In August, I drove my new Camry(thanks to the the Gotters), to Texas to pick up my daughter Alyssa. I had been looking forward to this for a long time. I had not seen her in a while, so I knew it was not going to be easy for me, and I knew it was going to be hard for her to get used to being with me anymore. Sure, I called her everyday, but I knew just the fact of her not being able to be with me was going to it hard for her.
It was not long down the road that Alyssa and I got back into our old groove. lol I let her take pictures with me camera, and I think that took her mind away from being with her mother. Whatever is was...she was a great traveling buddy! In Denver we stopped and took a break at a water park. Alyssa loves water parks!! Well, I think every kid her age loves water and slides, especially when you mix them.
When we got to Oregon, her and I met my family at Suttle lake. My parents would overjoyed to see Alyssa again...almost as much as Alyssa was happy to see her cousins that she had not seen in a while. Well, two of the three. We missed Rachel...a lot! :( Kate met us there too...so it was nice to my two most favorite girls in the world getting along so well.
Alyssa was not used to camping, but she took to it like a duck takes to water. We roasted hot dogs, Kate taught her some girl scout things, like how to start a fire(not sure if that will bite me in the rear later), and where to find good walking sticks.
After Suttle Lake, we went home and hung around there for a while. One of my favorite things was when Kate and I took Alyssa to the beach. I really wanted to make a long day of it, and from what I saw of Alyssa on our road trip, she was more then likely up to the challenge. So....here are some pictures of our beach trip with Alyssa.
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