Hanging Out in Nashville

After yet another day of driving, Day 5 to be exact, we reached Nashville. Boy, were we all relieved to see the signs showing us we were advancing on the hotel! Here are the hotel suites we stayed in.

I didn't get as many pics as planned b/c on Friday I woke up sick as could be. I was on my own trying to keep 4 kids entertained & relatively quiet. All I wanted to do was sleep I was so miserable but since Dave was at work I was in charge. Thank God for cable t.v.!

Hanging out in our hotel suite.

There was a 2nd story loft. It was cool. There was a bedroom & full bath upstairs. The only downer was b/c the loft was wide open all the noise from below sounded like it was right beside your head when you were upstairs in the bed. It certainly was nice to have 2 full baths one on each floor! Casey lived in the one downstairs as she doesn't get along with the other cats.

The living room & dining room. There was a comfortable Murphy bed that pulled out from the wall behind the privacy curtain. The couch also pulled out into a bed. All in all the suite slept 6. Perfect!

We had a nice, full kitchen too complete with a full sized refrigerator, stove, dishwasher & sink.

A view to the loft.

Waiting for Daddy to come home from work.

Daddy, where are you?

We've spotted him!

Yay! Daddy brought home a treat!

PA to Ohio to Kentucky

After visiting G&G in PA it was on to Ohio. We had a reservation to stay in Cincinnati so off we went. The kids & I were amazed at how flat the land was. After living in the beautiful mountains for most of my life and all of the children's lives it was hard to imagine living on such flat land. The second thing we noticed was lots & lots of corn.

Gas was a little higher here nearer to the city.

Sweet Pea helped out & learned how to pump gas.

Tucker was relieved to be out of the carrier for the day & to relax in the hotel.

The next day started the last leg of our road trip. Here we are at the Welcome Center in Kentucky. Sweet Pea & Bugs were in the car with Daddy asleep.

Another check on the gas prices.

We had lunch here. It was very good & the service was terrific!

Dave is eager to get back to the road.

PA Visit ~ Part 2

The next morning after our dinner with Grandma, Grandpa, aunts, uncles & cousins the kids got up early eager to spend time with G&G. I wandered outside to find the boys sharing time with Grandpa & many kitties.

Later Dave, the kids & Grandma and Grandpa had some fun playing ball.

There were lots of laughs & goofing off.

Precious photo

Bugs wasn't feeling well so he & I went inside to watch a video & snuggle.

We made sure to take time for some family shots before we hit the road again.

Aren't their facial expressions funny? Goofs. Lol.

Dave really enjoyed visiting his family & his childhood home.

PA Visit

On our way down to Tennessee we were able to stop and visit with Dave's parents and a few of his siblings and their families. We were extremely happy this all worked out because we haven't had the opportunity to visit in PA for over 3 years. Bugs hadn't even met his PA grandparents yet! That was exciting to get to introduce him.
The kids had a wonderful time running around in their huge yard, loving on all their kittys and playing with Grandma & Grandpa and their cousins. We all wished the visit could be longer but were very grateful for the time we did have together.

Sitting on the front porch swing.

Elvis's favorite kitty - Peepers.

Sharing Peepers with Uncle Jimmy

Pops & Dave

Dave hangs out with his brother Matt & sister Beth.

A fun family gathering! Maralee tried to get away but I snapped her pic much to her delight. Lol!

My little niece is such a ham! She cracks me up & I love her to pieces.

Grandpa was in his glory covered with grandchildren.

Isn't she adorable?

Bugs hangs out with Uncle Jimmy.

A Hug

The girls were very happy to see each other again!

They had their favorite kitties too.

I love this picture! I can't believe how fast they are all growing!

Bugs found the toys right away.

Awwwww...........