Vacation in Indiana, Part 1: traveling

I wanted to visit Indiana with Adelaida this summer to give her family members a chance to see how big and fun she has gotten. We considered various options for traveling and decided that Adelaida and I would drive to Indiana, with a stop in Tulsa along the way to visit with Richard and Laura. We drove all day on a Saturday, spending about twelve hours driving from Albuquerque to Tulsa (with some stops along the way to break up the trip). We had left early that morning, so arrived in time to visit with Elizabeth and Sarah a bit before their bedtime. Elizabeth was so happy to see her cousin and was very good about sharing her toys with Adelaida!

We spent Sunday relaxing with Richard and Laura, enjoying the cool air conditioning inside and marveling about how hot it was outside! The three girls got to play together during the day and we all spent Sunday evening at a local Independence Day festival, where Elizabeth enjoyed playing in all the inflatable slides, bouncers, and obstacle courses.

We left early Monday morning and drove to St. Louis, where we met Michael and his friend Joe. After a mid-afternoon snack of (huge) creme pies, Michael, Adelaida, and I completed the very long drive to Indiana. Fortunately, Adelaida hasn't lost the ability to sleep for hours on end in the car, so it was a pretty easy 23-hour trip with an infant! We arrived at my mom and Mikel's house in time for dinner and plenty of time for Mom and Mikel to hold Adelaida, then went to sleep.

I'll gloss over the next few days; suffice it to say that I woke up Monday night with an awful stomach/intestinal flu and spent the next few days recovering and hoping that Adelaida didn't come down with my illness (she didn't). Mom and Mikel were a huge help with Adelaida -- I don't think I changed her diaper even once on Tuesday!

And so Adelaida and I had arrived in Indiana, ready for a vacation and quality time with our family.