Road Trippin'

Day 1

The Bugaboo was a little trooper on our two day drive. About 30 minutes from home was the first time she asked, "Are we almost there?"

She also did great emotionally. I am amazed at what a strong little person she is. She talked about Nana and Uncle J. quite a bit. Every now and then she would have a mini break down, getting anxious and worried and wanting to see Nana, or wondering when we were going back to Nana's. Each time this would happen after only a couple minutes, literally 1 or 2, she would say something she was excited for at her new house and cheer herself back up, ie: "We'll see bunnies at the house?" She's amazing!

Her first moment of anxiety came about 2-3 hours after we left. We were just pulling through a little town and saw a Dairy Queen. We said, "Let's go get some ice cream, and you can call Nana and tell her all about the ice cream." This did the trick, and turned things around.

Ironically when we were in Dairy Queen this is what our cups had printed on them:

"When I'm sad I get a blizzard......."

".....When I'm happy I get two!"

Most of M-Bug's anxiety over missing Nana occurs at bed time. At the hotel on day 1 she cheered herself up by following Nana's strict instructions:

"Make sure you jump on the bed when you get to the hotel."

Day 2
The funnest part about road trips is all the crazy souvenirs at gas stations.

We had fun on this stop.

Lunch at Subway

The M-Bugs sandwich creation:

Turkey, Pickles, Olive, & CHEETOS!

She saved a little dish of olives for Uncle J in her purse.

"The Bugaboo," or "M-Bug" is a fabulous little girl who just got a new family!

These next few post are about her adventure leaving one loving family to join another.

To help the Bugaboo adjust to this change we visited a few times and stayed with her for a week before we brought her home.

This is an iPhone pic I got from Daddy-K when he went to see M-Bug for the first time.

Caption:

"She asked me to walk her to the park....so I did."

Spending time with G-Ma & G-Pa at the cupcake store!

Playing at the park during one of our walks.

We took walks in the morning trying to create a routine that we could take home with us. We haven't been walking once since we came home. So much for routine!

M-Bug loves to feed ducks, and play with her little partner in crime....J-Owl.

The Bugaboo wearing her favorite accessory, sunglasses, and holding her favorite stuffed animal,

Mokey the Monkey.

At the park with the Booch.