Mini getaway

Hello all! I hope you all have not missed my antics too much, its been pretty busy around here and I took some time away from technology to spend some much needed R&R with my little family. Last week the hubs took leave from work so we could just enjoy some down time and boy did we pick a perfect week to do that. The weather was beyond gorgeous. We managed to get some things done around the house and the whole  family took a trip to the dentist. Let me just tell you, Corbin was not a fan of this AT ALL. Despite my smooth talking and bribery with a a tooth brush he was less than thrilled when the dentist forced open his mouth. All those chompers look A-ok though so no worries.

On Thursday we had his 15 month check up and found out that my hunch was correct, he did have a growth spurt. His height did not change much he sprouted up about an inch but his weight, well he gained almost 4 lbs since his 1 year check up (Even though he still looks super skinny) I think all the weight is in his feet lol considering he jumped from a 5.5 W to a 7W in about a two month time frame. The Dr. says we should expect to see a jump in his height next so we will see how this goes. Until then I guess he will just be eating me out of house and home as little boys do.

Right after his appointment we jetted off to Raleigh! We wanted to take a mini vacation and Raleigh has an AMAZING children's museum, Marbles Kids Museum, if you have never been and have the opportunity  GO!  I don't know who had more fun Corbin or us! They have so many interactive exhibits and things for kids to do it was just great. At first I was worried that Corbin would be too young for some of the things but that feeling quickly passed as I saw him run from place to place with such a look of joy and excitement for all the new things that he saw. Needless to say I can see us taking another trip back to Raleigh before we leave NC to visit that museum. 

During our visit we stayed right in downtown Raleigh on Fayettville St. Raleigh is a really cute city, a mix between Philly (as far as the historical buildings goes) and Pittsburgh (for city life). The city itself was maybe five square blocks, rather small compared to what we are used to so we were able to walk everywhere which was really nice. Corbin got a big kick out of being able to look out of our hotel window and see all the cars on the street below. He also proved to us that no matter how big our bed is (king size at the hotel) that he will indeed take up the whole thing. We ventured to the capital building and ran around in the grass there, we enjoyed the natural science and history museum, both of which have free admission, we ventured up to Durham to do some shopping at their ginormous mall, Southpoint, and on our last day we got to see how Raleigh celebrates St. Patrick's Day. They had a really wonderful parade which lasted about 2 hrs and Corbin sat nicely through the whole thing and then there was a small festival where we enjoyed some good food and people watching. The last night in Raleigh before we left we treated ourselves to a fun ride on a rickshaw, it was by far one of the coolest things ever! We had so much fun being peddled around the city at night and the baby enjoyed himself too, I suggest anyone to try that at least once too. The whole trip was really wonderful and I am so glad we got a chance to do it. We are back into the swing of things now at home and it seems as though I am getting sick, or maybe this darn pine pollen is too much for me. Either way not feeling 100%, I am hoping this passes quickly and I can get back to myself soon cause Lord knows Corbin doesn't slow down for a minute.

Well I will leave you with some shots from our trip, enjoy and Happy Monday!