Snow at Gigi's

Daddy asked me to apologize to everyone because we haven't posted for a little while. It has been a crazy few weeks. Three weeks ago, Daddy went skiing with his friends in Colorado. I tried to hide in his suitcase, but he wouldn't let me go. He said that because I am 2, I am too little to go skiing. I don't really know what skiing is, but I know that I am a Big Boy, so I bet I could do it. Don't you think I would be a good skiier?

Then when daddy got home, he found out that GiGi was in a hospital in South Carolina. And then she was moved to a nursing home for a little while.

Daddy decided that we should go visit Gigi because we have a lot going on between now and the summer and we might not have another weekend. So Mommy, Daddy, Auntie Rachel, and Sissie (and me of course) drove to St. Louis and stayed in a hotel. Then we flew to Greenville, South Carolina. I have only been to South Carolina one other time and I don't remember it at all. And Daddy told me that I have flown in a plane, but I don't remember that either. This time, I got my own seat. I had so much fun. I watched other planes take off and I said whooosh when our plane took off.

When we got to Spartanburg, Aunt Sandy and Uncle David were at the airport. They let us drive GiGi's car. I wanted to drive, but Daddy said I was too little. What is with all this "too little" stuff? Like I said earlier, I am a Big Boy. I know I am big enough to drive. I drive my car at home...

After we dropped our stuff off at GiGi's house, we went for a special meal at the Beacon. We had hamburgers, french fries, and onion rings. AND THEN, as a SPECIAL TREAT, Uncle David and Aunt Sandy's friend Mr. Kenny gave us two really big banana splits. I have never seen so much ice cream. I called it birthday cake and started to sing happy birthday (cause I only get ice cream on people's birthdays). It was so yummy.

After we went to the Beacon, we went to GiGi's special apartment (the nursing home). We played with GiGi and I showed her how I make pictures with markers. I also sang my ABCs and Jesus Loves Me for GiGi. Then we went back to GiGi's house and went to sleep.

I think GiGi was really happy to see us. And we were happy to see her too. Especially Auntie Rachel.

I was wearing my PaPa hat. I call it my PaPa hat because it is like the hats my PaPa wears. GiGi told me that Great-Grandpa Satterwhite (I call him "Great-Pa") used to wear PaPa hats too. That's pretty cool.

GiGi said she liked watching me draw and color with markers. I am happy she liked it.

No, Daddy. Not another picture. Take pictures of Lena Grace, please...

So Daddy listened and he took a few pictures of GiGi with Lena Grace. Lena smiled and so did GiGi!

On Sunday night, it started snowing. We drove through the snow to say goodbye to GiGi at her special apartment. GiGi read her book to me and Sissie and I helped her read it too (Daddy reads it to me at home a lot and I know some parts of the book, like I know that Great-Pa's name is Norman and I love the pictures of Aunt Barbara. I also usually call pictures of Uncle Ron when he was little "Dean."). I really liked it when GiGi read the book to us.

On Monday morning, we got up early to go to the airport. There was lots of snow on the ground. I went outside with Daddy while he was loading the car at GiGi's house. He wouldn't let me play in the snow, but he did make me a mini-snowman. We had lots of fun at GiGi's. GiGi -- thanks for letting us stay at your house!

Oh yeah, I just heard that GiGi is getting to go home from her special apartment. We are praying for you GiGi and we hope you feel better soon. And we hope you get to play lots of dominoes...