Day 23-25

Day 23

Today we traveled to Kansas City. We are flying out to Pennsylvania bright and early tomorrow morning, so we are staying in a really cool motel tonight.

My Daddy and Mommy don't take me out to eat very often, but when they do, they always want to try some Bar-B-Q restaurant. I guess that's fine, but I'd be happy if we always went to McDonalds, cause my favorite is french fries and ice cream.

Tonight, we stopped Gates Bar-B-Q for supper.

They actually have pretty yummy food there. (except their sausage, that's not the best) I like the Turkey best, and their fries are OK. ….just not as good as McDonalds fries.

Their sandwiches are so huge, that Daddy, Mommy, and I had them for supper and breakfast.

After Gates, we went to our motel. I was pretty sleepy, but when we walked in the room, I had to deprive myself of sleep for a little longer.

There was this huge couch,

a really neat little fridge that was just my size, a safe, and lots of drawers that Mommy actually let me open. I guess it was because they were mostly empty. :(

Later a strange lady knocked on our door and brought a play pen for me to sleep in. I didn't like it at all. I don't know why people think I want to sleep in strange beds.

Day 24

Today I woke up at about 4:30.

Daddy and Mommy were already up, eating leftover sandwiches out of the fridge and packing our luggage so that we could go to the airport.

When we finally got to the airport and got on our plain, I got to sit on Daddy's lap for part of take-off. I liked to look out the window at the sunrise, and I especially enjoyed not being in a carseat.

I barely took a nap at all today, and after a layover and another flight, we got to see my Pappa and Nanna.

First we went to see Uncle Ryan and Tia Mandy. They have a 'fragile' (whatever that means) nativity that I played with for a little bit. We couldn't stay for very long though, because it was pretty late.

I've never been to Pappa and Nanna's house before today either. They have lots of stuff that I've never seen before. I'm having fun trying to use Nanna's Lysol cleaner, (even though Mommy took it away, rinsed my mouth out, and called Mr. Poison Control – can anyone tell me who that is?) and trying to build a huge fire in the fireplace for Pappa. Daddy and Mommy won't let me have the matches, so I just have to throw stuff in the fireplace and poke at it with the coal scoop.

Day 25

Today is Christmas Day, but we aren't officially celebrating until my Uncle John and Tia Aytha get here. In case you're wondering, I say Tia, because I'm a full blooded, one quarter Hispanic. I don't know what that means, but I think it sounds pretty good.

This morning we went to Beavertown God's Missionary Church. I've never been there before either, (except when my parents visited shortly before I was born, of course). My Daddy and Mommy used to go there when they went to school in Pennsylvania. I really liked that church, but I couldn't even run away from Daddy and Mommy, because there were so many people. We never have that many people at our church.

Afterwards we got to take a tour of the new church they are building. I got to drag a bucket around that made a really loud scraping noise, and play with small bits of building materials that fell on the floor. Mommy's favorite part was the place where the mail boxes are going to be. I think she kinda misses working at the church, that is she did until she saw the gigantic bathrooms. She doesn't really miss cleaning bathrooms. Course, if we cleaned the church, I'd clean the bathrooms for her. I do a really good job of cleaning lots of stuff with the toilet brush, (when I can sneak it out of its holder) and I can splash water in the toilets pretty good, too.

Tonight was one of the best parts of Advent ever. Some of the kids at Beavertown played music and sang. Probably my favorite part was when the pretty little girl played a violin. I like to play music very much, and I can't wait til Daddy and Mommy let me play at church.

Then after the music,

everyone stood around the outside of the pews and held candles while we had prayer.

It was so pretty!

I got to help Mommy hold her candle,

until I tried to touch the fire. Then she wanted to hold it far away.

Well, I'm officially finished with my Advent writings. I'm sorry it's taken me so long to update. If your aren't a 14 month old little boy, you probably have no idea how busy I am. I just don't have time to sit down and write much these days.

Having said that, my Mom says that I still have to write about our Christmas celebration with Pappa, Nanna, and all the rest of my Mommy's family, as well as our Christmas here at home. Keep watching for my final Christmas blogs.