I have been wanting to see my cousin, Judy, since last year when her hubby passed away and I couldn't get to the funeral. Since Kat got to know Judy during Kat's internship and summer at the University of Pittsburgh, she wanted to go along. That meant Daniel, too. We decided to plan some fun activities to keep him interested and occupied. We got some good children's music cd's and some books from the library and headed first to the Pittsburgh Zoo. He was good as gold on the long drive out - knowing that the destination would be a zoo. We met Judy there and spent the afternoon with the animals.
That evening Judy's daughter Lynn made supper for us and Judy and Daniel played on the floor with blocks while Lynn's husband and son, Bradley, watched. I realized later that it had been a year since Bill died - so we were there at the perfect time to cheer her up! Daniel did a great job of that...
On Thursday we headed for Matt and Heather's. On the way I stopped to see my mother's youngest sister, Vaughn. Daniel and Kat played in a set of Step 2 houses while I visited in the nursing home. Then we went to DuBois to meet my cousins Jane and Dick and their daughter Deb for lunch at Hoss's. The parking lot was full of Harleys (mostly ridden by people my age). A fire engine was there and that caught Daniel's eye. The firemen allowed him to get inside to look around and even gave him a short ride.
After lunch we headed to the Mitchells' with a promise of playing with cousins. Daniel had a wonderful time with Isaac, Peter, Drew and Robin. He played with construction toys with Isaac in a pile of dirt most of the afternoon and evening.
Friday morning we headed home. Daniel didn't like that destination quite as much. He wanted to stay and play.
