My sister and BIL were going to be in Ames this weekend for the annual Shrine Bowl where my BIL's brother was going to play quarterback. They graciously offered to meet us halfway on Friday to pick up Emily and give her her first experience staying at a hotel and swimming at an indoor pool. We met again on Saturday afternoon to take her home. By the sound of things she had a great time. I sent along the camera, so we got to see her adventure in pictures...
Emily was fascinated by the elevators and the ice machine.
Emily & "Ellen" (aka The Cat in the Hat) got a big bed to themselves.
Who doesn't love a Happy Meal with chicken nuggets & french fries?!?
They made a trip to Wal-mart to get a noodle.
They went swimming on three separate occasions.
On Saturday morning they watched the Shriners parade. Emily apparently did not like the clowns or the truck squirting water at the crowd.
It was a pretty quiet 24 hours without Emily at home, and it felt really strange. I think Lincoln enjoyed some one-on-one time and not having someone steal toys or yell at him about touching things. Emily already asked about staying at a hotel again. Someday. Neither Austin nor I have any desire to take both kids to a hotel until they are a little older. A big thanks to Auntie Abbie and Uncle Wade for giving Emily a great experience!
1 comment:
Sweet. I love the hotel shot. She looks so little --maybe Uncle Wade is really tall? Good idea to send a camera!
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