Our trip to CA- the narrative

We spent a week in CA. We decided to fly directly to San Francisco and then rent a minivan to Modesto. I was very apprehensive about the flight. Six hours is a long time to sit still for anyone not to mention a 15 month old. On the way to CA, Hudson was very well behaved; he slept for the first hour and then played with all the new dollar store toys I bought for him. Whoever gave me that advice- thank you. All the NEW toys kept him very busy. The minivan experience was great; If I could afford a new car I would most certainly buy a minivan. It was so roomy and easy to put Hudson in his car seat. Our car is a little high so you have to hoist him up into his seat.
Grandpa was excited to see how much Hudson had changed. The last time he was with Hudson he was not walking. Nana was not at home because she was in OR taking care of my Grammie. Grammie is very sick and the nurses are saying she only has a couple of weeks left.
She knew we were going to come visit her. She was asking my mom when we were coming numerous times in a day, so my mom decided to make a calendar and count down the days with her until we arrived.
I think this visit was one of the last things she looked forward to.
We spent a few days in Modesto- having a milkshake with Grandpa, visiting an Apricot Festival with a petting zoo, and visiting Pebble Beach. Hudson had a great time at the petting zoo; he was able to pet a sheep, bunny and kick some chickens. I had to rescue the chickens from my son.
When we finally got to OR on Tuesday, we were happy for Hudson to meet his Great- Grammie. She lit up when we entered the room. She would sleep a lot throughout the day, but anytime Hudson was in the room she wanted to know what he was doing. She wanted to watch him eat, play and take a bath. It was such a blessing that she was able to meet him. It was hard for me to see my Grammie in such a state. I want to remember her the way she used to be; full of life.
After our two day visit with Grammie we decided to take Hudson to the San Francisco Zoo. We also stopped by for him to meet his Great-Grandad. Hudson liked the zoo but loved the petting zoo there more than anything.
We all had such a great time. I would not have missed seeing my grandparents and Hudson seeing both his grandparents and his great-grandparents.