Jack and I met Aunt Bec in Tupelo on Thursday afternoon. The first big event of the trip occurred before they even left the parking lot....I couldn't get Jack's carseat out of the minivan. (It was SO securely fastened, Rebecca and I both tried with all of our might and couldn't get it to budge.) So, we went to Toys R Us, and Jack got a big boy seat! (He has been developmentally ready for a booster seat for several months, but we were just planning to leave him in his convertible carseat until we needed it for the baby.) I think having the new "big boy seat" made the first leg of the trip even more special. He was happy to climb into it in Aunt Bec's car.
That evening when they arrived in Memphis, after Uncle Doc got home, they took Jack to a special bookstore. Aunt Bec thinks Uncle Doc may have had as much fun as Jack playing with the hats and looking at the books.
After talking Uncle Doc into reading three books before bed, Jack slept all by himself in a twin bed in the guest room. The next morning, Aunt Bec and Jack went to the Children's Museum of Memphis. It was such a big museum with so much to do that they needed a map to get around. Jack went fishing, built a treehouse, dressed up in various costumes, went shopping at the grocery store, and more!
After the museum, Aunt Bec took Jack to lunch at an old-fashioned diner where he at a peanut butter and jelly sandwich followed by a vanilla milkshake. (Such a treat!)
After a nap, Aunt Bec and Jack played with playdoh and did some other crafts. They made travel coffee mugs for Brent and me with Jack's picture and a picture that he colored in them. Saturday morning Uncle Doc, Aunt Bec, and Jack went to the I-Max Theater to see the "Under the Sea" movie. He seemed to really enjoy it.
When Brent and I arrived right after lunch, Jack and Rebecca were playing in the front yard. When he saw us, Jack's face dropped and we could see him say, "I don't want to leave." I can't say that was the welcome I was expecting, but we were both happy that he was having such a good time in Memphis.
While we were there, we got to see where Todd works and the lot where they plan to build their house. We took Jack to a Build-A-Bear store. He picked out and "built" a bear to give to baby Joseph. From there we went downtown to have dinner at Rendezvous. We finished the day with ice cream at Ben and Jerry's. When we got in the car to go home, Jack whined quite a bit about not wanting to leave and wanting to stay with Uncle Doc and Aunt Bec. So, needless to say, he had a fabulous time and didn't seem to miss us a bit. It was a great day, and it was so nice to know that we can just jump in the car and see Todd and Rebecca!
