Eila and her pal, Noah, went on their first excursion together to visit their other friends, Ben and June. (Really, it was a trip for her maman to visit their mothers: Em and Andrea.)

We drove down at bedtime for the kids and made it to Aunt Nat's where we all crashed for the night. After breakfast and a very brief visit, we continued to Lexington. It was quite beautiful - the bluegrass and rolling hills were much more than I imagined. Eila hardly appreciated it though, as she slept for most of the drive. We talked, ate, and played for 2-1/2 days before heading back up to Aunt Nat's for dinner and then pressing on towards home. It was a quick, but fabulous trip.

While one of the main reasons for our visit was to meet June, Eila didn't give her a second glance. June slept most of the time and Eila was not particularily interested in her. The boys, on the other hand, were fascinating.

Eila spent hours watching and learning from Ben, who can run and do just about anything, and from Noah, who is walking very well now. She was mostly in her own world until one of the boys would come and take a toy, but they usually gave it back. Eila didn't seem to mind though; I think she found the boys more interesting than the toys anyway. She really had fun with the "boy toys" like the trucks and many wheeled things. The old barn with the door that moos was a favorite as well as all of the animals inside.