina to visit my parents and see their new house. We were a little anxious about taking Reed on his first plane ride (crying baby in cramped quarters = nightmare!). But as it turned out, Reed did great! Here are some "learnings" (as Wes calls them) for traveling with a baby:


1. Infant carrier: I had a Moby wrap for Reed. It is a pain to get on, but once in place, Reed was very happy (especially when we were moving around).
2. Lightweight Stroller: We weren't sure if we wanted to take the stroller. It was another thing to carry, and we didn't know if we'd even use it when we got to my parent's house. It was totally worth it when we got to the airport. Reed didn't want to stay cooped up for too long in the wrap when we were just sitting there, so having a place to put him was great. Also, it gave me a chance to eat and relax a little. On our trip back I ended up putting him in the stroller as soon as we got off the plane. Thumbs up!
3. Travel on a Tuesday or Thursday midday: We had lots of empty seats around us on our Thursday flight to NC, and on our way back Tuesday, we had the last 6 rows entirely to OURSELVES! We were so glad to have the space to maneuver if needed and in case Reed was fussy.

All in all, the traveling went very well.

Also coming to visit them was my Grandmother and aunts. Coincidentally, Wes' parents were coming, too, for Wes' Granny's family reunion. Needless to say, we got to see lots of family in one trip.

Here are some pictures!!

4 Generations

 The Aunts!

 Great Grandma Turner

 Great Grandma Wheatley

Granny Smathers

Papa Smathers

LOTS! of family. Reed was so spoiled! Met all but one set of Great Grandparents, got to see Nana, Grandpa Edgar, Bebe and Grandpa Chuck, and lots of Great Aunts and Uncles. He was such a trooper doing all this traveling and meeting everyone. We look forward to seeing everyone again, plus a few new people, this Christmas.

We also got to see some race stuff! North Carolina is NASCAR central, so we drove by Charlotte Motor Speedway and went to Hendrick Motorsports shops.

Wes hangin out by one of Jimmie's cars.

Dad at the shop. Go Jeffie!!

What a wonderful trip! We enjoyed all of it, but were so exhausted when we got home. We will be resting up until we do it again.

We love you all!!

The Turners