Big Trip to Davenport

We surprised Grandma Betty with our arrival!

Shawn and Caelan try on all their St Patrick's Day gear

Grandma Betty had some gear to try on as well!

The big Davenport St. Patrick's Day Parade

This was a float that from the Ironworkers Local

that Shawn's dad belonged to

Caelan earned his beads. Cuteness counts!!!!!

Caelan checks to make sure this is our hotel room

We went to visit Grandpa Ron, Shawn's Dad

Biker Buddies! Caelan meets his cousin, Jackson.

Jackson had just turned two, the previous weekend.

The "Gator" was a hit! Caelan and Jackson took turns driving

Jackson's motorized Gator, around and around and around,

the back yard.

Caelan found his special entrance,

at a local restaurant in Davenport.

Caelan was trying to talk to Joe, Grandma Betty's dog.

One last feast with the cousins, Tyler, Jaedyn, Megan and Emily,

before our big drive back to DC.

Did someone say that Elmo was on TV?

Special time with cousin Megan

On 3/11/09 we began our big trek to Davenport, Iowa. The drive took us about 14 hours, not bad considering we were guessing a journey of two days, and many, many stops for this big mama! We made a pit stop in Aurora so we could catch up on our sleep, which Caelan did very little of on the ride out there, and get some hugs from Grandma and Papa George before heading to Davenport. The following day we drove to Davenport to surprise Grandma Betty. Grandma has recently found out about some medical issues and needed to have surgery. We thought she needed some extra love and support, so we decided to drive out to be with her. She was soooooo surprised! The trip to Davenport was full of family visits. We had a wonderful time being with everyone! On 3/20 we drove back to Grandma and Papa's house for some more hugs and play time with the cousins. Then on Sunday 3/22 we head out for our return to DC.

We had such a wonderful time with both our families. And will sincerely cherish the time we were blessed to have with everyone!