Nature Lover

This past weekend, my parents and I took Eli to our cabin in Asheville, North Carolina for a little get away and my sister-in-law, Missy, joined us with my nephew Gus. The grandparents got more bonding time with their newest grandson and Eli ate it up!


The trip provided some new "firsts" for Eli including his first road trip, his first diaper change in the car, and his first hike in the mountains in his carrier.

It was a lot of fun to experience these firsts with him and although he wasn't able to really appreciate the mountains, flowers in bloom, and the fresh crisp air yet, I found myself thinking ahead to a time when he's a little older and will love coming to the cabin where he'll be able to chase crickets through the grass, swim in the cool lake, and discover all the little creatures and plants up there.

We also had a lot of fun playing with Gus who is almost 1 now. He's doing all kinds of new tricks and is almost walking, has learned how to shake his head "no" and screams with excitement at the prospect of being fed.

The cousins seems to get along and Gus got a chance to give Eli some love pats while Eli remained mostly indifferent.


I tried to soak up the clean fresh air as it may be my last time there before heading back to Ghana in 6 weeks where fresh clean air is hard to come by.