Omaha

The drive to Omaha looked like this:

The roads weren't too bad until we got into town. Jay doesn't have snow tires yet and the plows were few and far between. We went to Jay's friend Dave's house to watch the Nebraska football game and barely made it there! It was a nice visit and Edward enjoyed playing with their older daughter Ella (3). We had chili for lunch and were all happy to have our Cornhuskers win!!

Edward slept on the way to the hotel, so no naps for mommy and daddy. This is how the afternoon looked for us:

We are staying at the Embassy Suites which as a parent I just love! They have free breakfast, separate bedrooms, and a nice atrium. This location has a koi river throughout the first and second floors. The front desk gives Edward food to feed the fish (some are quite large!) and he just loves it!

Our hotel living has made Edward a pro at using the key cards:

We promised a swim in the pool but it was pretty cold so the steps of the spa it was! I stayed out to make sure the babies didn't get cooked. Edward loved being in the "little pool". 

We went to lunch at the Upstreet Brewery and Edward was so good! He waited patiently for his food and ate most of his lunch. To pass the time we worked on his faces. He has his "surprised", "mad", "sad", "silly" and "happy" faces down pretty good. Today he learned "scared" and this was what he came up with:

After lunch we actually all took a nap! Gotta love hotel curtains! Edward slept over 2 hours and when I went to wake him up he just turned over and went back to sleep. Who's child is this?!

By the way we LOVE our new travel bed for Edward! It's by The Shrunks and perfect for this kind of trip! It fits a crib sized sheet and deflates to a pretty small size. 

I caught my boys going down the elevator. Edward was so afraid of it a few days ago he had me hold him the while time. Now he runs inside, pushes the correct button, and runs to the window to watch:

One of my favorite Pinterest inspired ways to entertain Edward at a restaurant. Hide the penny under the sugar packet. He is really good at keeping his eye on the right one and loved playing with Jay, especially when he was able to successfully trick him! 

One more time feeding the fish before dinner:

Jay picked up take out for dinner tonight. An amazing corn chowder and salads and a brownie for dessert! The perfect distraction from the craziness of finding out our flight out of Omaha was cancelled and rescheduled to Monday! Jay spent over an hour on the phone with the airline trying to figure out a plan and as of now we will be driving to Chicago with him and then flying out on Saturday instead. If all goes well. I feel bad for Edward who is no longer impressed with the "excitement" of a road trip... 

To be continued...