I am sorry that it has been a while, but we have had a virus on our computer and it took me a bit to get it fixed. We have been very busy! Pete has been on a fishing trip, work has been crazy as I found out that my counterpart is quitting, it was Daddy's birthday, and we have been on an 8 day vacation! Well Happy Birthday Daddy! (I know I have already told you but I wanted to tell you in the blog world as well)
So, about the vacation... The Thompson family went on the first family vacation in a long time! We went to Orlando. I really enjoyed myself and Pete got exposed to all of us together. I think he was in culture shock! All Tara could do was laugh and Pete just shook his head. Bless their hearts!!! Oh well, we all understand each other! (Even though at one point our loving mother said she thought me and my brother were aliens) Anyway, Connor was great! I never imagined a 20 month old could possibly be that good in the heat for hours and not having had a nap! As long as he had snacks (aka nacks), he was good. Pete and I enjoyed him so much and are actually having to get adjusted to not having him around. We hit all of the parks in Disney and Universal. Mom and Daddy got a full day with Connor alone and took him to the beach for his first time. They were in heaven. I know for me, it made me miss being closer to Brad, Tara, and Connor. I am tired of only seeing them once every couple of months, so Pete and I are going to try to make it a point to see them more often. Pete and Connor are big buds! One of the funny moments: Connor comes out of the bathroom after taking his nightly bath and Pete says to Connor "Hey Slick" (Connors hair was all wet) and nonchalantly Connor looks back and says "Hey Pete". It's probably not as funny on here but it was hilarious that night. He has got us all where he wants us. Thank you all so much for a wonderful vacation. We enjoyed it and it was nice to have our family back together for more than just a weekend.
On another note... We got back from our vacation and poor little Forest had to be put down. He was so wore out and we think he had cancer. Pete and I took him and it was devastating. He has been around for more than half of my life. I miss him a lot. He was always so happy. I know he was hurting and he is better off now. I never will forget, Michael Kirkland, a middle school boyfriend got him for me on Dec. 18th, the exact same day my Granddaddy died. He was a Christmas gift and I thought my parents were going to kill me. Forest ended up being my Daddy's sidekick. We all will miss you Forest.
Here are some pics from our trip!
