Yes Gigi is here…she arrived last wednesday on a really big airplane. We were all really excited she was finally here because it meant we got to go on a really nice winter vacation. Gigi treated us to a vacation at a place in Virginia called Massanutten and there was tons of stuff to do!
Where do I begin…first things first…Gigi brought Paige and I our princess tent that we left behind at christmas, we love it!!!
Gigi, Mommy, Paige and I left for vacation a few hours before daddy because he had to work. The first thing we did after we arrived at our condo was go swimming in a really nice pool. Paige and I loved the water, we swam like fish!
Our condo was fantastic, it was huge…Gigi and I got to share a room with two beds and Paige got to sleep in one of the two very big bathrooms just off of the room that Mommy and Daddy had with a huge bed. The condo was just perfect for all of us!
Check out the huge bathtub, it was big enough that I could swim in it!!!
The next day once Daddy arrived we went to this huge indoor waterpark, there was so much to do there. Paige and I loved it and I think the rest of them did as well. Mommy kept taking Daddy and Gigi on the big waterslides!
While at the waterpark we decided to have dinner there at this huge buffet, it was delicious. The best part of dinner was the huge ice cream sundae I got to have when I ate all my dinner!
I even agreed to share some of my sundae with my baby sister…I think she really liked it!
One day when I was on my nap, Gigi and Mommy took baby Paige and then went on a wine tour and tasting. It sounds like they had a great time, Paige made friends with everyone, they kept saying she was “so cute”, guess they are right!
That is a whole lot of wine, bet you Mommy wishes she could have brought all of it home with her…hehe!
Mommy and Gigi were suprised to know that Virginia is the 5th largest producer of wine in the United States. This winery was in the Shenandoah Valley, it was called CrossKeys and it had some very yummy wine, or so that is what Gigi and Mommy told me!!!
Next on our adventure was snow tubing and what an experience it was. I officially love snow tubing, it was fantastic. I got to sit in my own tube and then have it tethered to either Mommy, Daddy or Gigi, I took turns with each of them.
It was pretty cold out that day and unless you were moving around it just wasn’t fun to be outside so that meant Paige spent most of her time inside the chalet. She was entertaining all the ladies inside!!!
After our fun day of snowtubing we went back to our condo and had a huge cheese and oil fondue, we ate for at least 2 hours, it was super yummy!
Day #4 of our vacation was one that came completely unexpected to all of us…late the night before Mommy and Daddy decided we should get up early in the morning and head to Washington D.C. It was a 2 hour drive and we spent the whole day there, it was fantastic. We all enjoyed getting to see the Nation’s capital, kind of weird that we are also moving to the capital of Canada!
Now one thing we didn’t know before going to Washington D.C. was on Monday Jan. 24th there were going to be thousands of protestors there. They were protesting the “Right to Life”…luckily they didn’t get in our way too much!
There is so much to do in Washington and since we were only there for the day we did what we could and decided that we definitely have to go back. We visited 4 museums and walked outside by the Capitol building, the Botanical Gardens and the Washington Monument, it was a wonderful day!
The first museum we visited was the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian. We ate lunch there…the cafeteria is known for its variety and 5 different American Indian cuisines, it was really yummy.
Next up was the Air and Space Museum, it was super cool. There were huge airplanes hanging from the ceiling, we touched a moon rock and got to walk inside a space shuttle. Did you know that astronauts sleep standing up? I was amazed at that!!!
Poor Paige, she got really tired after just our first museum…she slept the whole time we were in the Air and Space museum but she woke up once we hit the cold air again outside! She was actually a great trooper for our field trip day, thanks Paige!!! I can’t wait to go back once we are both a little older.
Musuem #3 was the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, this is where they filmed the movie the “Night at the Museum”. I think this was my favorite museum, they had tons of animals and dinosaurs, it was super cool!
The last museum on our list was the Smithsonian Museum of American History. We got there shortly before they closed and luckily we got to go and hang out in their kids fun zone, there were tons of things for Paige and I to play with!
After our long, yet fun day exploring Washington we went out for dinner and then we drove back to our condo. We tried to drive by the Whitehouse on our way out of town but it was all blocked off for a special event, there were secret service people everywhere, oh well, maybe next time!
Day #5 was our big ski day and it was the best day of all to go skiing. It felt like spring skiing, the weather was fantastic and the ski conditions were great. I had the best ski day I have every had…check out the video of my skiing!
I got to go skiing with Mommy, Daddy and Gigi, it was a wonderful day. I can’t wait to go again! By the end of the day I made it down the hill without falling at all.
Now I don’t know if you can see in the background but there really isn’t much snow on the ground, well actually there was none on Tuesday, just on the ski hill. Now on Wednesday this huge storm came in and we woke up to this on the day we left, we got 13 inches of snow and it fell in just 4 hours.
We had a wonderful vacation and we owe Gigi a big “THANK YOU”!
Now it is time to get ready for my 3rd birthday, in just three days I will be three years old. I can’t wait! I promise to post pics as soon as I can!!!
Good night y’all,
Emmie and Paige
