There And Back Again - Evie Style

While Bilbo Baggins may have finally had enough exploits worth writing about by the time he was like, 111, our daughter (quite hobbit-sized herself), lives so adventurously for an 8 month old that its tough to chronicle all of her feats. The following is just one epic tale of her recent discoveries and travels.

THE FIRST OVER-NIGHTER
Once upon a time, there was a daring adventuress who went on her first in-state overnighter away from home. She first summoned a traveling fellowship which included daddy (the guide), mommy (the provisions coordinator), and meemee (the entourage from the faraway land west of Virginia). Once their minimal supplies were packed for the voyage,


the band of travelers headed east towards the Cascade Mountains. Luckily the snow had not yet fallen on the mountain passes, so they were able to enjoy a short hike to the overlook on Washington pass.


Evie asked (in a primitive baby dialect), "Daddy, if I peed exactly on the ridgeline of this mountain pass, would the water from it flow down into the Skagit River or eventually down into the Columbia River?"


"Into your diaper little one, into your diaper."

After a few summit shots



and chatting with a local,


Evie decided they should continue east towards the rustic town of Winthrop for a wild evening of window shopping and BBQ. As her crew got messy with ribs, Evie proved that "messy barbeque" is really more of an ideal, not necessarily limited to barbeque itself.


Though the sink bath at the inn was unsatisfactory, Evie enjoyed her stay and awoke refreshed, though her companions not so much. The brilliant fall colors captured her sight as Evie herself captured the stares of adoring strangers wherever she went. On the way back home, Evie encountered her first wild animal - the everso dangerous hare!


Evie was not fooled by its coy nibbling on old cornstalk decorations outside a roadside burger shack. She knew that beneath those furry, whiskered lips were actually BIG, SHARP, POINTY TEETH!

Oh wait, I think I'm confusing my epic adventures...

Anyway, the fellowship made it safely back home to their own beds where they all slept happily ever after.

THE END

Jimmy

P.S. After her galavanting, Evie wasted no time in getting back to her research whereupon she promptly discovered a new molecular configuration she named "maamaamuumuuahhhhggggsspplugh."