Earlier this summer we took a long-awaited trip to Des Moines to visit Great-Grandpa. It was the first time for him to meet little Evie, and Penelope hadn't seen him since she was 3 months old.
Penelope got right down to the business of having tea parties and conducting very important phone conversations with Great-Grandpa.
A visit with Great-Grandpa wouldn't be complete without his special cookies. Penelope couldn't have his original recipe due to her nut allergies, but Great-Grandpa made her her own special batch. Penelope readily gave them her seal of approval.
The trip also gave Evie and Penelope some more cousin time.
Both cousins were particularly enamored with Great-Grandpa's cane. Evie liked to take off with it while he wasn't looking
Grandma and Grandpa also soaked up their last few days with their grandchildren before heading back across the ocean.
While we were there, we loved playing outside in the grass and the chance to escape the hot, humid NC summer for a spell.
Evie learned how to run down hills,
while Penelope preferred to roll me down the hill.
She also got to sample a few of the first ripe raspberries, and--her favorite--spy on the mother deer and her babies who made periodic apprearances out on the lawn. Unfortunately, the lawn was also the source of a very bad infestation of chigger bites around Penelope's diaper area--the effects of which are finally gone after 3 miserable weeks of itching.
This creepy, over-sized baby doll was another favorite past time of Penelope's while we were there.
We were so glad to get to spend time with family, and especially with Great-Grandpa! It is a trip we won't soon forget!
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