Saturday morning, we headed up to Portland with Gramma, Papa and Daddy. We hadn't visited Daddy's relatives up there in ages so we figured it was time. Adia slept for the beginning of the drive and woke up in time to eat lunch. Adia likes Burger King, especially their "apple fries."
Adia was a little timid at first at Daddy's Aunt and Uncle's house, but since they have two dogs, she quickly warmed up. She was calling them Gramma Cindy and Papa Dave by the time we left. She ran around like a maniac and really liked their Christmas tree. She even got to spend some time with her second cousin, who's only a year older. They were hilarious together and ran around and around the coffee table. Since it was already bitterly cold outside, we decided to forgo the lights at the zoo and instead check out the lights at the speedway. Adia fell asleep just minutes before we got there and ended up sleeping through the whole thing. She wasn't alone, Daddy slept through them too.
We woke up to a fine dusting of snow on Sunday. Apparently it was much worse in Portland, but Vancouver didn't get much at all. It was just cold with a bone freezing wind. Adia was fascinated with the white stuff falling down. She hasn't seen snow since April, so I don't think she really remembers it.
She was really good about wearing her hat outside. She actually has a fit now if we're outside without it. We decided to venture to the local mall to burn off some energy and get out of the house. Adia studied the snow and kept squealing in delight. She fell asleep in the car though and we walked around the mall while she dozed in the stroller.
When Adia woke up, we ate lunch and had some ice cream. Adia was more interested in the play area that was right next to the Baskin Robbins. Papa finished her ice cream instead and she played.
We hit a couple more places along the river before going back to the house. Adia enjoyed playing with the dogs before eating dinner. She was a live wire, but particularly enjoyed having Auntie Colie around. She got to the point where she'd just lay down anywhere on the floor, lift her shirt and yell, "Tolie!" All because she wanted a belly blow. It was hilarious.
We started the slow drive back home on Monday. What's normally a 2.5 drive took 6 hours because of the bad weather. It was horrible. Luckily Adia ate a HUGE breakfast before we started on the drive. She soon fell asleep and slept for the longest time. When she woke up, we were moving at a snail's pace outside Salem. It was awful, but Adia was a champ. We sidetracked her with M&Ms, until Papa's supply ran out. We stopped at the next rest stop we could and Adia was able to spend a little time in the snow. She absolutely loved it and through a fit when we had to get back in the car. I don't blame her. Being in the car that long is torture for her.
We ate dinner in Springfield before driving back home. The roads were worse the closer we got to Eugene. Colie left us to go by Corvallis before meeting up with us again in the morning. Adia wasn't interested in dinner, she just wanted to run and jump and play. She was starting to get a little delirious in the car before we stopped. We made it home and Papa and Gramma decided to spend the night with us. Adia was thrilled, but she was especially excited about all the snow on the deck.
Adia was up bright and early because she remembered Papa and Gramma were still in her living room. She snuggled up between them and watched Wall-E and Kung Fu Panda. Daddy and I carefully got in the car and brought back breakfast. While we waiting for Colie to join us, we took Adia outside to play in the snow. She was in heaven. She absolutely loved it and even wore her mittens. She kept getting upset when they'd fall off and she'd ask someone to put them back on. Papa put snow on her back and she giggled. She even got hit with a couple snowballs, which she said were, "COLD!" She screamed when we took her back inside, but her hands were like ice.
The drive back to Florence wasn't too bad. There were some bad spots and we had to wait at an accident, but once we hit the tunnel, it was smooth sailing. Adia was excited to see DiDi and Pig. She was a little upset that the snow was missing here. She did tell us that our car was "poopy" though because of all the muddy snow and ice frozen to the bottom of it. We went to Papa and Gramma's and Adia was shocked at all the Christmas decorations. They had plenty of snow in their yard and an ice street. We actually slid a little on it.
I have more pictures from yesterday, but I need to upload them. Adia had another fun day yesterday. She visited DiDi's classroom.
