Waverly Mansion and the Monday Fiasco

This past weekend, Robbie, Zaylee, and I took a trip to the Waverly Mansion, which is only about 10 minutes away from base on the way to West Point, MS. We've been in Columbus for over a year now, and had never gone to see it - so we decided it would be nice to get out of the house and have our first all-day outing with Zaylee.

The mansion was built in the 1850's by Colonel Young. Though it didn't seem like much when we first drove up to it, the history and treasures within the house were amazing! Colonel Young had a family of 10 children, 7 of which were married in the "chapel room" of the house. There are fire places, beautiful antiques, and gorgeous architecture in every room. And the tour guide, an older lady named Melanie who lives in the house with her 82-year-old father, was magnificent! She led us through on a personal tour and told us so many stories. And after the tour, we were able to walk the gardens that surround the mansion. All in all, it was a great site to see and a great lesson in history.

It was a great day. Zaylee did wonderful in her little sling. She was quiet most of the day and only fussed a little when it was time to eat. After we finished at Waverly, we headed over to the West Point Wal-mart (the first time I've been in a Wal-mart in over a month!) to pick up a few things, and then went out to eat at Harvey's. I would say the day went just about as perfect as it could have. ^_^ Here are some pics!

Now, let's contrast Saturday at Waverly to our outing this Monday...Robbie was off Monday for Columbus Day, so we thought we would visit a pumpkin farm in Starkville to spend some time outside and pick a pumpkin for Halloween. He found the directions online, and we were off...Too bad the directions were TERRIBLE! We got so lost, we drove around for an extra hour, stopping twice to ask people for directions. Zaylee was starting to get hungry and had a dirty diaper, so when we stopped at the gas station in Starkville to ask for directions the second time, I decided to take her inside and change/feed her. Unfortunately, I assumed that Robbie had the keys, so when I took her inside, I locked the car. The keys were in the ignition! We were stranded at the Starkville gas station for another 30 minutes before roadside assistance could come and unlock our car. By this time, it was close to 4:30 pm. Robbie had his cell phone, so he called the farm that had the pumpkins to make sure they would still be open if we decided to go there after we got back in our car. The person at the farm said they're only open on Saturdays and Sundays! They weren't even open the entire day! So, the day ended and we returned home with no pumpkin.

It's been fun taking Zaylee out to new places and learning the best way to keep her happy during outings. Each time we go out, it gets easier to take her along and it's starting to feel more normal (and fun!) to have her as part of the family. There are so many adventures ahead of us!