Jamie and Liam Chew's Blog: 2009-09-01

2009-09-01 24:00 (John) Realising that summer has ended for Ottawa-area students, and there was no further hope of cousins visiting, we made last-minute arrangements to drive to Orleans this afternoon on a whirlwind surprise trip. Kristen took the boys to Hakobune in the morning, I got the house ready for our absence and packed the cars and picked them up. After the traditional visit to Starbucks, we hit the road at 14:00. Jamie fell asleep after an hour, without benefit of Benedryl, so we appear to have determined that carsickness# makes him sleepy, which isn't a terrible thing. He slept through Liam's pit-stop at 15:30, but woke up at around 17:00 when Liam next needed to stop, needing to both pee and eat. The boys enjoyed a rare treat: cheeseburgers and fries. Despite moderately heavy traffic, we made it to Grammi's house at 19:00. Everyone was pleasantly surprised. The boys chased Owen around the house until bedtime, I drove the cousins home, the boys quieted down watching videos and then taking a bath, and Grammi told them bedtime stories until they fell asleep. We're heading back home the day after tomorrow, and apologize in advance to the many people in Ottawa that we usually call on but may not get a chance to this trip.