West Virginia Day 2

We started our late morning off at Travillian's Pharmacy and Old Fashioned Soda Shop, where we ate lunch.  It was truly a step back in time, and tasted so yummy!  I actually broke down and had a pop after 4 weeks on the wagon.  How was I supposed to resist a true fountain coke?  When we left, Hadley wanted to ride the random "dog?"  In the picture below, she's showing Grandma his nose. Too cute!

After lunch, we headed to Campbell's Creek, which is the hollow where my mom grew up.  Our first stop was to check on the trailer park.  We needed to access the condition of the newly vacant lot and prep it for our rental sign.  Hadley had a great time getting out of the car and playing outside! 

They have had a lot of rain down here, and the creek (hence the name Campbell's Creek) which backs up to our property was really high.  Hadley kept wanting to get in and swim.  Poor thing, she doesn't understand that there's some water we just don't swim in!

Hadley...surveying the empty lot.

She got bored quickly...

...and then she told me "Bye!"

You can see from the picture, she was very happy to be in the car and on to a new adventure!

Our next stop was Coonskin Park, which is filled with beautiful water falls and creeks.  My mom has talked about this place my entire life, and yet with all of my summer visits to WV, I had never been.  I guess it was a first time for both me and Hadley!     

The morning started off chilly, but by mid afternoon it was up to almost 80 degrees.  It felt great!  Much better than the cold Indiana weather we left behind.  FYI: I got an oil change the next week!

After we left Coonskin Park, we headed back up the creek to Uncle Mick and Aunt Kay's house for dinner.  It was nice to sit outside on the mountain and enjoy the nice weather.  Hadley had a great time playing with her Great Great Uncle Mick! 

She really liked his fake geese.  She kissed and hugged them several times throughout the evening.  It was super cute! 

After dinner the temperature started to drop, so we had to hang out inside.  Hadley enjoyed playing with the blocks that Aunt Kay bought for church.

I wanted to get a picture of Hadley with Uncle Mick and Aunt Kay, but Aunt Kay thought she looked terrible.  She said she didn't have time to put on makeup.  I managed to still snap a quick picture of her playing with Hadley. 

What a great day!  We had so much fun just relaxing and hanging out with family.  How does the ol' saying go?  "A day spent with family is a day well spent!"

A short trip to West Virginia

The doctor that I work for on Thursday's was out of town this week so mom, Hadley and I decided to take a quick trip to West Virginia.  We left last night around 7:00 p.m. and drove through the remainder of the night.  We got into Charleston around 2:00 a.m. this morning, checked into our hotel and went to bed.  We are staying at the Embassy Suites, which is located right downtown, for only $50 a night!  I love Priceline!  

 

Since we got in so late last night, we slept in this morning.  When we got up, we ate breakfast and played around in the hotel room for a little bit.

Hadley talked on the phone...

...and ate some cottage cheese.

After we got ready and relaxed for a little bit, we headed across the street to the Charleston Town Center shopping mall.

While we were walking through the mall, I was looking for the baby Gap while mom and Hadley were following behind me.  I heard mom start laughing and turned around to see my daughter help herself to visiting the Easter bunny.  She was squealing and jumping up and down with excitement.  Of course, I had to pay for her to see him since she was already inside the ropes and holding his hand.  She wasn't afraid of him at all.  She kept giving him high fives and hugging him, however, when he tried to hug her, she put her "stop" hand out, shook it back and forth and said, "No, No!"  I've got a sassy lil' girl on my hands.  Anyways, she didn't want to sit on the Easter bunny's lap, so I had to hold her while we sat beside him.  All in all, Hadley had a great first visit with the Easter bunny!   

After we got down shopping, we headed back to the hotel room to relax for a little bit before we had to meet Uncle Mick and Aunt Kay for dinner at Chili's. (which was also just a walk away from our hotel!)  Hadley had a fun time goofing around in the bunny hat that she got during her visit with the Easter bunny.

After dinner, Uncle Mick and Aunt Kay took Hadley shopping for a new swimsuit and a sun hat.  On our way back to the side of the mall that was across the street from our hotel, we ran into this merry-go-round.  Another little girl wanted to ride too, so I paid for one ride and her parents paid for the other.  The girls got to ride twice by sharing their rides!  How nice was that? 

We headed back to the hotel and went swimming for about an hour before sneaking off to bed.  It was a great first day in West Virginia! 

First McDonalds Happy Meal

Lex and I decided to meet at McDonald's today to discuss the final details of Julianna's upcoming birthday party. We thought it would be fun to let the kids play in the "Play Place" while we did some planning. While we were there Hadley got her first happy meal! The meal included chicken mcnuggets, french fries, apple juice and a toy. I think she liked it...well, everything except the chicken mcnuggets. I think I'm raising a vegetarian! All in all, it was a good day and the kids had a great time playing together!

Proof that she did at least try the chicken nuggets, but only because Juli was eating hers!

The girls...

Hadley's first Happy Meal toy.

Gabe and Juli...

After we finished eating, we headed into the "Play Place."

Hadley was excited that she put her bracelet on all by herself!

...and she's a giggle box!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I caught some pictures of Hadley before she headed off to daycare in her St. Patrick's Day shirt.

I promise her jeans fit...they look like highwaters in these pics!

This next picture cracks me up!  I love Hadley's animated faces.

A little better, but still no smile!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy Birthday Grandpa!

We went to Hacienda tonight to celebrate my dad's birthday.  We had a great evening spending time together, and then we had even more fun watching the kids "hug" and play in the side yard before we left.

I was going to post a cute video of the girls hugging and playing, but my computer is just too slow and I don't have the patience.  Grr!

Happy Birthday Dad!

Eating rigatoni the "Hadley" way...