To Grandma & Grandpa's House We Go

Today is ROAD TRIP DAY! We are getting in the car and going over the mountains and through the woods to Grandma and Grandpa Jensen's house for Christmas! This trip is a lot of first's for Mr. Finnegan, and I can't wait to share them with you! As you can see by the picture above, this is my very first snow experience on the outside, and it is way cool stuff. Dad said that when I am old enough, he will teach me how to write my name in the snow!


We stopped at a rest stop in Leavenworth, so we could all stretch our legs, and fill up on coffee. It was also a good chance for dad to change my extra FULL diaper that I had been working on in the car, and mom topped off my belly. Here is a picture of dad and Stella playing in the snow.

Grandpa & Grandma Powell took Stella for a walk to let her take care of business of her own. I think that they liked playing in the snow too.

Here is a picture of mom and I, staying warm in the truck.

And how cool was this tractor! It made the snow in the parking lot disappear, and sent it way up in the sky.

Today wasn't all bells and whistle's though. We got to another rest stop outside of Moses Lake, and Dad said that the truck was broken down! All the power went out in the truck, and we had to have a friendly farmer that happened to be driving by give us a jump so that we could make it to this rest area and get off the interstate. This is a picture of the family staying warm in the truck while the AAA tow truck arrives to take us into Ritzville. We were going to stay in a hotel in Coeur D'Alene, ID. tonight, but we aren't going to be that lucky. It is just a crazy coincidence that we are traveling on a holiday, and it isn't that easy to get truck parts on demand. All of the truck part stores are closing down in Eastern, WA. Lucky for us we have family! My dad called and talked with Uncle Ty in Billings, and he was able to get an alternator that we need, and Uncle Ty is going to drive through the night and help my dad fix the truck so that we can keep on the road tomorrow. All in all, we are still smiling, and we are having fun on my very first time staying over night in a hotel. Mom says that this is Stella's first time staying in a hotel too!

Here is a picture of towtruck guy putting our truck on. It has been a day of seeing a lot of SWEET trucks.

This is a picture of dad putting my car seat into the towtruck. Yep, we get to ride in the big red truck... but not Stella, she has to ride in our truck.

It has been a great day with a lot of first's. Now we are in our hotel room in Ritzville. My dad and mom said that I have been a very good baby all day today, and that we will look back at this trip for many more years to come and tell stories about all of the things that happened. But, right now I am getting sleepy and ready for bed. We will see you tomorrow Grandpa and Grandma Jensen.... Here we come!