Enjoying vacation

After making the plane ride to Boston and figuring out how to install new car seats from the car rental company we made it to my parent's house. We arrived about midnight on Thursday and the kids were exhausted. We carried them straight to bed and soon after found our own beds. We have been busy since we arrived. On friday morning we made the drive to NH (about 2 hours) so that we could see some friends and get my license renewed. Even though we aren't living in NH anymore I had called to see if it was still possible to hold a NH license since I don't technically have a residence anywhere in the U.S. and I was told yes that I could just use my last Nh address. I thought, great, then it shouldn't be a problem. Jason had come back in September and had done the same thing without a problem. Unfortunately for me I got the grumpy DMV worker and was told I could not have a NH license. Needless to say I was a little annoyed. People get annoyed about the beaurcracy in teh Czech Republic but I get annoyed with the US beaurcracy. I feel like we are U.S. citizens in limbo since we don't have an actual residence here. I asked the woman at the DMV where she would suggest I get a license and she said she didn't know but just not NH. I thanked her and left. At least the trip wasn't a waste since we got to stop and see my friend Melissa and her husband and two beautiful children. It was fun to talk to them and hang out. Unfortunately we didn't have that much time since we needed to make the 2 hour drive back to RI to have dinner at my brother's house at 6pm. We made it back had a great dinner and the kids had a blast playing with their cousins, Michael and Johnathon. We got home and once again carried the girls up to their beds since we got home late and they fell asleep in the car.

Yesterday we celebrated my mother's 60th birthday. It was fun to see all my aunts and uncles and cousins. The girls had a blast playing with their cousins again too. After the party we headed an hour north to Massachusetts to visit Jason's brother and his family. We had a nice dinner and the kids were thrilled to play with their "big kid" cousins, Alex and Justin. It was nice to see the new addition to the family, Kiera. She was so cute and was sleeping almost the entire time we were there. I hope that continues for their sake! Today is the first day that we have really had to just relax. It has been nice. I'm off to play outside in the yard. It is nice to be able to just walk out the back door and be in the grass.