Thanksgiving Vacation

This is a fun little craft that I made with my sisters and mom's help. Something for Taelin to put up everyday before Christmas:) I LOVE IT! It was so much fun making too!!!
Be prepared for a very long post!
Taelin & I had the BEST Vacation ever! We flew out Wednesday the 24th to Virginia Beach, VA to go see Dalin for Thanksgiving & his birthday!!! Taelin did GREAT on all of the planes! We had to be at the airport at 630 am, and we got to VA at 630 pm. We had a 2 hour layover in CO so that was nice to sit and relax and get something to eat and have Taelin release some energy. Then we stopped in Washington DC and that airport is CRAZY! i hated it! I'm glad that I had someone helping me find my gate, or I would have never found it! We took about 7 elevators and a shuttle to get to our gate! CRAZY!!!! But we made it, and Taelin fell asleep right when it took off! It was about a 30 min plane ride and then we were in VA:) wahoo!!! Taelin was so excited to see Dalin. All he wanted to do was ride on his shoulders, go up and down the escalator with him, or smell (taste) the plants! We got our car and then were on our way to our hotel. IT WAS SO GOOD TO FINALLY SEE DALIN AGAIN! We stopped at a fast food place and got some dinner and then got all checked in. Taelin of course LOVED to wrestle with his daddy! We went to Dalin's room to get his clothes and then just hung out! It was so cute because Taelin just wanted to cuddle with Dalin. If Dalin put him down in his crib Taelin would start crying, so Dalin just cuddled him that night! They both LOVED it!








Thursday-HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!! We had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We went to the park, to the ocean, and of course ate some AMAZING food! We had dinner at one of Dalin's instructors homes with some other of his marines. . Taelin of course really liked the rolls...and that's about it. haha One day he will enjoy all of the amazing food! I loved the Garlic Cheese Mashed Potatoes!! SO YUMMY! It was kind of sad being away from so much family for Thanksgiving when we are usually surrounded by so much...we missed them! Taelin was so tired after dinner because he didn't get a nap that day, so he fell asleep right when we got into the car.















Friday was a very eventful day!!! We did so much and had so much fun!!! We hung out around the lodge in the morning, and then later we went to the mall. IT WAS SO CROWDED! We went to the pet store and Taelin of course loved all the dogs! He really loved the English Bulldog...it was funny. This mall has a CAROUSEL in it, and of course Taelin wanted to ride it...so we took him on it...and HE LOVED IT! It was so much fun!! Then he rode some of the quarter rides, and then we found that this mall also has a fun little play ground area that you can take your kids too! It was so cool! Taelin had so much fun! When we were FINALLY done with the mall we decided to go to the VA Aquarium. We saw Seals, Sea Turtles, Sharks, and a bunch of other fish! Taelin loved that too!!! He was really tired near the end of the aquarium, so we hurried through it and then it was time for him to nap. He snoozed the whole way in the car. That night was A LOT of fun. They have this really cool thing here where they put up A BUNCH of Christmas lights on the beach, and you can either drive though ($15 per car), or walk on the beach (free) and look at them...of course we picked the beach so Taelin could walk, and it was so pretty!! i loved it! Christmas lights are my favorite thing about Christmas!! It was so fun walking on the beach too! I would LOVE to live by the ocean! so maybe we will get stationed by one:) i would love that!!! When we got back to the lodge we watched the BSU game vs Nevada, and what a sad loss for Boise State. The first half was really good, but we just didn't do so hot the 2nd half. It was hard for Dalin to even go to sleep after that! I feel really bad for BSU, but I guess it was bound to happen sometime. They have come a far way and we of course will always love our Boise State Broncos! Taelin had a fun time staying up watching the 1st half with us. He is so funny when he watches Football. He LOVES it! :)









Saturday Dalin wasn't feeling very well, so we tried to let him rest and get better...but Taelin just wanted to play! He was a very difficult boy this day! I think he was teething and growing a lot that day, and missed home. He cried and screamed the most he has ever done in his WHOLE LIFE! it was crazy! It made me very thankful that he is good about 98% of the time and is usually happy! So we tired to keep him busy and happy...but things just weren't working. We tired the park, tried the beach (and lost our car keys, but were so blessed to find them after walked up and down and up and back down the beach), driving in the car, nothing really worked. So we came back to the lodge and tried to play here and tried to get Taelin to take a nap. He FINALLY did, so that made Dalin happy:) That night we went to Burger King for Dinner so Taelin could play on the play place, and he had a lot of fun with it...it was more of a play place for 3+ yr olds, but he still liked it. Thne we took him bowling for the first time, and he did okay. He just wanted to try and pick up all the bowling balls, and he did manage to pick up my 8 lb bowling ball! he is so stinking strong!!!! He had fun helping us bowl too. I did HORRIBLE! I got 75 and Dalin got 105. Taelin had fun sitting on the motorcycle toy too. After we went bowling we went to Target to let him walk around some more. Then when he started screaming it was time to leave and go back to the lodge for bed. It took us 3 hours to get Taelin to sleep! what a LONG day!!!!






Sunday was DALIN'S 24TH BIRTHDAY! Happy birthday to the love of my life!!! We let him sleep in till 10:00 and then gave him his presents:) His big present was his MacBook Pro from me and my mom & dad, and then he got Iron Man 2, Robin Hood (the animated one), a book I made him about Marine Graduation, and a card from Michale & Steph & then a card from his mom & dad. He was so happy:) Taelin had a fun time helping him open his presents! We went to church, and Tealin did awesome in nursery:) Then we came back and watched THE LAST AIRBENDER and took a Sunday nap. Then we went to the park and played. Dalin had to be back to his barracks at 5:00 so that was sad. But his instructors were nice and said that he could still sleep with us until we went back home:) So he got to come back to us around 730 and Taelin LOVED that.


Monday Dalin had school at 7:00 and is still at school and it is 934 pm. He gets done at 1000. We got to see him for about 5 min at lunch time, and then 30 min at dinner. Taelin and I had a fun day though. We went on a walk, went to the mall and played at that play ground inside, saw Santa ( he wasn't so fond of Santa...I asked Taelin if he wanted to see Santa and he shook his head no, but I took him to see Santa anyways...then I asked him if he wanted to sit on Santa's lap and he shook his head no....he was more interested in the toy Reindeer Dog Santa....what a silly boy), then we went to go see the doggies again and that made him so happy. This time he got to hold the miniature dachshund and absolutely LOVED it! This puppy was so stinking cute!!!!! I would put the dog down and Taelin would sign PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, so he could hold it! It was so cute! Taelin had fun seeing Mindy, Grandma, and Grandpa tonight on Skype too! I think he is really excited to go and see them. He misses them! I miss them too, but I want to stay with my husband! We leave tomorrow morning in the afternoon and get into Boise that night. I hope that Taelin is as good as he was on the plane ride here.
WE WILL MISS YOU DALIN!! But look forward to seeing you in 3 weeks hopefully:)
BEST VACATION EVER!!!!!!




We left to the airport at 1100 am Tuesday morning...and OF COURSE our flight got delayed..so we were at the airport for 7 hours!!! LONG DAY! taelin had a lot of fun playing in the carry on size check...i think that he fits:) he did really great too! Lost it about 20 min before boarding...but we did get first class for having to reschedule our flight:) so that was great!! Taelin fell asleep on both flights, and we finally made it home Wednesday morning at 1:00am. LONG LONG DAY!

when we got home and he woke up that morning he was ready to play in the snow!!


Here are some videos from the vacation!

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