This weekend we capped off a summer of family fun with a visit from Grandma. Any distance or unfamiliarity Charlie may have felt when Mom and I picked him up from school Wednesday, was completely erased by the time we pulled into the driveway. He quickly claimed Grandma as his visitor for the weekend and whisked her off to read and play and build and run and laugh and eat popsicles and just enjoy everything about being Charlie. Needless to say, Grandma had a ball, and Charlie was thrilled to have a captive audience who doted on his every word, gesture and smile.
And despite Charlie's belief that Grandma came purely to see him, she and I managed to slip away a couple times for some good, old-fashioned Mother-Daughter fun at Accent on Wine in Summerville on Friday night, then perusing the shops in Downtown Charleston Saturday afternoon. Of course, Charlie having Daddy all to himself during our outings, didn't hurt.
Then Charlie had the chance to take Grandma to his favorite beach and give her a dolphin tour through the Harbor (with a little help from Captain Daddy) on Sunday afternoon. It was an ideal weekend, despite the threat of Hurricane Irene.
In fact, Charlie was so thrilled with Grandma over the weekend, that I was pretty nervous when I picked him up from school Monday, especially when he told me he wanted to "go get Grandma" as soon as he climbed into the car, and didn't even acknowledge my explanation that she had flown home to Texas to see Grandpa...uh-oh...
But that's where the rest of our family comes in! Just imagine Charlie's delight and my relief when we open the mailbox to find both a letter and a package addressed to him! Sweet cousin Ellie colored him a picture of dolphins and crabs and fish, and Uncle Chris, Aunt Chrissy, Carter, Cole, Cade and Camden sent him a new Boston Terrier t-shirt (just in time, as his old one has been washed so many times it's fraying!). So not only, did we have wonderful surprises, but excuses to call our cousins on the phone and say thank you...I can't tell you how far that went in getting us over the "where's Grandma" hump.
So today, we are grateful for our wonderful, extended family...and their absolutely perfect timing!
Making Jigglers
Jigglers!
Grandma helping with chores
A man's work is never done...
Shower Time
Movie Night
Browsing...
Our Little Dolphin Whisperer
