After our pretty adventurous night, you might be surprise that we were so eager to get up and get moving. But we were, we had snow to face! All week long, Daddy had been warned over and over again by Uncle Jaybee about how bad the weather was going to be - in other words, how bad it snowed/was snowing/was going to snow, and it has worried him/us to death. Unfortunately, 2 years ago, I convinced Daddy that we didn't need the 4-wheel drive on the Pilot, and, for 2 years, we haven't needed 4-wheel drive on the Pilot, but there comes a day, baby girl, when you sometimes have to admit you may have made a mistake... BUT, never fear, we were on the search for chains, after you play on the bed of course...
And looking at yourself in the mirror. You get the biggest kick out of seeing yourself!
You and Ellie were super excited to get back in the car for another 4 hours, or well, actually more, but we'll get to that in a later episode. No matter how long, you both looked super cute!
Like I mentioned before, we were on the hunt for chains, and when I say hunt, I mean it! Daddy and Uncle Jaybee went to the Walmart off the exit we were staying at, and... no chains. So, Aunt Steph and I started calling every Walmart between our exit and Snowshoe along with every Napa Auto Parts, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Autozones, Home Depots, Lowes - whatever there was, we called them. Finally, we found one set of chains at a Walmart, then Aunt Steph got a hold of some 'mom & pop' store that had a pair - very random, and very scary getting there, but we got them!!!! So we thought we were set so we got comfy and continued our drive until the last Walmart, where we stocked up on all kinds of things (except diapers, which is another story - yes, you mother did not bring enough diapers. Of all things to forget...). You see, we were headed up a mountain, and the closest Walmart -scratch that - the closest store was an hour and 1/2 away - GASP!!! People actually do live more than 5 miles from a Walmart or Target, baby girl. Believe it! Anyway, it was good to let you girls stretch and run around, because we had a hike ahead of us. You even wanted to take a shot at driving....
Once we got you comfy in your seat again, we headed up the mountain! Here's you playing hide and seek with your ball...
And then singing 'mama' style with your microphone!
Check out the snow through your window! This was on our way up the mountain. So far, so good... And Daddy was doing great. But then we got to the road Mr. Dave and Miss Linda live on. Once we realized that, yes, we did need to put the chains on, that's when the trouble started. Word to the wise, when heading up a snowy mountain, have your gloves and hat near by, rather than tucked away in a suitcase packed under a TON of groceries... Just saying. Anyway, after awhile, we got the chains on both our car and Uncle Jaybees. As soon as we could say "GO", the chains came flying off Uncle Jaybee's car. and then again. And then again, and again, and again. We were sooooo close, we could see their house, walk to it if the snow wasn't 10 feet high, but the chains just wouldn't stay on it long enough to get us there. Finally, we made it close enough for the mommies and babies to walk to the house. I don't know how they did it, and apparently, we just don't talk about it, but they got that car up there, and there it parked the entire week!! FINALLY - we made it!! YAY! We were all super excited, and also super exhausted. Thankfully Aunt Steph's parents rock and had a nice, warm meal all ready for us. We headed to bed early that night - we had a big week ahead of us!!!
Get ready - you're going to learn to ski!!!!
Much love powder monkey!!
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