Well at the end of April we (Me, Mom and Logan) loaded up the car (and I do mean loaded, I took way too much stuff for 2 days) and did the 5-6 hour drive to Beckley, WV. This was of course after watching the SUPER fun Royal Wedding. Yes, yes, I know so much media coverage we were all about ready to choke on it but I was super excited and her dress was just fabulous.
My son, decided that since the wedding coverage started so early here that 3a that day would be a great time to be awake... and I mean AWAKE! No nursing him back down for another hour or so, it was OK Mommy, time to play. Let me just say Thank You God, for my mother who took him downstairs and let me get another 40 minutes of sleep until his majesty wanted to eat.
Here is a photo of us watching the Royal Wedding.. (you can see how interested Logan was in it...chewing on his foot was obviously a much better option)
So I totally digress, back to our trip to WV. It was smooth sailing all the way down 66, to 81 (which is rare) and up 64 into the moutains of WV. Logan slept a bit at the beginning, then was awake for 2 hours, then slept the last 2 into WV and Beckley and woke literally as I was making the exit off the turnpike. We check in quickly to our FABULOUS room at the Econo Lodge (I know, I know....but this one is ACTUALLY clean and nice) and then high tailed it over to my Grandmas house. My grandmother must have been watching out the window, because she was out on the front porch and telling me to hurry up with the baby before I was out of the front seat.
The rest of Friday was spend my Grandma getting to know her 2nd Great Grandchild (my cousin Adam has a son who is almost 3). My Grandma even got down on the floor with him to play, which worried us all about how to get her back up, but she managed on her own by scooting across the carpet and pulling herself up on the couch! (Go Granny!) Since I had lost my Grandpa in 2007 and my Nana in 2009 I am so very grateful that I still have my Grandma and that Logan has met her and that hopefully she will be around for a while so that Logan will get to know her better.
Saturday brought a lot of my extended family (mostly my Grandmas sisters) over to see Logan. And boy did he ever get spoiled with new onesies and 2 new Puma Tracksuits! I can't wait till the Fall/Winter to see him in these! It was a fast and quick trip up and back but I always feel relaxed when I come back from there because you are forced to slow down and take a deep breath (of the very clean mountain air) and enjoy the time with family.
Logan and I are really blessed to have such wonderful family that will no doubt shower Logan with love (as they have me and my siblings)
Super Close up of Logan
Great-Great Aunt Georgia with Logan
Great-Great Aunt Ruth with Logan
Logan hanging out in my Grandpa's recliner
