The second leg of our trip did not get off to great a start when Blaine lost his breakfast 20 minutes into the 3hr drive from Great Falls to Wynnewood. We pulled over in Potomac, MD, and attempted to get everything cleaned up before we continued… luckily Blaine was able to fall asleep soon after and get his mid-day nap en route:
We were quite relieved to arrive in Wynnewood and join the Mahoney post-bowling luncheon (with Mom-Mom, Doc, Fran, Tim, Molly, Uncle Hank, Aunt Jean, Kate, Jesse, Clare, Adam, Sean, Moira, Aunt Jane and Uncle Peter). Thanks to Uncle Tim for the pics!
Aunt Molly entertained Blaine while we settled in. Here’s a link to a short video that I hope will work:
That evening we trimmed the tree before leaving some cookies and milk out for Santa!
Sure enough, the next morning we discovered that Santa had found Blaine (again):
In the afternoon we had the traditional Forsyth gathering including Rich, Betsy, Stephen, Phoebe, James, Sue, Tom, Tommy, Sean, John, Mary K, Megan, Peter (and Mom-Mom, Doc, Fran, Tim, Molly, Jane, Mommy, Daddy, Blaine). After dinner Maureen, Anthony, Maren and Rafe came by for dessert.
On 12/26 Daddy headed to NY for work and we took it easy at home because Mommy was still getting over her illness.
In the morning we ventured out to the playground with Uncle Fran and Aunt Molly:
And in the afternoon we enjoyed a visit with Uncle Peter and cousins Jane and Daniel, who weren’t able to make it on Christmas Eve:
Blaine really enjoyed playing with Aunt Molly’s “Uno Attacks” toy:
On Friday, 12/27 we went to a kids’ play area called “Lulu’s Casita” with Uncles Tim and Fran, Aunt Molly and Mom-Mom.
In the afternoon we went into the city with Aunt Jane, Uncle Fran and Molly to see Uncle Tim’s new house! Blaine had a ball on Tim’s spiral staircases… sadly I forgot to take pictures.
Here are some other pics from the same day. Blaine just LOVED Sarge and we were all impressed with Sarge’s patience with Blaine. 🙂
On Saturday we enjoyed the sunny weather at the playground again with Mom-Mom, Uncle Fran and Aunt Molly. Blaine also spent time playing with another favorite toy from Christmas — this giant box:
That evening Blaine experienced another first — his first Chinese food! He loved the Moo Shu chicken.
On Sunday, 12/29, Blaine got to meet Uncle Tim’s dog, Penny… but he wasn’t quite so fond of her as he was of Sarge! Sorry, Penny. We had an evening flight back to Seattle and Blaine was very well behaved and slept for most of the flight. Thanks to Mom-Mom and Doc for having us — we all had a great time!
