Virginia Living Museum
My best friend/suite mate/partner in crime from college, Shayna, came to visit with her two hilarious kids. I'm not at all surprised that her kids made me laugh as much as they did! It was good timing, too. I've been bored, sore, uncomfortable, etc since hitting the 8month mark in this pregnancy. "The Loud One" and "Kitty" were perfect reminders of WHY I'm pregnant.
Now, you may be wondering why they are called "The Loud One" and "Kitty." It's terribly easy to explain. The Loud One has absolutely no volume control. It was much like having my dear sweet husband back at home...the man can be right in front of me and you'd think he was speaking to a crowd without a microphone. Luckily, The Loud One's voice doesn't carry quite as far as Chris's. Kitty meows. Plain & simple. If she's tired, hungry, nervous, etc...she lets out a cute little "meow." Now, don't let that fool you...she can turn that kitty into a tiger if she's tired/cranky/annoyed enough!
During their stay, we visited the Virginia Living Museum, the Aquarium in Virginia Beach, met with Shayna's relatives (who treated me to the Aquarium & dinner - easiest way to my heart!), saw a LOT of snow & several of Hampton Roads' "finest" drivers testing the limits of black ice, ate a fabulous french toast breakfast at my sister's house, and played some card game about dinosaurs - The Loud One set & reset the rules a few times.
The dogs were great during the trip...I'm often overly cautious when it comes to Samson around small children due to his previous negative experiences with children scaring the mess out of him. Shayna's kids followed the "ignore Samson" rules and he eventually warmed up to them...even tolerating the stair sliding and squealing without running to hide in my bedroom. Boomer, of course, was in heaven with all of the activity and extra attention.
There were a few issues, however. 1 - Kitty puked on the carpet within about 20 minutes of being in my house; 2 - It did not snow at my house, which was very disappointing to The Loud One; 3 - I do not have any TVs in the bedrooms...again, very disappointing to The Loud One; and 4 - The Loud One decided to pull a wrestling move on my niece after breakfast. He's only 4 but built like he should be in the NFL. Needless to say, when he jumped from the rope (stool) onto her stomach, it did not go over well. All in all, we got over the speed bumps & had a great time. I know I did!
Samson watching Shayna & her kids leave
