Aiken in the Fall

I'm trying to catch up with November and am starting with the beginning of November. Geoffrey had a long work trip at the beginning of the month, so Isabel and I used the trip as a good excuse to fly for Aiken for a week. We had a great time and Isabel loved the warmer weather, and of course extra attention from Grandma and Grandpa. Our flight down was smooth for the most part, minus a few tears when boarding the plane and a 20 minute delay getting off of the plane. The flight attendant claimed I didn't need a seat belt extender (I did) and her seat wound up almost becoming a permanent fixture of seat 1A. It wound up taking 2 pilots and the flight attendant to free the carseat.

Isabel has really been mothering lately, and always insisted on feeding her penguin and hippo...and they had to wear bibs.

Already taking after mommy, having fun with coupons.

Isabel saw Grandma using the watering can and decided she could help as well. She attempted to get every last drop out of the already used watering can.

Who needs toys? One of Isabel's favorites from this trip was a small, round laundry basket that she enjoyed sitting in.

Isabel decided that her baby needed to take a ride on this horse and string. She later attempted to sit on the horse which didn't work nearly as well as the baby did.

The silly fur hat was my Grandma Schaeffer's and made a great dress up item.

Grandpa taught Isabel about drawing on the window condensation.

Isabel was excited about one of the new sleeper's we bought for Mia and tried to make off with it by climbing upstairs.

Of course a trip to Aiken would not be complete without a visit to feed the ducks.

The flight back went very smoothly, with no tears or stuck car seats (this time we insisted on the seat belt extender). We had such a great time, but were happy to be home and to welcome Daddy back a few days later.