The drive up wasn't too bad.... we left Wednesday night and drove a little more than half the way and stayed in a nice Holiday Inn in Columbia, SC. Eli was a little freaked out by his new surroundings, but quickly adjusted the next morning when he realized they had a 'tt' and mom turned on Noggin.
He enjoyed Aunt Sandi's a great deal. When we were there last around Chrismas, he wasn't quite walking. This time around he was fully mobile and took complete advantage.
Uncle Doug took mom and Eli to visit the cashmere goats and Silverado, the llama. Silverado is responsible for protecting the goats and takes his job VERY seriously. Eli was absolutely SMITTEN with Silverado, and Doug by proxy since Silverado wouldn't come up to anyone else, and only to Doug when he was offering grain.
Eli wasn't very interested in the goats, but wasn't afraid at all when they all rushed in to get their share of the grain.
Pretty much the whole trip long there was no more mama. Mama became llama (or as best as Eli could pronounce it) and Duh (Doug) was Eli's new best friend. We took several trips down to see the llama and goats, and Eli enjoyed everyone!
Eli did go to MusicFest 'n Sugar Grove both Friday and Saturday... he really enjoyed the fact that there were a ton of other children running around! The first thing he did when we went Friday evening was run up to one poor hapless little boy and put his hands on his throat. I calmly explained that Eli was trying to tickle him and although the little boy looked terrified, he smiled weakly and said OK until Eli took his hands away and decided to chase down another victim.
Granma accompanied him at the festival for a little while Saturday while dad enjoyed the music and mom went to an auction. After a few hours of chasing Eli around, granma was worn out!
He even decided to adhere to what he thought was a llama practice, only to find out later it was closer to an Austrailian Shepherd.... herding. Here he is in action!
Eli also got to visit the cows up the road from Sandi and Doug. There were several calves, and it was very sweet when he saw one of the calves nursing and turned around to mama and made the sign for milk. He catches on quick (or now thinks his mom may a cow, we're not really sure)
He also got to see a few donkeys (standard and miniature!), burros, other goats, sheep and another llama, but he remains true to Silverado and can't wait to see him next time!
The ride home was pretty uneventful... we went half way again, this time staying in a Ramada Inn in Beaufort, SC. Not as nice as the hotel on the way up, but I guess sometimes you get lucky and sometimes not so lucky when booking your stay on Hotwire...
Thanks Aunt Sandi and Uncle Duh!
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