This was Sasha's real first road trip, at least in the US (she had a 3 hr road trip in Russia from Armavir to Krasnodar). We never had ventured far away from Sasha's new home since we
arrived back in May. I really didn't know how well she would travel. Typically the trip takes about 12 hours (including stops for gas and food). The weather was not too bad for the first 6 hours or so- cool and drizzly. We made great time all the way north to Des Moines, Iowa. North of Des Moines things changed as there was ice/snow on I-35 all the way to Durand which slowed our pace greatly. The trip took 16 hours and Sasha did great! Nothing an Ipad full of Sesame Street and Curious George can't help pass the time, throw in a few dum-dum pops on top of that and you had a really content little girl.What a fun time we had in WI as a family. Sasha met lots of family. She like everyone she met though it took her most of the weekend to warm up to Great Grandpa as he accidentally scared her on the first night. Nothing a little ice cream and playing tea couldn't fix. We played in what little snow there was. We sledded and road motorcycles, played with our cousins, ate, slept and had a great old time.
This was the first big holiday that we had since Jenny passed away. None of us knew what to expect, but with lots of prayer and family talking time we made it through stronger and with some much needed healing taking place. The week before and the week after were the worse times for me, but the actual week of Thanksgiving, though I missed Jenny greatly (I even caught a glimpse out of the corner of my eye of a cousin sitting in a chair and her profile looked just like Jenny which took me back for a second), was very enjoyable. It was a good first holiday for our family. Sasha made lots of memories and had a great time bonding with her Papa.
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