On day 100, we decided to carry on with our holiday plans.

Papa went to California and the kids and I headed to Washington.
Patrick missed his flight into Cali and I think we should have taken it as a sign that we didn't have an easy road ahead of us this holiday season.

On the road...

A stop in Chehalis to see Papa Mike and clean off a layer of filth from my windshield.

We had a stop in Tacoma to meet up with Sarah and Emma for lunch and a run through Freighthouse Square. The girls were classic in their disasters, including Moon refusing to wear one of her shoes because her foot was hot. So we had to end that fun and hit the road ;)

We checked in to the hotel and spent some time with these people.
And the next day with this guy

And this lady (and the unpictured Papou)

And this lady, who Moon crafted up a storm with.

This guy was around, but pretty cranky. He did check out the spinning machine though.
The snow was so heavy that Patrick wasn't able to fly home on Sunday and we certainly weren't able to drive home. So our adventure continued!

We spent a fair amount of time trying to find these places to keep Mama happy and managing.

Papou's sister let all of us crash at her place. Moon was happy to have Nanny's Alice dog around.
Thanks Bill and Elaine!

On a serious note, we really did have such a great time in Tacoma. It was so nice to spend some real time with our family and a bit of time with friends. Getting snowed in has its advantages. I wish I had taken more pictures of things other than the snow!

But here we are, on the way home. Thanks Nan, for coming back with us!