North Carolina Trip with TWO - Part II

Brian and Nancy met my mom at a Cracker Barrel for the hand-off between Charlotte and Raleigh. It was cute when Brock arrived at my mother's house - I think he genuinely remembered it and knew just where to find "Brock's toys"!

 Our first two days there, the weather spoiled us! Beautiful sun-shiny 70-72 degree temperatures!

Kade liked sitting outside in the sun and Brock tried out his new-to-him Lightnin' McQueen scooter.

Outfit complete with matching sunglasses!

The boys looked so cute eating their meals around Grandma's kitchen table.

On Tuesday, the crew packed up and headed to Chapel Hill to check out the children's museum Kidzu. Very small and not worth the drive from Raleigh, in my opinion. Brock was entertained with the ball chute - very same area that captivated him at Discovery Place with Uncle Brian.

 They did have a cute little area for Kade to explore - good thing he's not crawling yet because when I say little, I mean little.

The boys had fun, of course. And Grandma had fun watching them play!

Then it was off to lunch on Franklin Street and to wander around a bit at the school.

"What's in there Momma??"

Carolina shirt and Carolina bear, but red pants :)

The following day we had a wonderful visitor arrive - Uncle David!! 

FLASHBACK.... here is Brock in that same shirt from August 2013. :)

We decided to head to Raleigh to visit Marbles Museum. 

Brock followed Uncle David around like a little puppy and loved learning how to play hockey with him in the rink! 

Such sweet boys cuddling on the couch together after playing hard at Marbles.... and getting thoroughly soaked on the way out!

Brock and Kade had fun with Papa too - we met them out at The Farmer's Market for breakfast then headed to play at Pullen Park. This was our first time riding on Pullen Park's train and Carousel - we'll be ready to return when it's warmer!

Brock and Kade had lots of other playdates with new friends too! We had fun on Ryan's bouncy house and meeting Lucas...

 We checked out Alexandra's new crib in Hillsborough and hung out with some other awesome little friends....

Nora, Alexandra, Brock & Ryan

Then had a blast shooting basketballs and playing with everything Paw Patrol at Will's house (which, by the way Beck, he is STILL talking about and says he wants to go back and shoot more basketballs!)

We had so much fun at Grandma's and really did quite a lot - we stayed busy so Brock and Kade could take good naps every day! 

Brock's spot on the heating vent

 I could post another 10 pictures, but I really need to stop!!

Brock, Kade and I really had a great time in North Carolina on this trip. We saw a lot of friends that I haven't seen in awhile and visited some new destinations (albeit kid-orientated). This trip was a bit different for Brock and was the first time he really missed home. Sweet boy continued to ask me when we were going home, asking "Are we going home now, Momma? Daddy is waiting for me. My doggies are waiting for me too." As part of our bedtime routine, we skyped with Brent every night to keep some sort of consistency with home's schedule. It was a long time to be away for a just turned three year old. Perhaps next time, Brent will join us for part of our trip.

Bye North Carolina, see you next time!