Life with the Conleys

Wednesday May 22 10 am: I text Josh asking if he would be up to driving to Emmett to visit my parents over Memorial Day weekend. He says "yes." 10:30 am: I call my parents to see if they would be up for visitors. They say "yes." 11 am-5 pm: Do laundry, shop for essential road trip snacks, pick up our wedding rings from jeweler (they were being cleaned), and pack for 2 adults and 1 baby for a 6 day trip.  5 pm: Take Dan, Ashley and their girls to the airport so they can catch their flight to California.  6:20 pm: Finally roll out of Seattle and begin the 480 mile drive 7:30 pm: Get stopped on the freeway for "blasting" in a construction zone.  8:20 pm: Finally start driving again 8:20 pm - 4 am: Driving (one stop for dinner, one stop for gas/driver switch) 4 am: Roll into my parent's house. Before my initial text to Josh we had not discussed going to Emmett for Memorial Day. We were planning a camping trip and had b...

As difficult as it is to believe, our little baby had his 2 month check earlier this month (I began this post when it was still May). He passed the 2 foot mark (24 3/4", which is 97%) and weighs nearly 13 pounds (12 lbs 13 oz, 75%). He sure is a growing boy! Sadly, this check also brought his first round of vaccines, 5 in total. One was a drink and he had two shots in each thigh. He took it like a champ and barely even cried. We sure love our little man. The day after his doctor's visit we went to a Sounders game. Josh got tickets from work (box seats!) and Josh, Eli, Uncle Dan, and I all went to the game. From what I saw, it was a great game. Elijah had a bit of a rough go during the first half so neither Josh nor I saw much of it, but we got to watch the second half (Eli was asleep) and it was fantastic. The fist half was probably one of the worst crying fits Eli has ever had. It was absolutely terrible and I'm still not sure exactly what was wrong. It may have been a ...