So Many Grandparents, So Little Time

We decided to take a road trip on the 14th of May. We headed out that afternoon for Washington. We crossed the river at Cascade Locks (my first time on one of those flimsy looking bridges crossing the Columbia!) and stayed the night in a hotel. It was a nice place I got on priceline. The only problem was that the search I put in for an outlying area of Kelso/Longview took me farther south than we had planned, landing us in Washougal. It actually ended up being pretty convenient. We had a shorter drive on Friday, and our hotel was right on the river. So we went down to a nearby dock and park to play and watch the boats and barges.

Conner got to try the new umbrella stroller I picked up. The one I used for Dallon and Jace had a broken shade and was generally worn, but it only cost $13 when I bought it so it wasn't heartbreaking.

Bianca REALLY wanted to go play with her boys, who were running around wild after having been couped up for 5.5 hours.

Jace trying not to get his picture taken.

Sorry this one is sideways, not sure why, but I had a little too much to post to worry about it!
Anchors away!

The next morning we headed to Kelso to visit Grandma Ruth at the home she was staying in for the weekend. Aunt Chris went to a wedding in Spokane, and we decided Grandma could use some visitors while she was away from home. She is one tough lady! She told us when we got there that she had rolled out of bed during then night--yikes! She was helped by a passing nurse, and she was fine when we saw her.

It was actually a nice warm weekend--I know shocker! So we put her in her wheelchair and took her outside. It was a little difficult trying to have a conversation. Grandma is slowing down a lot (I think she is 94 this year?) so it was hard for her to repeat herself. Chris couldn't hear her voice very well, and she couldn't hear mine. So we had some confusion, but enjoyed our time anyway.

After visiting Grandma Ruth, we grabbed some lunch and headed to Portland for a quick visit to Grandpa Bill and Grandma Dottie. We had a nice visit with them as well, spent in the back yard enjoying the sunshine. Bianca particularly enjoyed the birdbath.

Dallon and his pal.

Grandpa and Jace.

Grandma is not supposed to lift anything more than 5-10 lbs, but that baby was apparently irresistible.

Enjoying the grass.

And some early birthday presents!

A stuffed Woody doll and a new Toy Story 2 book will be well loved at our house! For more of our weekend see the next post.