East Coast Trip Day 2, part 5: At Meme's

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East Coast Trip Day 2, part 4: At Meme's

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East Coast Trip Day 2, part 3: At Meme's

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East Coast Trip Day 2, part 2: On the way to Meme's

MUSIC: Panama by Van Halen

East Coast Trip: Day 2, part 1

We arrived at Nana's super tired and we tried to hit the hay, still on our Pacific Time schedule, meaning going to bed at 10pm Eastern. But of course, to Vienne's still developing brain, it was still only "7pm." She simply wasn't ready for bed and unfortunately, Danielle and I were up till 1am Eastern time waiting for V to go sleepy sleep for the night. This wonky time shift in our nighttime schedule held up through most of the trip.

Anyhow, the 2nd day was spent mostly at Danielle's grandmother's house. Mainly we went to Leominster in order to pick up some baby formula her dad had purchased, but we ended up staying later than expected since we were having such a grand time. This visit with Meme, Ellen, Dick and Elisse also marked the first appearance of the dancing Santa that Vienne became quite fond of. (see the more recent post for these videos)

But before we left, it was sing-a-long time!!




Click here to see a video of Dick Van Dyke dancing with penguins.

I don't know when I'll be back again...

On Wednesday, November 17th, we boarded a jet plane on our way to Boston for an East Coast visit with Danielle's family. We were mostly excited about our time away from Oregon and looking forward to many exciting adventures in Massachusetts, but we were also a little trepidatious about Vienne's first plane ride. We didn't know what to expect, but as always, Vienne was simply an angel as she was quiet, while sleeping most of the way. We arrived on time - although a little tired - but grateful to see Nana Sian at the arrival curb.

And the adventure began.....




MUSIC: Leaving on a Jet Plane by Chantal Kreviazuk

Pittock Mansion

Before I dive into posts about our recent trip to the East Coast, I had a straggler post from before we left that needed to be seen, so here it is.

One day in late October, we were blessed with a nice Saturday and so we spent part of the day outside at the Pittock Mansion. For those unfamiliar with the mansion, located up in the West Hills of Portland, click here!