After talking with my sister Cecilia about how exhausted she was and how little her 6 month old daughter Audrey was sleeping. I asked if I could come help them out, maybe just giving Cecilia a little rest by taking the kids out so she could nap during the day and maybe just maybe starting a new sleep training program that would help Audrey sleep. They said yes and Charis and I very quickly decided to drive up to Kansas to hang out with Cecilia, Phil and their two beautiful daughters, Kristen and Audrey.
Charis did amazing on the 12 to 13 hour car trip over night. Mostly we all just played during the day and prayed that Audrey would sleep at night. I did the pick up, put down with pat and shhh method (yes that is a real method but maybe not the technical name). Every night we had good progress that looked like it just might work. But on the last night or the one after I left, Audrey started teething and had a bad cough and shortly after that went back to not sleeping. But the trip was fun and I hope everyone got just a little more rest while I was there.
They have a great backyard and the girls loved just playing outside. This day was all about digging a giant hole, carrying the dirt and lots of laughing.
We also got to visit with my mom and Debbie. Nana (my mom) playing with girls - blowing bubbles.
Both girls really love bubbles and my mom was able to play with them while we got dinner ready.
The girls did okay playing together but they handled it a lot better when we got out of the house, plus that would give Cecilia a chance for a nap with Audrey. So one of the days, I took Kristen and Charis out to the play center. 
We had so much fun! 
I was a little scare about how high I had to climb to get to the big slide, but I put on a brave face and the girls loved it!
After that we went to a pet store. Kristen's parents take her there just to look around and see all the animals. Definitely something that I will add to our rotation of activities when we get home.
The girls loved the store, they had dogs, lots of birds, turtles, snakes, frogs and lots of different fish. Charis liked the birds the best, but I think Kristen loved the fish.
Charis did amazing on the 12 to 13 hour car trip over night. Mostly we all just played during the day and prayed that Audrey would sleep at night. I did the pick up, put down with pat and shhh method (yes that is a real method but maybe not the technical name). Every night we had good progress that looked like it just might work. But on the last night or the one after I left, Audrey started teething and had a bad cough and shortly after that went back to not sleeping. But the trip was fun and I hope everyone got just a little more rest while I was there.
They have a great backyard and the girls loved just playing outside. This day was all about digging a giant hole, carrying the dirt and lots of laughing.
We also got to visit with my mom and Debbie. Nana (my mom) playing with girls - blowing bubbles.
Both girls really love bubbles and my mom was able to play with them while we got dinner ready.
The girls did okay playing together but they handled it a lot better when we got out of the house, plus that would give Cecilia a chance for a nap with Audrey. So one of the days, I took Kristen and Charis out to the play center. 
We had so much fun! 
I was a little scare about how high I had to climb to get to the big slide, but I put on a brave face and the girls loved it!
After that we went to a pet store. Kristen's parents take her there just to look around and see all the animals. Definitely something that I will add to our rotation of activities when we get home.
The girls loved the store, they had dogs, lots of birds, turtles, snakes, frogs and lots of different fish. Charis liked the birds the best, but I think Kristen loved the fish.
2 comments:
Thanks for coming. Even if it didn't last long, the few nights of sleep DID help! And we loved seeing you and charis.
I am getting a little behind in my yardwork, could you send Charis back up here???
Phil
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