A much needed break

We packed up yesterday evening and hit the road for Spring Break. We drove to Alabama, where we stopped for the night, then headed on to David's parents' house in Mississippi this morning. We had a really good visit with them this afternoon/evening. Now, I'm back in the hotel with Elizabeth, while Jonathan and David do a little more visiting, so I figured I'd let you all at least know we're gone. :)

Elizabeth's doing a great job on this trip. She is so easy to deal with now that she's older. It almost makes up for those horrible trips we had during her first 2 years....almost....

After a few days in Mississippi, we're going to head over to Georgia to see Erin's family and Amy. So, we'll have the opportunity to visit with part of both families before the week is through. Pictures will be forthcoming, of course.

In the meantime, here are some odds and ends for you.

A friend of mine made Elizabeth's birthday party invitation for us this year:



Isn't that about the cutest thing you've ever seen? I'm sure you're not surprised to see she chose Dora as her party theme. We'll be sending these out in a couple of weeks, but anyone who might be able to make it can save the date now (Saturday, March 3 at 12pm). We're optimistically hoping that it will be sunny that day, since we might end up with a bunch of kids/adults there.

I also wanted to show you how quiet time ended up one day last week. As I told you, Elizabeth tends to turn her room into a complete wreck during quiet time, and that day was no exception. Here was the scene as I opened the door:



I was a little concerned when I couldn't see her right away. But, upon further investigation, I found her:



She had rocked herself to sleep!