It's not often (if ever) that I'm asked to spend a full day with a little one. But the rest of the family wanted to go WHITE-WATER RAFTING on the NEW RIVER in W. Virginia one of the days during our "FAMILY VACATION".
So, I'm sharing "A DAY IN MY LIFE - ALONE WITH A 4-YEAR-OLD", Precious Angel HAZEL (my grand-niece)". Is she adorable or what?!
1. First - a stop at the NEW RIVER GORGE VISITORS CENTER - we couldn't resist a little play time with puppets
2. Fayetteville, W. Virginia LIBRARY (closed for the Holiday - "W VA Day" - who knew?)
3. A stop at the ICE CREAM PARLOR for a scoop of "cotton candy ice cream"
4. Back to the house with a TUMMY ACHE.........
5. A little TV TIME on the couch - all better now
6. Out to a restaurant for lunch - grilled cheese arrived, but how was I supposed to know that HAZEL DOESN'T LIKE "WHITE CHEESE"? She DID eat the apple slices......
7. GROCERY STORE stop for a few forgotten essentials
8. Back to the house - HAZEL filled the refrigerator with water bottles
9. A little TV TIME
10. "I'M HUNGRY" - her requested chocolate chip granola bar and 1/2 bagel with cream cheese does the trick
11. ONE MORE HOUR till mom and dad return from white-water rafting
12. Fixed HAZEL the other 1/2 of the bagel with cream cheese.......
13. HAZEL and AUNT JOAN had "A WONDERFUL DAY" (in Hazel's words) - and I agree!!
It was an all around terrific family weekend. Fun was had by each and every one of us.
JOAN
So precious! Isn't it fun? Looks like you both had a great day together. Who needs white water rafting when you can hang out with Hazel? ~ Carla
ReplyDeleteCarla, a late response - I was losing Willow at the time..... thanks for taking the time to read my Blog and to comment. xo
DeleteShe's a cutie like her great-aunt. 4 is a great age.
ReplyDeleteMarjie - a late reply as I was losing Willow at the time. Thanks for the compliment. She IS a cutie!! I love looking at this all over again. Joan
DeleteAnd thank you Aunt Joan for taking care of Hazel so we could go rafting. You saved the day!!
ReplyDeleteEllen - as I responded to others, this is a late reply because Willow was dying at this time. I had such a GREAT day with Hazel - the gift was all mine. It was a great family trip. THANK YOU!! xoxo
DeleteWhat a little doll Hazel is and what a great grand aunt you are, my favorite is Hazel with the ice cream....think of what you missed for her, the jump off the cliff and the fun raft trip...
ReplyDeleteBeth, I was losing my dog Willow at the time you responded here and am just getting to a response. I LOVE that ice cream photo too. I don't think I missed a THING!! Hahaha - thanks for reading my Blog and for taking the time to leave a comment. Joan
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