What was that about the trouble with summer, too many events, etc? Can't seem to keep up with it all even as we are living it. Much less to record it. Will try to catch up this week...
Last week the grandbabies enjoyed being thoroughly spoiled by Grandpa and Vovo, who stayed with us for much of the week. All of Jack's Skype-ing time paid off-- he was immediately at ease with his grandparents and seemed to be well aware that he had a rapt audience at his disposal. His silliness was definitely ramped up a few notches all week! Grandpa especially could get him giggling, with funny faces or noises or by breaking into song. All that dramatic talent! Vovo worked on teaching him songs in Spanish, which resulted in Jack making up his own new language from time to time. One of the highlights of the week was the recounting of when Vovo tucked Jack in for his nap on Tuesday (Nat and I ran off together for my 6-week postpartum visit, taking the baby but leaving the boy with his grandparents. We'd reassured them that really, it was no big deal if he did not go down for his nap until we got home. With us, he is a notorious dawdler at both nap and bed time, after all, and we assumed he might try every trick in the book with his unsuspecting grandparents. Well, we got home to a quiet house-- a boy not only down for a nap but already sleeping... Turns out he walked Vovo through each and every step of his naptime routine, from holding the handrail up the stairs, to reading only 3 books even when she offered him 4, to having her turn out the lights even though he wanted them on. What a kid-- I guess he knows the rules, even if he chooses to break them for us!
We had a lovely week with the grandparents, the highlights of which included a trip to kiddie park and lots of quality time in the sandbox.
Friday morning we packed the car and managed to get out the door by 9:30am on our first venture to Farley's as a family of 5, for the Morehouse Boat Reunion weekend. The Subaru was definitely not as full as it could have been. There was even room for a little rug for Cor to lie on in the back. And the suitcase only fell over on her two times, so not bad. We have gotten very used to our drive to Aurora, and have gotten very used to it taking 5 1/2 hours. Even with Jack, now that he is an independent little man of the world, it takes 5 1/2 hours. But you add on one teeny little person more-- if that little person needs to nurse, and fuss, and scream loudly about how much she hates her carseat (my interpretation)--and suddenly we are spending the equivalent of a full workday en route. Ugh. Said screaming and fussing infant not only made the trip longer by 2 1/2 hours, but helped make the hours we were in the car SEEM infinitely longer. Nothing makes a drive more relaxing like reaching behind the driver's seat to rock, jimmy, and shake a carseat in the hopes of placating the infant. The positive side of making this trip two times in 3 days: my left tricep is getting some very nice definition.
Once we got there, our quick stay at the lake was pretty nice. The trouble with a short trip is, just as we were getting into the rythm of being there, it was time to leave. The kiddos actually slept pretty well. We weren't sure how we would manage sleeping arrangements for 4 in the 1 bedroom cottage, but things worked out well. Jack slept on a crib mattress on the floor between the twin beds in the bedroom, and was thrilled to be sharing the room with Daddy. Ivy started the night out in her carseat (yes, the same one she hates so much in the car. Apparently its not so bad on the floor of a cottage) and then joined me in the pull-out queen size in the living room at about 3 am. Jack started his day at 6:30am on Saturday-- phew!-- but slept to a more reasonable 8am on Sunday. This bodes well for our extended stay in July, I think.
Here are some pictures of our beautiful children by the beautiful lake. Trials, tribulations, and long-ass drives aside, it is a lovely place and we are blessed to be able to spend time there. I look so forward to watching both my babies grow up summering at Farley's, surrounded by family and sunshine and water and boats and all the magical memories that combination can inspire...
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