Wow, Time Flies!

I didn't even realize until just now that I didn't post anything yesterday or today! I guess that means things are going well...We have had a nice couple of days at Noah's. Yesterday, Gabe and I got in some shopping at Target to give Ryan some peace and quiet in the condo. Ryan's grandparents were there by the time we got back (I could easily spend a couple of hours in Target, and a whole bag of their popcorn keeps Gabe busy for about that long!). It was so nice to have lunch with them and Gabe sure loves his "Tractor Grandpa."
While Gabe slept, Ryan needed to get out, so back to Target we went! I pushed Ryan around in a wheelchair until he couldn't stand it anymore :) (Target, not the wheelchair).
After Gabe's nap, he and I went to my friend Ashleigh's house. She has three little girls and I could tell Gabe was in need of some time with kids his own age (in Target he pretty much drooled over every kid he saw and the babies on the diaper boxes ever caught his eye!). We got to play outside and take a nice long walk--Gabe found a ton of sticks, a few motorcycles, a couple of slugs, and there are sure a lot more airplanes to spot here! Rocky Mount must not be a big flying route...Gabe loved holding hands with the Phoebe and Juliet on the walk, I'll post a picture when I get them on the computer. He had a blast!
We got back in time to 'help' cook dinner. Noah's friends made dinner and my friend Rachel (from Rocky Mount but just moved to Alexandria) came down to give Ryan some cheer. It was great to see her! Ryan got enough rest during the day that he could kick some butt on Guitar Hero before the night ended. He even played Halo, so he must be on the mend!

On to today:
Tori and I got to pamper ourselves a bit this morning--we each got a manicure and pedicure to go with the flip-flop weather we are finally having. We got to see Ryan's cousin Ashley and her baby before they flew off to Florida, and we even got some chicken nuggets at "Donalds". Wow, life really is good! Our friend Michael Hillman came over to see Ryan tonight--I know he enjoyed playing some more Halo with him.
Tonight Tori and I took Gabe to see our friend MaryAnn, then we went to the Romano's house, where Gabe had a great time petting some bunny rabbits and swinging on a tire swing. He's not going to want to go home!
We're possibly going to make the trek home tomorrow, but Noah is trying to convince us to stay until Saturday. He is using Wegman's as bait. Hmmm, he knows my weak spots! (There aren't too many of them, but gourmet grocery stores are high up there...)
Weelll, this has been a long one, and it has taken forever because Noah and Tori have been talking this whole time and it has been very been distracting. Now Ryan is in on it, so I'd better be done until later! Hope no one has fallen asleep reading this, but there are so many people we have seen and things that we have done and I don't want to leave anything out. Let me know if I did leave you out, and I'll post another crazy long blog for you next time!