Great-Grandma, Kittens, and Eeyores -- Oh My!

A few weeks ago, while John was away on business, Katie and I drove 6 hours to go visit my grandma in the days leading up to her move into an assisted living facility. We enjoyed our visit with "Great-Grandma" as well as our time with some of my cousins and a great-aunt.

One fun aspect of this trip was the abundance of kittens everywhere. John's allergic to cats, so Katie has limited exposure to them. So she enjoyed meeting a 5-week old kitten belonging to my cousins:



In addition, when we stopped by my mom's cousin's house to see if she was in, we found no one home -- except for many more kittens! We enjoyed playing on the porch with the kittens, until Katie decided the kittens' food was much more interesting to play with than the kittens themselves.

Later that day, my cousin Jessica came over and noticed that Katie's favorite stuffed animal is her Eeyore. I ran a quick errand and returned to discover Katie in paradise -- sitting in a HUGE pile of Eeyores! It turns out that Jessica also loves Eeyore and collects versions of the character in all colors and sizes. Katie was having so much fun that Jessica gave her three of the Eeyores to take home with her. Thank you, Jessica!