West Virginia

Our first stop of our trip to the East coast to see my Dad was to West Virginia.  We rented a mansion of a house and spent time swimming, hiking, horseback riding, cave exploring, mined for rocks, played a lot of pool, games, and ate a lot of food!  My highlight of course was meeting my adorable nephew Eli.  He is perfect, and I've missed him everyday since.

 

Jane was VERY excited about all the moving walkways in the airport.  She loves her exercise!;)

We got Grandpa Jones the book "How to babysit a Grandpa"  Every Grandpa needs this book! 
He is the best book reader.  I remember him reading to me when I was little.

Baby Eli collage!  Yes, we are obsessed with him.

 

Hiking to the waterfall 

 

Cute story.  My Dad hasn't seen my girls swim I don't think ever.  He took the girls down to the pool by himself for the first time while I went to my room to hurry and get my swimsuit on.  When I got down there Jane was swimming like the wild fish she is and my Dad couldn't stop laughing and smiling.  He said he put her water wings on and was about to get in the pool when he sees her do a giant leap off the side of the pool into the water!  He was very impressed with her aquatic skills.  And of course Evelyn too with swimming in the deep end now.

Walks with Grandpa

 

 Jane's hair got even curlier in the humidity

Jane says hi!

 I like to call this picture FERN-gully.  Ferns all over West Virgina.

I loved horseback riding with Evelyn.  She was such a natural.

Jane and her best friend Grandpa Jones

 Mining for rocks

Feeding the alpacas!  They look a little nervous!

 

The crew!