An Outing

Dear Grammy, Poppy, and Freddy,

This morning my mom woke me up and told me she had a surprise for me. She said to hurry and get dressed so that we could go on a special outing! I was dressed and ready in no time.  When we arrived at our destination, I was THRILLED. Mommy handed me our camera and told me to take pictures of what we were doing to show you.  So Grammy, and Poppy, and Freddy, I took these pictures for you. Can you guess where we are and what we are doing?

So what do you think? Do you have any guesses?  Well, in case you weren't sure, I was at the airport!  Infact, we were buying tickets so that me, and Mommy, Daddy and Gracie could fly to come see you!!

So the plan is:

On Easter Sunday, April 8, Mommy, me and Gracie are flying into Las Vegas.  We have to leave Daddy in Iowa for a few days.  He has this really important test to take called the OMSITE exam.  All those big letters stand for something really important and he has to do really well.  So he suggested to Mommy that we go to Utah a little earlier than him, so that he could spend the entire week after work studing really hard. 

Then on Saturday evening, April 14, after the test is over, he is going to fly to Las Vegas too.  But don't worry, Mommy has arranged for the St George Shuttle to drive him to St George that night, so he will not be driving with his eyes mostly asleep. On Monday morning, April 16, we will be renting a car and heading North to SLC to spend the week with you.  We need to head back to Iowa on Saturday, April 21, so Daddy can work on Sunday, April 22.  But we haven't worked out that part of the trip yet.  The tickets home are just so darn expensive that we might have to stay in Utah indefinately.  Would that be OK with you?

Well, after we were all done at the ticket counter buying all the tickets, I was so excited because I thought that we were going on the plane TODAY to see you.  I didn't realize that we have to wait another 70 days for the vacation to start, so I cried most of the way home.  I thought we got our tickets and then got on the plane, but I was wrong. So now I am just trying to patiently count down the days until April when I get to be near you and play with you and have you squash me XOXOXOXOXOXOXOX.

Love,

Your Christopher Robin



PS.  If you see any of my cousins or Aunts and Uncles, will you let them know our plans?  I am hoping that this letter reaches them to, so they know our schedlule, and I hope these dates work out well for them.  They don't give us much flexibility here in Iowa.

And PSS.  When you talk to my Aunt Jenny in Virginia, will you tell her that it really stinks that she doesn't live in Utah, so that I can see her too when I am there.

So Grammy, and Poppy, and freddy, that is it. That is my story about our exciting and tearful outing we had today.  I love you!