Heaven is in Baton Rouge!

For our adventures on the way to Baton Rouge, you’ll have to check out our county (also know as parish) adventures.
We got a taste of Baton Rouge traffic as we headed to our hotel.

Our hotel was fine but that was not where my heart was . . . .
We headed to the graduate housing at LSU and found this:

This was our terrified, nearly one-year-old granddaughter with a full strength case of stranger anxiety.  It’s a good thing her mom was around.


After a full day of driving and multiple adventures, I think he earned the nap he took.

And that was the first full day of our vacation!

Sweet!

I went shopping the day after Thanksgiving. . . not a sane thing to do. But the deals were too good on fabric. 
I went with no plan, but was inspired.  I KNEW my granddaughter deserved a cute rag quilt.  Perfect Christmas gift for her mom

I was so happy that I had the time to finish it before Christmas.

Lucky Me!

With winter fast approaching, I knew I had to get out to Utah with a CRIB for my grandbaby. . . she was due to make an appearance at the end of January.
So I (meaning Paul) loaded up the crib that all my kids slept in, and I took off.
The drive is not the most interesting, but I took pictures to entertain anyway!

Lunch time!


Western Utah

my *hotel* room (Thanks guys)

Allie and I have a tradition going . . we get cupcakes.  (She saves her cheat day for ME!)

Jennifer did not want any photos of her pregnant body posted, but you are missing out.  She is a darn cute pregnant woman!
It was a QUICK trip.  I needed to be home to take care of my man and to teach my Sunday class.
To amuse myself, I photo-journal-ed a bunch of the rest stops along the way.  (Stretching the legs makes a HUGE difference.)  Don’t get too excited!

(Did I mention that it was super windy?

Last rest stop which means I am getting closer to home!

and the home stretch!
I felt so lucky that the weather was not bad at all and that I traveled safely.  I love that we still had the crib all my kids used and that my grandbaby would get to sleep where her mom did.
So excited!!!!!!!