Christmas 2007 - Day 2

December 22, 2007

This morning I woke up in Carlisle, PA. After a small breakfast we got back in the car. We drove through the farmland in Pennsylvania. I told Mommy and Daddy that cows go "Mooo". We then went into Maryland. There was a lot of traffic on the road. We were able to see a lot of license plates. Some of the states/provinces we saw were:

• Pennsylvania
• West Virginia
• Maryland
• Washington DC
• Ohio
• North Carolina
• Florida
• Quebec, Canada

As we were driving through Maryland we saw less cows and more mountains. I enjoyed listening to music, reading books, and playing with my etch-a-sketch. We stopped for lunch in Cumberland, MD. After lunch Mommy drove. We went through some really bad fog. It was so hard to see outside the car. I decided to go to sleep.

I slept through it but my mommy insisted on singing "Country Roads" as we drove into West Virginia. She also made fun of the new slogan "Open for business". Mommy was able to drive 70 MPH on the roads and hills in West Virginia.

Even though it was foggy when I fell asleep I woke up as we were getting off the Interstate in Cross Lanes, WV. The sun was so bright. We checked into the hotel. I had a pack and play to sleep in here-it didn't roll as well as my crib in Carlisle. The room was a lot smaller than the room in Carlisle. After unpacking, we got back into the car.

Mommy got excited as we drove through Cross Lanes, through the second traffic light to get to GrandMom and Pops's house. I don't get the excitement over the traffic light but Mommy said that it was a big thing. I guess you have to be from here!

I was very excited to see GrandMom and Pops. They have several chairs that are just my size for me to sit in. They also have a pretty Christmas tree with lights. The best was a yellow broom they let me play with. After I ate dinner I swept the entire kitchen and dining area several times while they finished eating.

I was getting a little cranky last night, it's strange being in a new place. So we went back to the hotel and we all went to sleep early. I'll check out more of this West Virginia place tomorrow.