Driving down from Pittsburgh to Chincoteague Island, VA went a lot smoother than anticipated. Connor entertained himself in his car seat and we only needed to stop for major meals and diaper changes. We were prepared ourselves for wailing and gnashing of gums as we drove the eight hours down.
Once we crossed the bay bridge from Maryland to Virginia, we started to look out for a place to eat lunch. We only saw things like Bob Evans, Applebees and Panera Bread. As we passed one more (and seemingly the final) batch of restaurants, The Machins, who we were traveling with, made a u-turn. We thought that meant we were headed to Panera. But we were wrong. They found a Sonic! What a perfect place to eat for a family on a road trip! No need to leave the car. We let Connor play on the floor, and the dogs (did I mention Little Bit and Wesley came along?) played on their leashes.
On arriving at our bungalow in Chincoteague, we immediately unloaded, dropped the dogs off and headed off to the beach. During the trip, we caught a glimpse of the wild horses Assateague (the national park where the beach is) is famous for. We lit a fire and enjoyed the company of friends, fire and mosquitos.
More pics after the jump:
It is the second day just me, the dogs, and baby. It has been nice having quite time with Connor and figure him out. Last night, I think Todd would agree, was the best night so far. He had no fussy time, he only woke up because he was hungry, and then very easily fell asleep. I think that partly has to do with the fact that yesterday he was awake for a good seven hours with no nap. Today he has been very sleepy, so we will see what tonight brings.
Wesley was named after Wesley Windham Price, from Buffy AND Angel. He is such a nerd in Buffy, but in Angel his character really changes. After both series were done, Wesley’s character was one of my favorites.
We went to Ohio Saturday after I got off of work. Ben called me and told me him and Aubrey were headed there to pick up a schnoodle. I said, well pick me one up as well….then after talking with Todd we decided to head down there ourselves. It ended up that we arrived within three minutes of each other. Wesley is a sweetie pie, but very different from Little Bit. She was very needy, and quite. Wesley is a go getter, and when Little Bit is in the mood, they have a lot of fun together.
