Emma Huckabone's blog of her first over night with her NH grandparents

Well my mom and dad are going away from Thursday Aug 28, 2008 to Sunday to celebrate my dad's birthday and so I am going to stay with my grandparents in Hancock, New Hampshire.

On Thursday grandpa and I left from East Haddam and drove non-stop to Peterborough, NH. I slept about an hour of the 2 and a half hours. To kill time I played with my water bottle and emptied most of it on my car seat and my dress. It was lots of fun! Granny met us in Peterborough for lunch and grandpa tried to make me eat ice cream for lunch but I insisted on eating soup and some egg salad sandwich.

After lunch we went to Hancock where I will stay until Sunday....So far so good

Well I wasn't so tired so I went for an afternoon nap but just played in my crib. So after that we played and then grandpa cooked tofu with green beans from our garden and carrots. It was good and then granny made me some yummy fruit salad. Once again grandpa tried to get me to eat just ice cream for dinner!

After dinner we played a little but I was tired at 7:30pm and went to bed.

On Friday I slept until 7:30am. At breakfast I once again had to refuse the ice cream and had some great oatmeal with dates, walnuts and apricots and some great fruit salad again. I love those blueberries!

After breakfast we all went for a long walk. First we walked to Kin's garden and then walked back by the house and down "heart break hill", past 137 to Old Mill Road to Long view road and then back to 137 to town and then up Norway hill. I slept for over an hour so I missed some of the scenery. Both granny and grandpa had to push me up Norway hill and they looked HOT!

When we got home I had a surprise for them in my pants so after a little clean up I had a fun bath. See the video below......



Here are some pictures too:


For lunch we had bean soup that granny made but the sausage was too spicy for me! I won't even tell you what grandpa tried to fool me to eat! After lunch I had a great nap and slept over 2 hours. When I woke up guess what grandpa tried to feed me! He just doesn't learn! Anyway I had some yogurt which looked like ice cream. Then we went for another short walk to pick up some eggs from Kin and take some more garbage to the compost pile. Granny pushed my stroller and grandpa went on his segway helping to push as we came back up the hill. We also looked in the chicken coop at Kins house too!

For dinner Mary Hofheimer came over but Laura didn't come so I was stuck with the "old folks" (that's why Laura didn't come). I was quite shy with Mary but had a good dinner of corn, barbecued chicken and bok choy (which was too green for me) and rice. Guess what I had for dessert? ....... Ice Cream ........ not really it was Granny's fruit salad again!

After Mary left we played with blocks and tug of war with grandpa and then hit the sack at almost 8:30! (Hey I had a long nap!)

to be continued on Saturday ....

Well Saturday was BUSY! I slept until 7:30am and after ice cream omelet and some fruit salad we went to the Hancock dump which grandpa says was a fun place to go but I didn't really understand his enthusiasm! Then we went to the farmers' market and bought some fantastic cinnamon bread and more of my favorite fruit - blueberries!

Then we went home for a while and then headed to Peterborough. Grandpa had to buy a new router - what ever that is - and then we went to the Peterborough play ground. It has a huge sand box with some great trucks that would make my dad proud. Then I tried the slide and was really getting good at sliding down as long as grandpa lifted me to the top. I tried a swing but that was too scary and also did some "parallel play" with some other kids. It was a fun place but all good things must come to an end so we headed back to Hancock and I fell asleep on the way there. Grandpa took me up for a nap and I slept for about 1 1/2 hrs.

When I woke up grandpa made me some lunch and we hung out playing while granny watched tennis. She really gets excited about it! At about 3pm we decided to go walking again as the sun was trying to come out. As we drove by Kin's the chickens were out so we stopped to watch them but we couldn't get too close. It was fun to watch them. Then we drove down to the elementary school and I got into the carriage and we walked to the store and had a little snack at Fiddleheads. Granny wanted to have ice cream so we all shared one scoop of chocolate. It was gooooood!

After the ice cream we went to the Hancock play ground and I tried their slide but I didn't have my jeans on so sliding didn't work too well, and anyway it started to drizzle so we went home.

At about 6pm we got dressed up to go out for dinner at Granny and grandpa's friends Paul and Joan. Marsha and Ed Morrow and another couple were there too. Thank goodness they had hummus for snack because I was getting hungry! Paul was cooking really slowly so luckily granny brought leftovers from lunch and fed me before the old folks ate!

When the grownups finally ate I sat at the table and tried a few things but I was basically full until dessert arrived. Luckily, the special dessert compartment that I inherited from Mom was ready for... ice cream and brownies! I figured it was OK since I had resisted all the other offers from Grandpa! Granny and Grandpa shared their plates with me so I didn't eat too much!

Paul and Joan's house was fun because they have thick carpets and a rocking chair in a room near the dining room. I had a great time running back and forth and screaming which made everyone laugh and say I was "cute".

We finally left at 9 pm and I talked all the way to Hancock. Boy was I wound up. Anyway Granny read me a book and I went out like a light! Tomorrow mom and dad come to pick me up!

Below is a slide show from today.



Well Sunday should be fun. There is the annual Antrim road block party in the afternoon. I will report more news tomorrow.

Sunday August 31st
I woke up at about 8 am and had oatmeal with yogurt as my first breakfast. Then we got ready for a walk and I made sure they put on my jeans so we could go to the slide! So we walked down heart break hill, through the woods (a very bumpy trail) to the cemetery and then to the Hancock playground. The slide was wet so we had to wait a while to use it, so I wondered around trying some other challenges. This playground is for older kids so there are not so may things for me to do there. Anyway we did have some good runs on the slide and then off to get the Sunday paper and for Grandpa to have his weekly dose of "Messy Eggs". I was waiting for him to offer me ice cream but all he would do is share some of his potatoes and toast. The eggs looked way too messy for me! Then we headed up Norway hill. I seem to be getting them in shape as they didn't seem as hot this time. Then we went and had an outside shower on the deck. I can see why my great grandmother like outside showers! After getting dressed I went in for a nap at about 11 am. After lunch we went to the Friendly Farm in Dublin and fed and pet the animals. It was lots of fun but sometimes the goats and sheep were kind of pushy!

Well I had a great surprise because my Mom and Dad came back and we all went to the Hancock block party. I have added a few pictures to the slides below.

All in all I was a great guest - of course I am unbiased - but my Grandpa and Grandma said I was great and lots of people said I was cute so there!

Here are some pictures from Sunday below:



I was so busy I am going to need a vacation when I get home!

Sincerely,

Emma Mei Huckabone
August 31, 2008