We drove to northern Michigan to visit with my parent's friends for a long weekend, this was the first time my daughter got to spend time with them at their house. Being with them is great because they know that sharing their stories of my mom & dad is important for my daughter to hear about her grandparents. We are so blessed to have them in our lives, I just wish they lived closer!
"Reading" books she took off the shelf
I was praying -- please don't rip them! (she didn't)
We visited a small farm nearby
Hee Haw
They had chickens too
One afternoon she just crawled up into the chair
and started reading!
All those hours of reading to her are paying off!
I LOVE IT!!!
Playing with Ann
Sadie, their sweet 8 year old Lab
She traveled way better than I expected or could have hoped for. On the way to Michigan we stopped halfway and stayed overnight at a hotel, and played in the indoor pool. But on the way back, I really wanted to just drive the entire 7+ hours home, but wasn't sure I should/could because we all know that driving with a two year old is unpredictable. I timed our departure right at nap time. She surprised me and slept the first 3 hrs of the drive, so we stopped for snacks when she woke up, and then I decided to just keep going. A few hours later we stopped for a quick dinner, but the whole time she watched Little Einsteins on the new DVD player I got her. We tried other DVDs but she screamed and only wanted to watch Little Einsteins. I could not believe how one DVD captured her interest for nearly 4 straight hours!!!
Unfortunately, I had to cut our trip short two days, but for a good reason, I have a job interview scheduled for tomorrow! As much as our friends wanted us to stay, they are going through a lot with her ailing father who lives with them so it was for the best, and we will see them again soon.
