Holbrook Family: Day 9: The Holbrook Hotel

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Day 9: The Holbrook Hotel

Well, we made it. Our drive is now officially complete. We stayed at Stan & Mel’s in Christiansburg till Saturday and then made our last leg of the trip across Virginia to the coast. We all enjoyed the day off from driving, but I think Emily was the most happy about it. When going in to get her from her afternoon nap (the first one she’d been able to take in a house and crib in the last week) Jeff found this…

Apparently she thought she’d celebrate the momentous occasion by learning how to undress herself. Her socks are always pulled off and occasionally she gets an arm pulled out of her sleeve when she takes a nap, but I’ve never had her completely strip down. We’re just glad the diaper stayed on (and I’m sure Stan & Mel are too).

I'm grateful for the uninterrupted reading time the day of rest provided so I could read my Darcy book (thanks mom, for letting me bring it with me) and Jeff, as predicted, spent the day on the Wii. Emily also showed her enthusiasm for not being strapped into a car by dancing at all of her meals. Here she is with a big grin, eating the rare, and extremely nice, home cooked meal.

Some of you may have already heard about my reservations about our current adventure. As much as I love Brad & Heather and enjoy spending time with them, how can one be excited about 4 adults and 2 kids sharing two bedrooms and one bathroom for two months? However cramped the quarters may be, we’re extremely grateful for their hospitality and glad they have a sense of humor (I’m sure we’re all going to need one at some point over the next several weeks). Upon entering our room, we found this on the bed...

Thanks Heather, we feel truly welcomed. I especially liked the added touch of the mints.

6 comments:

Jeff said...: And for the record, I didn't spend the whole day off at Stan's playing Wii (I took some time off to play some old-school Zelda and ran to the store for a few dinner items).; February 24, 2008 at 2:31 PM
Gpa Holbrook said...: I slept in that bed and shared the hospitality of Brad and Heather for a week. It was great! Oh - maybe having No Ella or Emily would make a difference. Anyway - the bed is comfortable.; February 24, 2008 at 3:48 PM
Thierry said...: Glad to see you made it safe! Enjoy your adventure!; February 25, 2008 at 3:29 PM
Perry's said...: Glad you made it safely! Love your blog, looks like you know how to change it now! It looks great, hopefully my lesson wasn't too confusing!; February 26, 2008 at 9:30 AM
Perry's said...: Where did you get the cute background was it shabbyprincess?; February 26, 2008 at 9:30 AM
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Emilyisms

2.22.13 ~ "Ahh! You exasperate me!"

3.06.13 ~ “This has been a horrible day! I didn't want to get up early. I didn't want to go to school. I didn't want to go to gymnastics. And Jacob just ate my goldfish!"

5.18.13 ~ Em: "What's that noise?" Jeff:"It's to let you know you're drifting and driving off the road.” Bec: "Or to wake you up if you're starting to fall asleep." Em: "But what if you're a deep sleeper?"

5.24.13 ~ Looking at a treasure map: "This is puzzling."

6.01.13 ~ To Gma H: "Will you be lonely when we move?"

6.01.13 ~ Em: "Do I have to get married?" Bec: "No. You don't have to. Why? Do you not want to?" Em: *sigh* "I like my last name."

7.28.13 ~ Em: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Jinks! You owe me a soda!" Jeff: "Em, do you know what a soda is?" Em: "Yup. Like Sprite, Root Beer, and Dr. Coke."

8.21.13 ~ "Jacob, you need to listen in school or you won't be smart like I am."

9.03.13 ~ Bec: "You have gum. I can smell it." Em: "Yup. And I can taste it."

9.10.13 ~ Em: "Are we going to Red Robin?" Jeff: "Why would we want to go there?" Em: "Oh! I know that voice!" Then as Jeff turned into RR parking lot Em said, "Ha! I knew it!"

9.29.13 ~ Em: "Oh Yummy!" Jeff: "I thought you didn't like potato chips." Em: "Apparently I do now."

10.09.13 ~ Bec: "You're a smart boy Jacob." Em: "Maybe he'll be like me!"

2.18.14 ~ While eating a cupcake: "I love frosting. It just tickles the roof of my mouth."

Jacobisms

3.04.13 ~ Bec:"Brrr! Your hands are freezing! Were you cold while we were outside?" J:"Yup." Bec: "Why didn't you tell me?"J: "Cause me couldn't find my pockets. They were hiding."

3.05.13 ~ Talking about missions: Bec: "Matthew went to England. Daddy went to Brazil. Where do you want to go?" J: "On a hike."

3.17.13 ~ Bec:"Whoa! You have a messy face. We need to wash you off." J:"No. My tongue's washing me off."

3.21.13 ~ Bec:"Jacob, please don't. You're not supposed to climb on that." J:"Emily does." Bec:"Uh-oh, we better spank her bum." J:"Yeah! Two times!"

8.22.13 ~ On the 2nd day of school:"Mommy, we lost Emily. we need to find her."

9.01.13 "Mom, my toot left a mark in my underwear."

9.04.13 ~ Bec: "You have preschool tomorrow." J: "Yup. All by myself!" Bec:"All by yourself?! Are you big enough for that?" J: "Yup. I have a big boy bed so I'm big."

9.07.13 ~ Eating breakfast burritos:"Mom, my wrap around is undoing."

9.18.13 ~ Eliza was jumping in her crib:"Mom! Liza's a kangaroo!"

9.18.13 ~ "I'm super angry right now."

9.21.13 ~ "You're the best-est mommy in the whole world."

9.25.13 ~ "Mom, you're the wicked king. And I'm Liza's dad."

10.01.13 ~ "I have a song stuck in my head. I don't want anyone to hear it so I'm going to leave it there."

10.13.13 ~ "It's raining cats & dogs. ... Lots of cats & dogs."

10.14.13 ~ "Mommy, me & Liza love you."

11.11.13 ~ "Mom! Did you see my awesome strength!? I can lift heavy things!"

11.16.13 ~ Bec:"You're pretty smart." Jeff: "No, you're super smart."Jacob: "Yup! Daddy got it right!"

12.08.13 ~ J: "I'm not going to be a kid." Jeff: "You're not?" J: "Nope. I'm going to grow up and be a dad."

12.15.13 ~ Jeff:"Have you been playing with Batman?" J: "Yep. And Robin Hood. Why isn't his name Red Robin?"

12.24.13 ~ Em & J had eye infections and needed drops.Jeff: "Ok, who's first?" J: "Emily because she's brave. Not me because I cry."

12.28.13 ~ "Liza, I'm glad I have a baby sister."

12.29.13 ~ Bec:"Jacob, why are you still wearing your jacket?" J: "Because if you want to you can."

1.06.14 ~ After listening to a Mozart song for a few minutes: "Mom? Who's being chased?"

1.08.14 ~ "Mom!" *sigh* "That's terrible!"

1.13.14 ~ Bec: "You get what you get..."J: "And you not cry."

1.13.14 ~ "Mom, mmm-ini wheats starts with cow?"

1.27.14 ~ After 'reading' something: Bec: "Hey! How did you know that's what that said?" J:"I don't know. Cause I'm super smart."

2.02.14 ~ While playing with Little People: ~ J: "Mom, where's the mom & baby?" Bec: "I don't know." J: "Maybe they're missing. Maybe when we were at Grandma & Grandpa's a monster came to our house & took them."

2.18.14 ~ J: "Mom, I'm never going to sell Liza." Bec:"You're not?" J:"Nope. Cause she makes me happy."

2.19.14 ~ After Jacob farted: Jeff:"Toot bum." J with a quizzical look, "Dad, why did you just call me tuba?"

2.20.14 ~ Bec: "What sports do you want to do?" J: "Baseball, soccer, basketball, football, ... and skeleton. But not fast skeleton. Slow skeleton. Because fast skeleton makes my tummy hurt."