Big Bear Weekend

On Friday afternoon Cliff finished his 2-day USMLE exam and then we left for Big Bear to see Grandpa Clinton and recuperate after the stress of the test. Lacy was quick to warm up to Grandpa Clinton and after about 5 minutes walked around the house like she owned the place. Saturday morning, she played in the backyard with the neighbor's dogs. Watched the squirrels and the birds eat and run around the porch. She teased the tortoises--because she was scared of them. We headed into the village for lunch and fudge from the North Pole. We even made another attempt at the zoo (the Big Bear Zoo). Unfortunately, all that fresh mountain air and playing wiped her out by the time we got to the zoo. So the grown-ups walked around pushing the stroller and admiring the animals. As we were out the door, leaving the zoo, Lacy decided to wake up and so we turned around and had another go at the zoo. Lacy was very entertained and had lots of fun. The first animals we visited were the deer. They licked her hand through the fence. So afterwards, she kept trying to stick her hand through the fence to get the other animals to lick her hand. Fortunately, the grizzly bears, the mountain lions, and the snow leopards cages were built to keep out little hands. We came back to the house and watched movies while Lacy played with her dolls. Sunday we went to church with Grandpa and had an early dinner before we headed home. We had a great time with Grandpa Clinton and wish we saw him more often!