Road Trippin'

Jace
On Thursday morning, I helped mama pack bags to head to The Dalles for a few days. I was so excited to go see bampa and lala! We dropped Ali off at the Rogers' house because we didn't have room for her in the jeep. We made it about half way there and stopped for a bit, everyone ate and went to the bathroom and we were back on the road. We made it the rest of the way before Bella needed to eat again. We were good travelers this trip. When we got to bampa and lala's I didn't want to go to bed, so I stalled as long as possible. Friday was daddy and mama's anniversary, so they went and relaxed by a lake somewhere and Bella and I stayed with bampa and lala. My cousin grace was there too. Lala, Bella and I went for a walk and then bampa took me to the river to play for a couple of hours after nap. I had fun jumping in the water and belly flopping into the water too. Daddy and mama went out to dinner too, so lala did bath time and bedtime with us. Daddy and mama were there the next morning when I woke up. Mama and lala took me to a really fun park after breakfast that had a rock climbing wall and other fun things to play on. We played in the yard in the afternoon with grace and her friends Lily and Emmy. I was a little out numbered so I let the girls do what they wanted. Bampa barbequed tri tip and dinner was yummy. I went to bed early because we had to leave really early in the morning. Mama woke me up on Sunday morning and put me in the jeep in my pjs. Lala went with us and sat in the back by me and read me stories and visited with me. We got to Salem in time for me to get my race packet and get dressed in my turn outs for my 1k race that Grace and I ran in. I ran the whole race and was excited to jump in the bounce house when we were finished. Auntie Leanne ran a 10k and we played there until she was done. Next we drive to a fun place called the enchanted forest. There were castles and lots of nursery rhyme themed things for grace and I to climb in and on. We even went on some rides like bumper boats, a Ferris wheel, a train and a frog hopper. The train was my favorite, I went on it the times. We didn't get through the entire park but day and mama wanted to leave before I had a meltdown. So we said our goodbyes to auntie Leanne, Grace and lala before heading for home. It took me a while to fall asleep, but then we slept the whole way home.

Bella
I was such a good traveler on our road trip to bampa and lala's house and I was such a happy girl while I was there. I gave them lots of smiles and they gave me lots of snuggles. Auntie Leanne and lala gave me a bath and then rocked me until bedtime. I went to the park on Saturday too, lala pushed me in the stroller. I watched a Loyola football with day and bampa, I liked all of the colors on tv! When I woke up from my nap, all of the girls fought over who was going to hold me and touch me. I thought they were funny and enjoyed all of the attention even when they pet me like an animal. The next morning I slept until we got to the race, then I woke up and lala pushed me in the stroller and mama got me out to watch Jace jump in the bounce house. I got a little cranky at enchanted forest so lala held me while we walked around. I had fun watching Jace go on the frog hopper ride. I slept the whole way home.