We have finally returned from our Replogle family vacation to Tennessee. We were a little nervous at first to go...vacations haven't gone so well in the past with Jarrett, plus traveling with kids isn't always so relaxing. We left last Friday, stopped to see Aaron and Megan and then went to Cincinnati and spent the night. In the morning we went to the zoo (picture of Greg and Jett looking at this favorite part, the monkeys). Then we were off...to traffic jams. We ran into four tr
affic jams on the way down to TN, not so much fun. For driving three hours longer than we were supposed too, the boys did a great job. They were a bit fussy towards the end, but heck, I was starting to get a bit fussy myself:) We finally got to Dave and Kathi (Greg's cousin and husband, where we stayed for the week) around 8:30p.m. Andrew, Denise and the boys met us there because we just couldn't drive anymore (picture at the left). It was so great to see everyone and to meet the boys for the first time. Sunday w
e went to church, went to Denise's baby shower and then spent the evening all hanging out at Dave and Kathi's (picture of Jett and Kathi to the right). Monday was just a relaxing day. On Tuesday we took Jett and the babies to the Hands On Museum. It was so cool, what a great idea for kids. Jett had a blast and would stop for a short time at each site and then would run off to the next thing. Of course the one thing he loved the best was a car that they gutted so kids 
could jump in and pretend they were driving...Hello...did we not sit in one for hours getting there:) Here's a picture of Jett taking Aunt Dee-Dee for a ride. In the basement they had a tractor and an airplane for kids to sit on, fish, a bank to learn about money, a news station, a grocery store, etc...very cool! On Wednesday we took the boys to Chuck E. Cheeses. Pretty sure I had the most fun out of anybody. Greg got Jett tons of coins to play games, but he was really only inter
ested in the play area, so Mommy stepped in to get us some tickets for prizes. Ski-ball is my favorite. I got so good I could hold Brayden while playing. This is another game that I totally wiped up in (do you see the tickets laying on the ground, oh yeah)! They have this huge play ground inside the for the kids to play on. Jett was such a big boy and climbed all the way to the top (he is usually quite terrified of these). There was a train at the end where kids could climb out onto to look out and while he was attempting to make this adventure, a girl came in and screamed and scared him. He was crying and freaking out so I had to climb all the way up, calm him down and try to get us both down...I found out they really aren't meant for adults. Needless to say, wherever the Replogles go, we are always drawing attention. On Thursday we just got things around and spent a little time with Denise, the boys and Kathi before we left. We stopped half way in Lexinton to see a friend of Greg's for dinner. Then as the boys were ready for bed we left for home. After our experience of getting there, we thought driving through the night would be the best idea. It went great and Greg and I had 6 hours in the car together of quiet and a chance to actually talk. Believe it or not, we ran into more construction on the way home at 12:30a.m...God was working on our patience. Jett also woke up around that time and was in and out of sleep until we got home around 2:30a.m. The next day Greg and I just took turns taking naps all day trying to recover from our vacation. Overall it was such a good vacation, but very hard to leave. Andrew and Denise are moving to Richland,Washington next week and it will probably be a year until we see them again. It's so crazy to think that the next time I see the boys they might be walking and talking. Here are some more great pictures to share...
affic jams on the way down to TN, not so much fun. For driving three hours longer than we were supposed too, the boys did a great job. They were a bit fussy towards the end, but heck, I was starting to get a bit fussy myself:) We finally got to Dave and Kathi (Greg's cousin and husband, where we stayed for the week) around 8:30p.m. Andrew, Denise and the boys met us there because we just couldn't drive anymore (picture at the left). It was so great to see everyone and to meet the boys for the first time. Sunday w
e went to church, went to Denise's baby shower and then spent the evening all hanging out at Dave and Kathi's (picture of Jett and Kathi to the right). Monday was just a relaxing day. On Tuesday we took Jett and the babies to the Hands On Museum. It was so cool, what a great idea for kids. Jett had a blast and would stop for a short time at each site and then would run off to the next thing. Of course the one thing he loved the best was a car that they gutted so kids 
could jump in and pretend they were driving...Hello...did we not sit in one for hours getting there:) Here's a picture of Jett taking Aunt Dee-Dee for a ride. In the basement they had a tractor and an airplane for kids to sit on, fish, a bank to learn about money, a news station, a grocery store, etc...very cool! On Wednesday we took the boys to Chuck E. Cheeses. Pretty sure I had the most fun out of anybody. Greg got Jett tons of coins to play games, but he was really only inter
ested in the play area, so Mommy stepped in to get us some tickets for prizes. Ski-ball is my favorite. I got so good I could hold Brayden while playing. This is another game that I totally wiped up in (do you see the tickets laying on the ground, oh yeah)! They have this huge play ground inside the for the kids to play on. Jett was such a big boy and climbed all the way to the top (he is usually quite terrified of these). There was a train at the end where kids could climb out onto to look out and while he was attempting to make this adventure, a girl came in and screamed and scared him. He was crying and freaking out so I had to climb all the way up, calm him down and try to get us both down...I found out they really aren't meant for adults. Needless to say, wherever the Replogles go, we are always drawing attention. On Thursday we just got things around and spent a little time with Denise, the boys and Kathi before we left. We stopped half way in Lexinton to see a friend of Greg's for dinner. Then as the boys were ready for bed we left for home. After our experience of getting there, we thought driving through the night would be the best idea. It went great and Greg and I had 6 hours in the car together of quiet and a chance to actually talk. Believe it or not, we ran into more construction on the way home at 12:30a.m...God was working on our patience. Jett also woke up around that time and was in and out of sleep until we got home around 2:30a.m. The next day Greg and I just took turns taking naps all day trying to recover from our vacation. Overall it was such a good vacation, but very hard to leave. Andrew and Denise are moving to Richland,Washington next week and it will probably be a year until we see them again. It's so crazy to think that the next time I see the boys they might be walking and talking. Here are some more great pictures to share... 
Drew Curphey & Gavin Dennis Greene
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Brayden is getting soooo BIG and looks like Greg, wow. Glad the trip went well and bummer your sister in law is moving. Distance is such a hard thing with little kids you really miss them growing up. Glad to have you back.
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