Catching up with the Fosters....

Whew! It has been a whirlwind here lately! We went to Mississippi last week for Brandon and Naphtali's wedding. We ended up driving, which was fine on the way down but not so much on the way back with the ice and snow! Joel was amazingly well-behaved on the trip down. We stopped near Nashville the first night and stayed over, then continued on to Jackson the next morning. The weather was amazing (70+ degrees!) and the whole Foster family was together for the first time in years. There was a lot of visiting, game-playing, and, of course, Joel-spoiling! He loved all the attention! He did so well sleeping and going with the flow of all the activity. The ride home was long and he was not nearly as happy as he was on the way down. Even his beloved Elmo DVDs couldn't save the day! We tried to do the whole trip home in one day to avoid the weather, but we ended up pulling off the highway near Piqua and spending the night. Poor Joel was a mess by the time we pulled over, but he recovered quickly and was up until about 1:30. The next morning we got up, took Joel to the pool, and then headed home in the snow. It took us a while to get there, but it was good to get home! Joel's behavior has been not too good, however, since we've been home. He is hitting me and Bailey a lot and has taken to throwing anything he can get his hands on down the basement stairs. Amazingly he has done that only once or twice up until now. He has also had a quick temper and been an overall grumpy butt. Hopefully it is just going to take him a few days to get back into our usual routine. Wish Mommy luck! It could be a long couple of days...... :0)