Visiting Vernonia

On Sunday we went out to Vernonia to see how Great Grandma and Auntie Barb fared during the storm. Their power had been out for a while but was just restored that morning so we had a nice warm cozy visit. We took some food and had a big yummy breakfast. The last week had been very very cold but they're tough ladies and bundled up and stayed put. Some of the snow had melted by the time we got there but you can get an idea of what they were dealing with. They couldn't get their cars out of the driveway but daddy did a bunch of snow shoveling while we were there. So now they can get to the toy store, at least. :)




Great Grandma isn't as good at hiding from mama's camera as Auntie Barb was. For all mama's efforts, all the photos she got of Auntie B were of some hands behind a pillar. No fair hiding!


Me in Vernonia.








We were out there a long time. Mama and daddy weren't ready to go by my naptime and I did NOT want to lay down by myself in a strange bedroom. And they are strange; GGrandma and Auntie B have a lot of dolls. That were staring at me.

So I was tired but didn't want to sleep there and cried a lot. Loudly. So mama took me and snuggled up with me on GGrandma's bed and we played a little and talked and then after a while she said No more playing and had me lay down on her. So we took a nap there, together. Mama with me on her chest. With my head snuggled up under her chin. It was nice and cozy.

And, to top it off, on the way home mama found the tree she had been looking for.