Calla's Big Adventure

Calla and I had a big adventure over the weekend. We flew to Des Moines, Iowa to visit Calla's great-grandpa. We flew out at 6:30 am on Friday and had a very long day. Our flight to Minneapolis, MN was uneventful. We had a short layover and then boarded our flight to Des Moines, a short 45 minutes. However, about 30 minutes into the flight we were told that the airport was closed due to a snow storm. After circling the airport for 30 minutes we were diverted to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. We then were loaded onto a bus for a short 1 1/2 bus ride to the Des Moines airport. However, the bus ride turned into a 4 1/2 hour ride due to poor visibility and very bad road conditions. Everyone on the bus was very nice and Calla was amazing. She slept a lot during the day and was generally in a happy mood most of the time. She never ceases to amaze me. Calla and I were very happy to finally arrive at grandpa's house. Here are a few pictures of our visit.

Calla and great-grandpa all dressed up.

Three generations of Culpeppers.

Great-grandpa and Calla enjoying some time on the floor. Calla gave her great-grandpa lots and lots of smiles and laughs. She loved shaking her head "no" at him after he smiled at her.

Calla's great-grandpa makes the best apple crisp and Calla got to sample some of it. Most of it made it in her mouth and lots hit the floor.

Calla's uncle Tom from Ohio also came for a visit. We all had a wonderful time hanging out.

Grat-grandpa, Calla, and her great-(in so many ways) Aunt Ginger.