Road Trip to Nixa!

All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go! I'm leaving... on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again. Well, okay, a Suburban is about the size of a jet plane, and I'll be back on Sunday night in time for Dad's weekly Halo game. Imagine with me...the Suburban is filled with Mom and Dad in the front seat, me in the middle seat, all the bags in the backseat and then Turk and Ophelia fill the luggage hold. Packed car...and that's just with one kid. What will Mom and Dad do when I have a kid brother or sister? I mean, I had two bags just for my weekend trip, the dogs have a bag... Think it's time for a bigger car... Um, what's bigger than a Suburban? I'm leaving on a jet plane, don't know when I'll back again.

The first weekend of April, I was supposed to go up to Des Moines for my big baby shower and to meet all of Dad's side of the family, but God had other plans. A blizzard hit Des Moines dumping massive amount of snow on the ground! They even closed the highways! You would have thought Des Moines was next to Denver or something. So instead, we traveled down to sunny Nixa, Missouri, to meet the rest of Mom's family. And boy oh boy did I meet them all! I was most excited to meet my newest cousin Clayton! He was born on January 22, the same day as my mom and Meyer! I think he was excited to meet me too.

And I got to meet my Great Grandpa Pruitt. He's been sick, but I think I cheered him up. I also got to meet my Great Aunt Cheryl and Great Uncle Joe; John and Heather and their twin boys Wes and Jordan; Billy and Kendra and their two girls Karly and Emma; Clayton's parents Jeremy and Lydia; and my Great Aunt Lisa and Great Uncle Bill. I just missed meeting Sarah and her two kiddo's Moriah and Caleb. But I did spend some time in Moriah's little rocking chair!
My mom was happy because she got to eat Springfield style Cashew Chicken, her favorite! She doesn't understand why Kansas City doesn't serve it...