Visiting My Great-Grandmother in Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Last week, Mommy had a meeting for work. In Cape Cod. (Isn't her job cool?!) My great-grandmother, Grannie's Mom, lives in Massachusetts about two hours from Cape Cod. Daddy had a great idea, and suggested that Grannie and I fly to Massachusetts with Mommy. Then, after her meeting was over, we could visit Great-Grandma Earlene and Great-Grandpa Charlie. What an awesome idea! So, with lots of Daddy's help, we found flights and made a plan. As things turned out, Grannie found a last minute ticket for Paw-Paw, so he joined us, too. We were really sad Daddy couldn't come with us, since he's never met my great-grandparents either. Unfortunately he was in Pittsburgh for work. (He's really busy with work in Pittsburgh right now!)

We spent most of our time at the hotel, since Mommy was working. That was okay, though. It gave us all a chance to visit. I had a really good time playing with Great-Grandma Earlene, and she was beyond thrilled to visit and play with me. And of course she loved my red hair - most of her siblings are red heads!

Mommy took this picture when we first saw them. Great-Grandma was very anxious to hold me. Sometimes I can be very timid and shy, so Mommy was afraid I might cry. But I was such a sweet little boy! We had to take this picture quickly, because it didn't last long, but I obliged for a quick hold!

The only thing seperating our hotel from the bay was a road. I enjoyed stretching my legs in the grass. There were pretty birds and I had fun watching them, too!



I gave Great-Grandma lots of hugs and kisses. They made her really happy!

Great-Grandma Earlene uses a walker.
I was fascinated by it and had fun walking around with her!

We made sure to take time for lots of pictures. It's not every day you get four generations of your family together!

Four Generations:

Great-Grandma Earlene, Grannie, Mommy, and Me

Great-Grandma Earlene, Paw-Paw, Grannie, and Me

Great-Grandma Earlene, Great-Grandpa Charlie, George, and Me

Just Me and George!

After all of Mommy's meetings and work were over, we took some time to explore a little. We drove to the Cape Cod National Seashore - the Atlantic Ocean! The water was so incredibly cold! I was complete infactuated by the big waves, and really wanted to run straight into them. It was like one giant bathtub, and you know how much I love my baths!

Mommy and Me at the Atlantic Ocean

Walking with Paw-Paw and Grannie on the Beach

There was a small aquarium where we were staying. It's the oldest aquarium in the US! They had two harbor seals who do short performances during feeding time.

Watching the Seals

Walking around During the Show

The Motor City

Two weeks ago, Mommy and I flew on a big airplane to Detroit. Daddy was working there, so we met him and spent a long weekend. We used to live there, and still have a lot of very dear friends, so it was a lot of fun seeing them and visiting! We crammed a lot of excitement (and a lot of people) into a short period of time.

We flew in on Thursday night. We stayed with our friends, Nancy and Kerry. They took such good care of us! Mrs. Nancy was very excited to have me staying at her house. She had all kinds of treats for me - yogurt, juice, animal cracker, goldfish crackers... It was almost like being at Grannie's house! And they have a staircase at their house. Boy, did I have a great time climbing up and down the stairs! I had no problem going up, but I wasn't sure about how to get down. Mrs. Nancy showed me how, and I learned really quickly. Mommy and Daddy chased me up and down the stairs a lot!

We met up with our friends, Uncle Eric, Aunt Amy, and Kayla. (If they look familiar, it's because they visited us here in Louisiana in April!) We met them at a big mall. We rode the carousel and got to ride the rides and play games at Jeepers (sort of like a Chuck E. Cheese, but without the animated shows). It was fun!

Mommy and Aunt Amy took Kayla and me on the carousel!

Kayla and I rode the train - it was fun!

I missed Kayla, so I gave her kisses while we rode the fire truck together.

Daddy showed us how to play a game.

We got tickets each time we rolled the ball!

That evening, we had dinner at Mr. Kerry's and Mrs. Nancy's house. Fr. Mike joined us there. We had a great time visiting. It was a beautiful evening, so we sat out on the back deck for a while. They have pretty flowers on their deck. Mr. Kerry even found a wooden chair just my size!

Saturday morning we went to visit our old neighbors, Mr. Steve, Mrs. Jen, Stephanie, and Samantha. I had lots of fun playing with Stephanie and Samantha.

Stephanie is 3 years old, and Samantha is 10 months old.

We had lunch with Adriana, Mommy's former little sister through Big Brothers/Big Sisters. It was great to see her, too! That evening, we went to Mr. Paul's and Mrs. Judy's house for dinner. Also at dinner were Mr. Kenneth and Mrs. Erika, Ms. Cheryl, and Mr. Greg, Mrs. Teresa, and Erin. Erin is seven months old.

Erin and I had a great time playing together!

Ms. Cheryl gave me a Red Wings jersey for my birthday!

(I think she felt bad because Mommy and Daddy made me wear one

that was way too big for me! I think I look pretty darn cute in it, don't you!?)

Sunday we went to Mass at the Cathedral and saw all of our friends there. We were especially excited to see my "Detroit Grannies", Mrs. Marcella and Mrs. Odell, as well as Mrs. Donna, Mr. Mike, the Fadoir family, and many others. But, after Mass, we had to go to the airport to return home.

We had a fabulous weekend, and were sad to say goodbye to everyone again. We hope we can go back again sometime soon to visit. Thanks to everyone there who made our weekend so much fun!